Niles West High School
5701 Oakton St
Skokie IL, 60077, Cook County
Phone: 847-626-2510
Ranking: (111 out of 666, top 17%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Niles Township Community High School District 219
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: | 175 | NA | NA | 182 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 154 | ||||||
Total Students: | 2,564 | 2,598 | 2,565 | 2,479 | 2,520 | 2,575 | 2,481 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 643 | 25.1% | 654 | 25.2% | 624 | 24.3% | 618 | 24.9% | 662 | 26.3% | 647 | 25.1% | 579 | 23.3% |
Grade 10: | 666 | 26.0% | 640 | 24.6% | 635 | 24.8% | 670 | 27.0% | 650 | 25.8% | 604 | 23.5% | 689 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 637 | 24.8% | 631 | 24.3% | 681 | 26.5% | 639 | 25.8% | 571 | 22.7% | 694 | 27.0% | 632 | 25.5% |
Grade 12: | 618 | 24.1% | 673 | 25.9% | 625 | 24.4% | 552 | 22.3% | 637 | 25.3% | 630 | 24.5% | 581 | 23.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,304 | 50.9% | 1,301 | 50.1% | 1,300 | 50.7% | 1,234 | 49.8% | 1,210 | 48.0% | 1,181 | 45.9% | 1,199 | 48.3% |
Female: | 1,260 | 49.1% | 1,297 | 49.9% | 1,265 | 49.3% | 1,245 | 50.2% | 1,181 | 46.9% | 1,276 | 49.6% | 1,196 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 748 | 29.2% | 751 | 28.9% | 742 | 28.9% | 725 | 29.2% | 807 | 32.0% | 801 | 31.1% | 797 | 32.1% |
Hispanic: | 353 | 13.8% | 330 | 12.7% | 330 | 12.9% | 308 | 12.4% | 242 | 9.6% | 258 | 10.0% | 225 | 9.1% |
Black: | 135 | 5.3% | 166 | 6.4% | 159 | 6.2% | 136 | 5.5% | 139 | 5.5% | 139 | 5.4% | 129 | 5.2% |
White: | 1,220 | 47.6% | 1,243 | 47.8% | 1,221 | 47.6% | 1,184 | 47.8% | 1,209 | 48.0% | 1,265 | 49.1% | 1,244 | 50.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 99 | 3.9% | 100 | 3.8% | 107 | 4.2% | 120 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 932 | 36.3% | 851 | 32.8% | 258 | 10.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 547 | 21.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.68 | NA | NA | 14.07 | 13.96 | 14.13 | 14.50 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 68.8% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.2% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.7% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.7% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.6% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.6% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 66.0% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 63.2% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.7% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.0% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 61.0% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.2% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 62.5% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.9% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.7% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 62.8% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.1% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62.3% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 56.9% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 60.2% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.6% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 60.2% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.7% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.0% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 63.0% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.1% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 65.0% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 63.8% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.2% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 61.6% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 64.0% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.4% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 60.5% | 49.4% |
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* Niles 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.