Is Highland Park High School a good school?

Yes. Highland Park High School ranks in the top 6.5% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Highland Park High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,739 students attended Highland Park High School.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Park High School?

Students at Highland Park High School are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Highland Park High School?

Highland Park High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Braeside Elementary School Elementary : Indian Trail Elementary School Elementary : Ravinia Elementary School Elementary : Sherwood Elementary School Elementary : Wayne Thomas Elementary School Middle : Edgewood Middle School Middle : Northwood Middle School

Highland Park High School

Summary:

Highland Park High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Highland Park, Illinois, part of the highly-ranked Township High School District 113. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a current ranking of 45th out of 697 and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Park High School's key strengths include exceptional academic performance, with 47.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 50.5% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, far exceeding state averages. The school also maintains high graduation rates at 92.7% and low dropout rates at 1.3%. Notably, the school's performance across various student subgroups, including White, Asian, African American, Male, and Disabled students, is consistently strong, with rankings in the top quartile of Illinois high schools.

When compared to nearby high schools like Glenbrook South High School, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, and Glenbrook North High School, all of which are highly ranked, Highland Park High School stands out with its consistent 5-star rating and top-tier performance. However, the school may need to address the rising chronic absenteeism rate and ensure equitable outcomes for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 9-12

433 Vine Ave
Highland Park, IL 60035-2044

(224) 765-2001

District: Township HSD 113

SchoolDigger Rank:
45^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $33,222

Feeder schools for Highland Park High School:

Elementary:	Braeside Elementary School
	Indian Trail Elementary School
	Ravinia Elementary School
	Sherwood Elementary School
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	Wayne Thomas Elementary School
Middle:	Edgewood Middle School
	Northwood Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 1,739

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Highland Park High School ranks better than 93.5% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.14. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Highland Park High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Highland Park High School is $33,222.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Highland Park High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland Park High School 45^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Highland Park High School in the ranking list.)

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Township HSD 113:

SchoolDigger ranks Township HSD 113 28^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Highland Park High School

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Rank History for all students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	96.21	13^th	586	97.8%
2004	94.11	17^th	592	97.1%
2005	93.00	16^th	590	97.3%
2006	94.79	15^th	596	97.5%
2007	96.84	11^th	612	98.2%
2008	91.77	29^th	624	95.4%
2009	91.35	31^st	632	95.1%
2010	94.93	15^th	643	97.7%
2011	92.05	30^th	655	95.4%
2012	93.49	27^th	665	95.9%
2013	92.44	29^th	670	95.7%
2014	94.71	22^nd	670	96.7%
2015	13.84	563^rd	614	8.3%
2016	69.58	114^th	643	82.3%
2017	96.43	24^th	642	96.3%
2018	95.81	24^th	647	96.3%
2019	96.94	22^nd	701	96.9%
2021	97.71	28^th	688	95.9%
2022	93.00	41^st	699	94.1%
2023	93.85	37^th	699	94.7%
2024	95.14	45^th	697	93.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.65	25^th	154	83.8%
2019	86.73	19^th	165	88.5%
2021	90.60	19^th	160	88.1%
2022	80.62	29^th	170	82.9%
2023	84.86	22^nd	163	86.5%
2024	58.54	63^rd	182	65.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.18	114^th	151	24.5%
2019	29.57	141^st	183	23.0%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	41.97	107^th	205	47.8%
2023	51.42	68^th	217	68.7%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.36	17^th	374	95.5%
2019	81.55	39^th	473	91.8%
2021	73.39	57^th	453	87.4%
2022	93.93	26^th	493	94.7%
2023	94.02	36^th	476	92.4%
2024	99.04	18^th	482	96.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.86	202^nd	585	65.5%
2019	41.71	366^th	639	42.7%
2021	52.47	230^th	611	62.4%
2022	59.85	197^th	626	68.5%
2023	47.81	316^th	644	50.9%
2024	58.24	209^th	639	67.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.34	22^nd	620	96.5%
2019	97.03	17^th	665	97.4%
2021	96.15	32^nd	639	95.0%
2022	89.91	48^th	658	92.7%
2023	93.56	28^th	656	95.7%
2024	90.29	65^th	664	90.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.83	45^th	428	89.5%
2024	96.53	23^rd	429	94.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.72	25^th	619	96.0%
2019	95.47	28^th	675	95.9%
2021	97.73	27^th	653	95.9%
2022	93.98	36^th	664	94.6%
2023	92.34	45^th	668	93.3%
2024	96.41	37^th	668	94.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.03	37^th	132	72.0%
2019	81.58	21^st	130	83.8%
2022	64.90	48^th	141	66.0%
2023	84.90	13^th	134	90.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.01	12^th	253	95.3%
2021	65.74	54^th	281	80.8%
2022	85.53	23^rd	294	92.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.74	31^st	291	89.3%
2019	44.39	152^nd	317	52.1%
2021	65.59	75^th	317	76.3%
2022	59.69	104^th	335	69.0%
2023	57.28	107^th	333	67.9%
2024	62.36	87^th	336	74.1%

