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Lockport Township High School East

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Lockport Township High School East ranks 133 rd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 81% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Lockport Township High School East is a public high school serving 3,817 students in grades 9-12 in Lockport, Illinois. The school is part of the Lockport Township HSD 205 district, which is ranked 165 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lockport Township High School East consistently ranks among the top 20% of high schools in Illinois, with strong academic performance. Its students outperform the state average on standardized tests, with 57.9% proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, 51.9% in ACT/Mathematics, and 57.6% in ACT/Science. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 97.0% in recent years, and has relatively low dropout rates. However, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 26.3% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Lockport Township High School East outperforms Joliet West High School and Joliet Central High School, which are part of the lower-ranked Joliet Township HSD 204 district. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Lincoln Way West and Lemont Township High School, which are part of the highly-ranked Lincoln Way CHSD 210 and Lemont Township HSD 210 districts, respectively.

3,678

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,395

Per pupil spending ?

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1333 E 7th St
Lockport, IL 60441-3823

(815) 588-8300

District: Lockport Township HSD 205

Feeder schools for Lockport Township High School East:

Elementary:	Chaney-Monge School
	Fairmont School
	Goodings Grove School
	Ludwig Elementary School
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	Luther J Schilling School
	Milne Grove Elementary School
	Reed Elementary School
	Richland Elementary School
	Taft Grade School
	Walsh Elementary School
	William E Young School
	William J Butler School
Middle:	Hadley Middle School
	Homer Junior High School
	Kelvin Grove Junior High School
	Oak Prairie Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Hispanic:

24.2%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (55% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Illinois high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Illinois avg48%

133^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

165^th of 811Lockport Township HSD 205 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	133 of 698	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	104 of 697	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	121 of 699	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	125 of 699	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	114 of 688	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	109 of 701	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	99 of 647	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	102 of 642	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.2	83 of 643	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	81 of 614	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	82.0	115 of 670	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	166 of 670	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	121 of 665	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	114 of 655	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	123 of 643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	106 of 632	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	132 of 624	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	141 of 612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.5	135 of 596	77.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	133 of 590	77.5%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	163 of 592	72.5%	★★★★☆
2003	75.0	132 of 586	77.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	81 of 323	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	64 of 299	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	134 of 301	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	101 of 294	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	65 of 281	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	104 of 299	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	88 of 253	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	93 of 148	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	52 of 134	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.6	44 of 135	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	36 of 130	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	86 of 132	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	110 of 491	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	116 of 429	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	105 of 428	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	107 of 284	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.8	45 of 217	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	14 of 205	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	82 of 183	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.6	7 of 151	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	128 of 685	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	127 of 664	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	114 of 656	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	133 of 658	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	118 of 665	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	94 of 620	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	122 of 366	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	118 of 336	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	83 of 333	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	89 of 335	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	86 of 317	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	79 of 317	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	62 of 291	78.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	35 of 138	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	127 of 672	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	192 of 639	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	139 of 644	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	173 of 626	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	250 of 611	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	156 of 639	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	166 of 585	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	150 of 685	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	83 of 668	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	126 of 668	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	121 of 664	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	117 of 653	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	106 of 675	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	108 of 619	82.6%	★★★★☆

Middle Eastern or North African

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	112 of 211	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	58 of 182	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	100 of 163	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	76 of 170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	49 of 160	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	53 of 165	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	246 of 527	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	156 of 482	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	119 of 476	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	183 of 493	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	106 of 453	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	250 of 473	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	96 of 374	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	119 of 564	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	88 of 554	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	116 of 557	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	123 of 560	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	125 of 553	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	112 of 552	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	90 of 548	83.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-44 vs school

Middle Eastern or North African (2025)30th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+6 vs state

Science58%+9 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Not only is the school overcrowded, but their supposed difficult classes are not even that challenging Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wonderful class selection offered. There are numerous clubs and sports. The teachers are fantastic and go out of their way to help the students! Close Quote

Schools Near Lockport Township High School East

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lockport Township High School East	Public	9-12	1333 E 7th St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 588-8300	3,678	224	16.4		2,354 (64.0%)	224 (6.1%)	891 (24.2%)	66 (1.8%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	137 (3.7%)	76.2	133^rd of 698 public high schools	80.9%		82.6	104^th of 697 public high schools	85.1%	29	69.7	60.9	48.9	41.6	55.0	50.9	57.9	51.9	57.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.4	98.1	98.5	96.7	$19,395	$614	$18,780
Wilco Area Career Center	Public	10-12	500 Wilco Blvd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Will ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 838-6941	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE 56 ALOP Success Program	Public	9-12	960 Royce Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Will ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 462-5400	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln School RSSP	Public	6-12	960 Royce Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Will ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 774-8900	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln School TAOEP	Public	6-12	960 Royce Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Will ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 774-8900	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln School ALOP	Public	6-12	960 Royce Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Will ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 774-8900	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Romeoville High School	Public	9-12	100 N Independence Blvd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-1800	1,848	137	13.5	50.7%	445 (24.1%)	295 (16.0%)	946 (51.2%)	78 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (4.4%)	64.9	212^th of 698 public high schools	69.6%		56.4	248^th of 697 public high schools	64.4%	36	61.8	55.7	31.9	31.8	53.2	55.8	53.3	39.7	53.5									$21,812	$1,102	$20,711
Pathways Academy	Public	9-12	110 Collins St	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 727-6810	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Joliet Central High School	Public	9-12	201 E Jefferson St	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-6740	3,295	181	18.2	77.7%	343 (10.4%)	480 (14.6%)	2,394 (72.7%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (2.0%)	25.2	533^rd of 698 public high schools	23.6%		22.6	519^th of 697 public high schools	25.5%	14	42.8	35.7	17.1	16.6	33.2	34.4	28.0	18.5	27.2	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.5	98.8	99.1	97.2	$18,561	$931	$17,630
Lemont Township High School	Public	9-12	800 Porter St	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont Township HSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 257-5838	1,284	85	15.0	17.0%	1,032 (80.4%)	10 (0.8%)	149 (11.6%)	51 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.3%)	95.3	31^st of 698 public high schools	95.6%		95.3	43^rd of 697 public high schools	93.8%	12	85.4	79.3	73.8	61.6	68.5	74.3	79.1	71.1	73.1	97.8	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.8	97.5	97.7	96.2	$23,067	$476	$22,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Lockport Township High School East

How many students attend Lockport Township High School East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,678 students attended Lockport Township High School East.

What is the racial makeup of Lockport Township High School East?

Students at Lockport Township High School East are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lockport Township High School East in?

Lockport Township HSD 205

Is Lockport Township High School East a good school?

Lockport Township High School East ranks 133^rd of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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