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Maine East High School

Q: Is Maine East High School a good school?

Maine East High School ranks 161 st of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Maine East High School is a suburban Chicago school in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving 1,921 students in grades 9–12. Chronic absenteeism is a notable concern: 35% of students were chronically absent in 2025–2026, compared with 26% in Maine Township HSD 207 and 24% statewide. The central finding is that Maine East scored above state proficiency rates in every reported subject and grade in 2025–2026, but below its district in every one.

Science is Maine East’s strongest subject relative to the state, while math is its weakest. Its state advantage in 11th-grade ACT results was 5 percentage points in science and 9 in ELA, but only 3 in math; in 9th-grade math, the advantage was just 1 point. Maine East’s scores were also 7–10 points below the district in those 11th-grade subjects, with larger district gaps in some younger-grade results. Among nearby schools, Maine East’s ACT scores were just 1 point above Maine West High School in each subject, but it generally trailed Maine South High School and Glenbrook South High School. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 91%, above the state’s 90% but below the district’s 93%.

Recent results are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, 10th-grade math rose 6 percentage points, while 10th-grade ELA fell 5 points; Maine East’s 9th-grade math advantage over the state narrowed from 6 points to 1. SchoolDigger ranks Maine East at the 74th statewide percentile for 2025–2026, with 4 stars (161st of 620 schools). Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.1. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 38% in 2021–2022, the highest among the nearby schools with comparable figures. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Maine East serves Asian students was at the 9th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 21st percentile in each of the prior two years. Its ranking for how well it serves Special Education Students was at the 39th percentile, down 42 points from the previous year’s 81st percentile.

1,921

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,347

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

99%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2601 Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068-1155

(847) 825-4484

District: Maine Township HSD 207

Feeder schools for Maine East High School:

Elementary:	Apollo Elementary School
	Franklin Elementary School
	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Melzer School
	More...
	V H Nelson Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Gemini Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Asian:

31.3%

Hispanic:

25.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Illinois)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg63%

Illinois avg47%

161^st of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Maine Township HSD 207

108^th of 738Maine Township HSD 207 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
2026	67.5	161 of 620	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	148 of 698	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	177 of 697	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	220 of 699	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	189 of 699	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	204 of 688	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	225 of 701	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	243 of 647	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	233 of 642	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	196 of 643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	215 of 614	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	196 of 670	70.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.5	243 of 670	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.4	338 of 665	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	308 of 655	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	274 of 643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	239 of 632	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	200 of 624	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.9	136 of 612	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	65.8	210 of 596	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.3	245 of 590	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.0	225 of 592	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.5	258 of 586	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	42 of 187	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.5	98 of 323	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	96 of 299	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	72 of 301	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	58 of 294	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	187 of 281	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	70 of 299	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.0	131 of 253	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	113 of 124	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	117 of 148	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	108 of 137	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	115 of 134	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	100 of 130	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	130 of 491	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	235 of 429	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	110 of 428	74.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	52 of 150	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	68 of 284	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	69 of 248	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	64 of 217	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	58 of 205	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	83 of 189	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	36 of 183	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	40 of 151	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	210 of 545	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.3	159 of 685	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	208 of 664	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	248 of 656	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	243 of 658	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	226 of 639	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	247 of 665	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	220 of 620	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	121 of 268	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	148 of 366	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	195 of 336	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	183 of 333	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	144 of 335	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	204 of 317	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	224 of 317	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	172 of 291	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	99 of 478	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	72 of 672	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	107 of 639	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	201 of 644	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	112 of 626	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	123 of 611	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	226 of 639	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	142 of 585	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	159 of 521	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	138 of 685	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	168 of 668	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	187 of 668	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	133 of 664	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	187 of 653	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	203 of 675	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	262 of 619	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle Eastern or North African

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	80 of 130	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	113 of 211	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	81 of 170	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	13.6	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	118 of 165	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	145 of 238	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.5	98 of 527	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	105 of 482	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	133 of 476	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	141 of 493	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	122 of 473	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	36.6	202 of 374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	164 of 515	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	150 of 564	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	174 of 554	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	213 of 557	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	233 of 560	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	167 of 553	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	212 of 552	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	232 of 548	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-35 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-36 vs school

Middle Eastern or North African (2026)36th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

Science53%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2021-22)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maine East High School	Public	9-12	2601 Dempster St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 825-4484	1,921	136	14.1	37.6%	677 (35.2%)	104 (5.4%)	480 (25.0%)	601 (31.3%)	9 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	41 (2.1%)	67.5	161^st of 620 public high schools	74.0%		74.2	148^th of 698 public high schools	78.8%	13	67.9	59.3	42.7	38.4	55.4	58.8	58.8	42.7	53.3	99%		$24,347	$1,191	$23,156
Maine South High School	Public	9-12	1111 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 825-7711	2,494	151	16.5	5.7%	1,944 (77.9%)	21 (0.8%)	301 (12.1%)	134 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	84 (3.4%)	95.4	23^rd of 620 public high schools	96.3%		95.2	32^nd of 698 public high schools	95.4%	9	87.3	80.7	71.3	63.3	76.0	76.0	75.5	66.5	75.2	98.2%		$23,360	$389	$22,971
Maine West High School	Public	9-12	1755 S Wolf Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 827-6176	1,857	123	15.0	32.5%	693 (37.3%)	59 (3.2%)	826 (44.5%)	210 (11.3%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.4%)	72.4	129^th of 620 public high schools	79.2%		75.7	138^th of 698 public high schools	80.2%	9	68.5	61.7	53.8	49.4	53.7	61.3	57.6	41.8	52.4	99%		$27,900	$853	$27,046
North Cook Young Adult Academy	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 803-3707	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ncisc Alop	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 803-3707	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Cook Student Advocacy ALOP	Public	6-12	1001 E Touhy Ave Ste 200	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Region 05 North Cook ISC 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 824-8300	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ralph J Frost Academy	Public	9-12	1177 S Dee Rd	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 292-6521	0	4	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ombudsman Chicago Northwest	Public	9-12	7500 N Harlem Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 669-7828	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										94.8%
Glenbrook Off Campus	Public	9-12	1835 Landwehr Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 486-5700	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Glenbrook South High School	Public	9-12	4000 W Lake Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 729-2000	2,923	227	12.8	16.6%	1,577 (54.0%)	53 (1.8%)	466 (15.9%)	675 (23.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	145 (5.0%)	96.7	20^th of 620 public high schools	96.8%		96.5	21^st of 698 public high schools	97.0%	1	86.4	81.9	74.0	69.1	74.9	79.3	80.3	72.2	77.4	99.2%		$29,096	$407	$28,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Maine East High School

What district is Maine East High School in?

Maine Township HSD 207

What schools feed into Maine East High School?

Maine East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apollo Elementary School
Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Mark Twain Elementary School
Elementary : Melzer School
Elementary : V H Nelson Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Gemini Middle School

How many students attend Maine East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,921 students attended Maine East High School.

Is Maine East High School a good school?

Maine East High School ranks 161^st of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maine East High School?

Students at Maine East High School are 35% White, 31% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026

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2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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