East High School

500 Tomcat Ln, Aurora, IL 60505 | (630) 299-8000
  • Grades: 9-12
  • Student Enrollment: 2,899
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  • Principal or Admin: Sheila Conrad
School Operational Details
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Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 2,899
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 146.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.9
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 1,415 (48.8%)
  • Females: 1,460 (50.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 272 (9.4%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 2,021 (69.7%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 2,293 (79.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
East High School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian40.1%
Black2859.8%
Asian160.6%
Hispanic2,39882.7%
White1725.9%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For East High School
  Number Percent
9th Grade1,14539.5%
10th Grade75926.2%
11th Grade46616.1%
12th Grade52918.2%
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
89.7%
District:
93.8%
State:
93.9%
Graduation Rate
School:
72.1%
District:
72.1%
State:
87.8%
Dropout Rate
School:
6.4%
District:
6.4%
State:
3.8%
Teacher Credentials (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials
School:
1.4%
District:
2.0%
State:
0.5%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that East High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSAE state exams in the following subjects:
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science
AYP Information (2010)
Making AYP For Reading Composite: No
Reading Composite Percentage
School:
27.2%
District:
50.1%
State:
74.4%
Making AYP For Math Composite: No
Math Composite Percentage
School:
30.2%
District:
67.8%
State:
80.5%
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
ACT Composite Score
School:
16.3
District:
16.3
ACT English Score
School:
14.4
District:
14.4
ACT Math Score
School:
17.2
District:
17.2
ACT Reading Score
School:
16.5
District:
16.5
ACT Science Score
School:
16.7
District:
16.7

PSAE - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201029.5%29.5%52.7%
200925.4%25.4%51.6%
200828.7%28.7%53.0%
 
Reading Test
201026.6%26.6%54.0%
200928.7%28.7%56.9%
200826.0%26.0%53.3%
 
Science Test
201021.7%21.7%52.4%
200919.2%19.2%50.5%
200819.4%19.4%51.2%
 
Source: IL Department of Education 2009-2010

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