Lincoln Way West High School
21701 South Gougar Rd
New Lenox IL, 60451, Will County
Phone: 815-717-3500
Ranking: 
(44 out of 666, top 7%)*
(44 out of 666, top 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | 90 | 67 | 66 | 55 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,284 | 1,320 | 1,290 | 1,280 | 940 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 315 | 24.5% | 325 | 24.6% | 319 | 24.7% | 334 | 26.1% | 349 | 37.1% |
| Grade 10: | 321 | 25.0% | 325 | 24.6% | 331 | 25.7% | 347 | 27.1% | 300 | 31.9% |
| Grade 11: | 317 | 24.7% | 325 | 24.6% | 341 | 26.4% | 300 | 23.4% | 289 | 30.7% |
| Grade 12: | 331 | 25.8% | 345 | 26.1% | 299 | 23.2% | 299 | 23.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 674 | 52.5% | 704 | 53.3% | 684 | 53.0% | 681 | 53.2% | 476 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 610 | 47.5% | 616 | 46.7% | 606 | 47.0% | 599 | 46.8% | 430 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 65 | 5.1% | 80 | 6.1% | 71 | 5.5% | 75 | 5.9% | 57 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 19 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.6% |
| White: | 1,124 | 87.5% | 1,162 | 88.0% | 1,149 | 89.1% | 1,138 | 88.9% | 843 | 89.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 59 | 4.6% | 47 | 3.6% | 49 | 3.8% | 46 | 3.6% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 5.5% | 133 | 10.1% | 41 | 3.2% | 100 | 7.8% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 48 | 3.6% | 119 | 9.2% | 37 | 2.9% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.25 | 14.68 | 19.25 | 19.34 | 17.09 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 71.3% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.9% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.2% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.1% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 75.3% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.0% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 75.8% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.0% | 49.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lincoln Way West High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.