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Rank History for White students at Highland Park High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.46	22^nd	548	96.0%
2019	98.41	10^th	552	98.2%
2021	98.55	15^th	553	97.3%
2022	94.71	25^th	560	95.5%
2023	95.73	16^th	557	97.1%
2024	98.27	17^th	554	96.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Highland Park High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1722	89	43	76	4	n/a	n/a	0	1934
1989	1445	70	56	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	1651
1990	1369	70	46	73	2	n/a	n/a	0	1560
1991	1370	59	40	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	1556
1992	1356	56	46	111	2	n/a	n/a	0	1571
1993	1301	52	38	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	1508
1994	1277	37	42	146	1	n/a	n/a	0	1503
1995	1288	39	48	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	1561
1996	1288	39	48	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	1561
1997	1197	31	45	182	3	n/a	n/a	0	1458
1998	1214	60	44	176	2	n/a	n/a	0	1496
1999	1221	57	37	194	2	n/a	n/a	0	1511
2000	1256	54	42	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	1561
2001	1330	46	43	241	1	n/a	n/a	0	1661
2002	1438	37	51	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	1793
2003	1438	37	51	266	1	n/a	n/a	0	1793
2004	1453	43	49	298	1	n/a	n/a	0	1844
2005	1489	39	57	272	1	n/a	n/a	2	1860
2006	1536	48	47	271	1	n/a	n/a	3	1906
2007	1511	46	43	260	1	n/a	n/a	8	1869
2008	1505	38	38	260	3	n/a	n/a	12	1856
2009	1561	41	28	301	8	n/a	n/a	24	1963
2010	1576	34	25	321	8	n/a	n/a	36	2000
2011	1532	37	39	337	12	2	36	0	1995
2012	1531	41	36	339	9	4	46	0	2006
2013	1523	49	38	367	5	3	52	0	2037
2014	1502	49	33	403	5	4	56	0	2052
2015	1436	39	35	451	2	3	57	0	2023
2016	1431	41	42	454	4	2	52	0	2026
2017	1437	48	47	455	2	1	50	0	2040
2018	1391	49	45	450	4	0	55	0	1994
2019	1364	48	44	456	4	0	66	0	1982
2020	1256	45	45	461	4	0	68	0	1879
2021	1189	46	41	478	4	1	72	0	1831
2022	1155	39	39	502	3	0	68	0	1806
2023	1075	27	45	513	7	3	69	0	1739

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Highland Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1934	113.7	17.0	n/a
1989	1651	112.8	14.6	n/a
1990	1560	110.9	14.0	n/a
1991	1556	106.7	14.5	n/a
1992	1571	108.2	14.5	n/a
1993	1508	110.4	13.7	n/a
1994	1503	109.4	13.7	n/a
1995	1561	109.9	14.2	n/a
1996	1561	109.9	14.2	n/a
1997	1458	111.1	13.1	n/a
1998	1496	112.3	13.3	n/a
1999	1511	111.5	13.6	n/a
2000	1561	115.1	13.6	n/a
2001	1661	119.3	13.9	n/a
2002	1793	123.1	14.6	n/a
2003	1793	123.1	14.6	n/a
2004	1844	126.2	14.6	n/a
2005	1860	129.1	14.4	n/a
2006	1906	128.6	14.8	n/a
2007	1869	132.0	14.2	n/a
2008	1856	113.0	16.4	n/a
2009	1963	132.2	14.8	n/a
2010	2000	135.0	14.8	n/a
2011	1995	132.7	15.0	n/a
2012	2006	129.1	15.5	13.9
2013	2037	191.6	10.6	15
2014	2052	144.7	14.1	14.7
2015	2023	146.0	13.8	16.8
2016	2026	144.0	14.0	15.2
2017	2040	148.3	13.7	14.4
2018	1994	145.0	13.7	14.4
2019	1982	146.1	13.5	13.9
2020	1879	144.6	12.9	11.7
2021	1831	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1806	150.3	12.0	18.7
2023	1739	142.7	12.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Highland Park High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1934	113.7	17.0	n/a
1989	1651	112.8	14.6	n/a
1990	1560	110.9	14.0	n/a
1991	1556	106.7	14.5	n/a
1992	1571	108.2	14.5	n/a
1993	1508	110.4	13.7	n/a
1994	1503	109.4	13.7	n/a
1995	1561	109.9	14.2	n/a
1996	1561	109.9	14.2	n/a
1997	1458	111.1	13.1	n/a
1998	1496	112.3	13.3	n/a
1999	1511	111.5	13.6	n/a
2000	1561	115.1	13.6	n/a
2001	1661	119.3	13.9	n/a
2002	1793	123.1	14.6	n/a
2003	1793	123.1	14.6	n/a
2004	1844	126.2	14.6	n/a
2005	1860	129.1	14.4	n/a
2006	1906	128.6	14.8	n/a
2007	1869	132.0	14.2	n/a
2008	1856	113.0	16.4	n/a
2009	1963	132.2	14.8	n/a
2010	2000	135.0	14.8	n/a
2011	1995	132.7	15.0	n/a
2012	2006	129.1	15.5	13.9
2013	2037	191.6	10.6	15
2014	2052	144.7	14.1	14.7
2015	2023	146.0	13.8	16.8
2016	2026	144.0	14.0	15.2
2017	2040	148.3	13.7	14.4
2018	1994	145.0	13.7	14.4
2019	1982	146.1	13.5	13.9
2020	1879	144.6	12.9	11.7
2021	1831	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1806	150.3	12.0	18.7
2023	1739	142.7	12.1	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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