Summary:
The 60164 zip code is home to a single high school, West Leyden High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. With an enrollment of 1,770 students, West Leyden High School is a relatively large high school compared to the state average.
While West Leyden High School's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, the school faces some challenges in other key areas. Its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average, and 25.4% of students are chronically absent, which is also above the state norm. Academically, the school's test scores lag behind both the Leyden CHSD 212 district and the state of Illinois across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 11th grade ACT/ELA, West Leyden scored 41.4% proficient or better, compared to 43.6% for the district and 51.7% for the state.
Despite the school's lower academic performance, it spends $26,375 per student, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 14.7, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that additional resources and smaller class sizes may not be translating into better outcomes for students. The high percentage of students (41.47%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch indicates that West Leyden High School serves a population with significant economic challenges, which could be contributing to the school's performance challenges.
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