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A B Shepard High School (Campus)
13049 South Ridgeland Ave
Palos Heights IL, 60463, Cook County
Phone: 708-371-1111
Ranking: 
(434 out of 666, bottom 35%)*
(434 out of 666, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Community High School District 218
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 154 | 112 | 114 | 114 | 108 | 82 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,814 | 1,693 | 1,859 | 1,956 | 1,959 | 2,036 | 1,908 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 467 | 25.7% | 428 | 25.3% | 530 | 28.5% | 577 | 29.5% | 626 | 32.0% | 619 | 30.4% | 556 | 29.1% |
| Grade 10: | 449 | 24.8% | 394 | 23.3% | 492 | 26.5% | 572 | 29.2% | 474 | 24.2% | 520 | 25.5% | 478 | 25.1% |
| Grade 11: | 455 | 25.1% | 524 | 31.0% | 483 | 26.0% | 414 | 21.2% | 489 | 25.0% | 420 | 20.6% | 459 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 443 | 24.4% | 347 | 20.5% | 354 | 19.0% | 393 | 20.1% | 370 | 18.9% | 477 | 23.4% | 415 | 21.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 924 | 50.9% | 872 | 51.5% | 944 | 50.8% | 961 | 49.1% | 918 | 46.9% | 1,020 | 50.1% | 892 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 890 | 49.1% | 821 | 48.5% | 915 | 49.2% | 995 | 50.9% | 980 | 50.0% | 967 | 47.5% | 986 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 34 | 1.9% | 44 | 2.6% | 57 | 3.1% | 68 | 3.5% | 23 | 1.2% | 30 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 258 | 14.2% | 250 | 14.8% | 230 | 12.4% | 247 | 12.6% | 234 | 11.9% | 216 | 10.6% | 192 | 10.1% |
| Black: | 460 | 25.4% | 416 | 24.6% | 484 | 26.0% | 475 | 24.3% | 467 | 23.8% | 478 | 23.5% | 433 | 22.7% |
| White: | 1,027 | 56.6% | 957 | 56.5% | 1,065 | 57.3% | 1,144 | 58.5% | 1,172 | 59.8% | 1,259 | 61.8% | 1,225 | 64.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 1.3% | 15 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 913 | 50.3% | 740 | 43.7% | 302 | 16.2% | 697 | 35.6% | 628 | 32.1% | 576 | 28.3% | 498 | 26.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 517 | 27.8% | 150 | 7.7% | 141 | 7.2% | 134 | 6.6% | 123 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 11.01 | 16.57 | 17.17 | 17.20 | 18.90 | 23.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 38.7% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 47.3% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 50.9% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 48.3% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 40.6% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 42.7% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 39.9% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 37.6% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 37.7% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 39.7% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 34.6% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 49.0% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 55.1% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 57.7% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 55.3% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 46.6% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 41.3% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 47.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 40.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 39.3% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 38.2% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 40.0% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 40.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 49.2% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 48.3% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.9% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 39.4% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 39.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 37.2% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 35.7% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 34.1% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 37.5% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 32.9% | 49.4% |
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* A B Shepard High School (Campus) was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.