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Proviso West High School

Public Grades 9-12

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Proviso West High School is a public high school located in Hillside, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,869 students. The school is part of the Proviso Township High School District 209, which is ranked 657 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Proviso West High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 579-632 out of 688-701 schools over the past several years. Its performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 21.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 51.7% statewide and 30.5% for the Proviso Township HSD 209 district. The school has also experienced low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.4% to 89.0%, and high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 58.5%, both of which are significantly higher than the state average.

In comparison, York Community High School, which is part of the Elmhurst School District 205, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Illinois high schools, with 79.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts. Proviso West High School's higher spending per student, ranging from $16,706 to $20,915 in recent years, does not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for the school and district to re-evaluate their resource allocation and instructional practices.

1,870

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,246

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4701 Harrison St
Hillside, IL 60162-1616

(708) 202-6224

District: Proviso Township HSD 209

Feeder schools for Proviso West High School:

Elementary:	Betsy Ross Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Field Stevenson Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
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	Garfield Elementary School
	Grant Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
	J W Riley Intermediate School
	Jane Addams Elementary School
	Jefferson Primary School
	Komarek Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Lindop Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Melrose Park Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	Sunnyside Intermediate School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
	Westchester Intermediate School
	Westchester Primary School
Middle:	Forest Park Middle School
	Irving Middle School
	MacArthur Middle School
	Roosevelt Middle School
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	Stevenson Middle School
	Westchester Middle School
Prekindergarten:	Grant Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

African American:

39.0%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (82% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Illinois avg48%

616^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Proviso Township HSD 209

657^th of 811Proviso Township HSD 209 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	11.8	616 of 698	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	601 of 697	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	626 of 699	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	617 of 699	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	579 of 688	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	632 of 701	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	595 of 647	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	590 of 642	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	603 of 643	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	528 of 614	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.3	571 of 670	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	587 of 670	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	591 of 665	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	576 of 655	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	586 of 632	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	565 of 624	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	554 of 612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.5	550 of 596	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	533 of 590	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.7	540 of 592	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.7	536 of 586	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	225 of 323	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	176 of 299	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	218 of 301	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	211 of 294	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	160 of 281	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	232 of 299	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	174 of 253	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	287 of 491	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	226 of 429	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	299 of 428	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	197 of 284	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	197 of 217	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	138 of 205	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	126 of 151	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	603 of 685	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	575 of 664	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	607 of 656	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	597 of 658	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	546 of 639	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	599 of 665	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	566 of 620	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	321 of 366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	299 of 336	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	308 of 333	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	292 of 335	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	255 of 317	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	290 of 317	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	269 of 291	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	36 of 98	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	558 of 672	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	548 of 644	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	550 of 626	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	504 of 611	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	491 of 585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	610 of 685	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	572 of 668	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	596 of 668	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	576 of 664	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	530 of 653	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	603 of 675	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	570 of 619	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	19 of 22	13.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	407 of 527	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	365 of 482	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	374 of 476	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	279 of 493	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	282 of 473	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	189 of 374	49.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	430 of 564	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-23 vs state

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, October 29, 2010

I was on the original faculty in 1958. I taught general science and coached freshman football and wrestling. I think it was a very good school with a great student body. We returned in 1991 for a family funeral and visited with some of the faculty at the school. I was impressed with the growth of the school in size and reputation -- impressions re-enforced while visiting with the Assistant Principal of Oak Park River Forest HS in October 2010. Bill Wright Close Quote

by a student
Friday, February 6, 2009

This is one of the worst educational facilities that I have ever attended. The teachers are one of the best examples that any parent can ask for, but the fact that the students and the school board only care about the "reputation" (if we have one) that they are willing to spend unnecessary amount of money on trash cans instead of supplies. The violence of this school is more of a cruel joke of a prison. Close Quote

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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
Proviso West High School	Public	9-12	4701 Harrison St	Hillside	60162	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 202-6224	1,870	111	16.8	52.5%	52 (2.8%)	729 (39.0%)	1,052 (56.3%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.1%)	11.8	616^th of 698 public high schools	11.7%		14.8	601^st of 697 public high schools	13.8%	15	28.4	23.4	5.6	6.4	18.5	20.9	21.6	11.3	25.7	92.0	91.7	91.7	91.7	93.9	90.4	97.5	87.4	$21,246	$2,176	$19,070
Harbor Academy Regional Safe School Prg	Public	9-12	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton Alternative Schools	Public	9-12	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West 40-Senior Plus	Public	12	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West 40 HNA Learning Program	Public	6-12	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 236-3250	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
York Community High School	Public	9-12	355 W Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 617-2400	2,590	182	14.2	18.3%	1,788 (69.0%)	40 (1.5%)	493 (19.0%)	155 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (4.3%)	95.4	30^th of 698 public high schools	95.7%		95.5	42^nd of 697 public high schools	94.0%	12	83.9	80.4	67.4	55.7	75.9	73.8	79.9	67.9	77.4	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.8	97.8	98.6	97.6	$19,434	$271	$19,163
Proviso Math and Science Academy	Public	9-12	8601 Roosevelt Rd	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 338-4164	925	50	18.4	53.6%	80 (8.6%)	186 (20.1%)	613 (66.3%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	86.2	81^st of 698 public high schools	88.4%		84.1	99^th of 697 public high schools	85.8%	18	81.3	74.9	52.3	40.7	62.6	60.2	65.4	52.8	71.5	99.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.5	99.2	99.5	98.4	$18,914	$2,079	$16,835
Proviso East High School	Public	9-12	807 S 1st Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 344-7000	1,663	107	15.6	53.0%	48 (2.9%)	638 (38.4%)	947 (56.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.3%)	8.8	638^th of 698 public high schools	8.6%		18.3	565^th of 697 public high schools	18.9%	73	26.1	23.0	7.4	7.4	16.3	17.1	12.5	5.3	17.0	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	84.7	$22,302	$2,481	$19,821
Lyons Township High School	Public	9-12	100 S Brainard Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	Lyons Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6300	3,706	267	13.8		2,360 (63.7%)	125 (3.4%)	990 (26.7%)	89 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (3.6%)	93.8	38^th of 698 public high schools	94.6%		96.8	33^rd of 697 public high schools	95.3%	5	83.5	76.7	66.3	59.4	73.5	72.8	73.6	63.3	68.3	98.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.7	97.9	$26,164	$506	$25,659
West Leyden High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Wolf Rd	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Leyden CHSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-3154	1,687	117	14.3	58.6%	147 (8.7%)	27 (1.6%)	1,458 (86.4%)	36 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	41.9	419^th of 698 public high schools	40.0%		37.1	421^st of 697 public high schools	39.6%	2	44.8	47.4	24.1	24.5	38.1	44.0	41.4	30.3	39.7	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.3	99.4	97.3	$27,811	$2,152	$25,659

Frequently Asked Questions about Proviso West High School

Is Proviso West High School a good school?

Proviso West High School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Proviso West High School?

Students at Proviso West High School are 56% Hispanic, 39% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Proviso West High School in?

Proviso Township HSD 209

How many students attend Proviso West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,870 students attended Proviso West High School.

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