West Leyden High School
1000 North Wolf Rd
Melrose Park IL, 60164, Cook County
Phone: 847-451-3154
Ranking: 
(507 out of 666, bottom 24%)*
(507 out of 666, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Leyden Community High School District 212
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 | 137 | 108 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 88 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,635 | 1,710 | 1,716 | 1,678 | 1,681 | 1,707 | 1,661 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 398 | 24.3% | 460 | 26.9% | 491 | 28.6% | 501 | 29.9% | 427 | 25.4% | 424 | 24.8% | 418 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 391 | 23.9% | 433 | 25.3% | 447 | 26.0% | 402 | 24.0% | 414 | 24.6% | 433 | 25.4% | 434 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 434 | 26.5% | 426 | 24.9% | 406 | 23.7% | 399 | 23.8% | 393 | 23.4% | 444 | 26.0% | 388 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 412 | 25.2% | 391 | 22.9% | 372 | 21.7% | 376 | 22.4% | 447 | 26.6% | 406 | 23.8% | 421 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 837 | 51.2% | 872 | 51.0% | 875 | 51.0% | 861 | 51.3% | 856 | 50.9% | 766 | 44.9% | 888 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 798 | 48.8% | 838 | 49.0% | 841 | 49.0% | 817 | 48.7% | 766 | 45.6% | 887 | 52.0% | 728 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.6% | 10 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 46 | 2.8% | 49 | 2.9% | 52 | 3.0% | 39 | 2.3% | 43 | 2.6% | 43 | 2.5% | 46 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1,202 | 73.5% | 1,225 | 71.6% | 1,219 | 71.0% | 1,160 | 69.1% | 1,130 | 67.2% | 1,149 | 67.3% | 1,067 | 64.2% |
| Black: | 36 | 2.2% | 44 | 2.6% | 43 | 2.5% | 50 | 3.0% | 42 | 2.5% | 42 | 2.5% | 27 | 1.6% |
| White: | 331 | 20.2% | 372 | 21.8% | 386 | 22.5% | 411 | 24.5% | 410 | 24.4% | 421 | 24.7% | 475 | 28.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 650 | 39.8% | 825 | 48.2% | 305 | 17.8% | 686 | 40.9% | 599 | 35.6% | 364 | 21.3% | 303 | 18.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 225 | 13.8% | 145 | 8.5% | 598 | 34.8% | 176 | 10.5% | 147 | 8.7% | 121 | 7.1% | 115 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.45 | 15.89 | 14.90 | 15.31 | 15.80 | 18.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 54% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 50.0% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 48.7% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 44.7% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 51.0% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 52.2% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 51.0% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 47.6% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 45.9% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 44.8% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.0% | 36.1% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 52.7% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 50.9% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 52.0% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 46.3% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 46.2% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 46.7% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.8% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 43.0% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 39.6% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 40.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 46.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 47.0% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 51.5% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 46.9% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 41.9% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 49.3% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 48.7% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 46.8% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 46.3% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 46.0% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.3% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 41.0% | 49.4% |
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* West Leyden High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.