Is Iroquois West High School a good school?

Iroquois West High School ranks 471 st of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Iroquois West High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 296 students attended Iroquois West High School.

What is the racial makeup of Iroquois West High School?

Students at Iroquois West High School are 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Iroquois West High School?

Iroquois West High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth Elementary : Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman Elementary : Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville Middle : Iroquois West Middle School

Iroquois West High School

Summary:

Iroquois West High School is a public high school located in Gilman, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 313 students. The school is part of the Iroquois West CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 445 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iroquois West High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and overall school quality compared to other high schools in Illinois. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and White student groups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Illinois high schools in these categories. Academically, Iroquois West High School's standardized test scores are significantly below the state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts, with only 10.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school has also seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, from 95.7% in 2020-2021 to 91.2% in 2023-2024, and a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 11.1% in 2019-2020 to 33.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Milford High School Campus and Tri-Point High School, Iroquois West High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, academic achievement, and graduation rates. Additionally, the school's lower per-student spending of $13,264 in 2022-2023 and higher student-teacher ratio of 14.8 in 2022-2023 compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to its underperformance. Addressing these resource-related factors, along with targeted interventions to improve student outcomes, could be crucial for Iroquois West High School to improve its standing and provide a better educational experience for its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

529 E 2Nd St
Gilman, IL 60938-1414

(815) 265-4229

District: Iroquois West CUSD 10

SchoolDigger Rank:
471^st of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,153

Feeder schools for Iroquois West High School:

Elementary:	Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth
	Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman
	Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville
Middle:	Iroquois West Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 296

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Iroquois West High School ranks worse than 67.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.05. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Iroquois West High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.8%), Hispanic (28%), African American (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Iroquois West High School is 13.5. (See more...)

Compare Iroquois West High School employs 21.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Iroquois West High School is $17,153.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Iroquois West High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Iroquois West High School 471^st of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Iroquois West High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Iroquois West CUSD 10:

SchoolDigger ranks Iroquois West CUSD 10 445^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Iroquois West High School

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Rank History for all students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	50.86	335^th	586	42.8%
2004	39.00	425^th	592	28.2%
2005	59.12	271^st	590	54.1%
2006	55.69	303^rd	596	49.2%
2007	55.30	310^th	612	49.3%
2008	39.18	439^th	624	29.6%
2009	25.65	503^rd	632	20.4%
2010	45.95	418^th	643	35.0%
2011	46.61	399^th	655	39.1%
2012	44.29	419^th	665	37.0%
2013	53.79	348^th	670	48.1%
2014	44.37	415^th	670	38.1%
2015	50.24	262^nd	614	57.3%
2016	17.33	551^st	643	14.3%
2017	46.95	344^th	642	46.4%
2018	31.81	458^th	647	29.2%
2019	36.08	458^th	701	34.7%
2021	35.40	432^nd	688	37.2%
2022	20.38	563^rd	699	19.5%
2023	17.36	579^th	699	17.2%
2024	30.05	471^st	697	32.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	44.64	169^th	473	64.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	27.38	324^th	476	31.9%
2024	44.53	197^th	482	59.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.86	461^st	585	21.2%
2019	41.97	365^th	639	42.9%
2021	36.20	391^st	611	36.0%
2022	19.80	531^st	626	15.2%
2023	25.17	504^th	644	21.7%
2024	27.20	467^th	639	26.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.71	500^th	620	19.4%
2019	51.70	315^th	665	52.6%
2021	46.39	319^th	639	50.1%
2022	16.08	549^th	658	16.6%
2023	24.08	493^rd	656	24.8%
2024	27.95	460^th	664	30.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.76	205^th	428	52.1%
2024	39.46	190^th	429	55.7%

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Rank History for Foster Care students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.07	1^st	3	66.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.45	352^nd	619	43.1%
2019	24.03	521^st	675	22.8%
2021	24.53	486^th	653	25.6%
2022	23.47	513^th	664	22.7%
2023	13.50	589^th	668	11.8%
2024	31.29	444^th	668	33.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.23	253^rd	291	13.1%
2019	33.10	210^th	317	33.8%
2021	19.81	276^th	317	12.9%
2022	19.09	284^th	335	15.2%
2023	19.34	290^th	333	12.9%
2024	22.26	272^nd	336	19.0%

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Rank History for White students at Iroquois West High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.48	373^rd	548	31.9%
2019	25.34	428^th	552	22.5%
2021	30.14	373^rd	553	32.5%
2022	13.20	525^th	560	6.3%
2023	9.88	532^nd	557	4.5%
2024	20.30	454^th	554	18.1%

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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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by a parent
Friday, April 8, 2022

Horrible school. The principal and dean of students are the only ones who care. The teachers don't know how to teach and tell sensitive student information to community members who do not have a right to the information. The staff need to be let go and new hired. I would never recommend sending your child here. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Iroquois West High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	220	n/a	n/a	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	244
1990	223	n/a	n/a	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	250
1991	235	0	0	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
1992	220	0	0	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
1993	233	1	1	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1994	231	0	1	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	268
1995	237	0	1	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1996	237	0	1	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	292
1997	254	1	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1998	258	3	1	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1999	257	2	1	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
2000	252	0	2	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
2001	250	0	2	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
2002	229	0	2	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	280
2003	229	0	2	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	280
2004	204	0	1	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	267
2005	207	0	2	64	3	n/a	n/a	3	279
2006	217	1	2	74	1	n/a	n/a	3	298
2007	209	0	1	71	0	n/a	n/a	6	287
2008	204	0	1	65	0	n/a	n/a	8	278
2009	191	14	1	79	1	n/a	n/a	7	293
2010	181	1	0	67	0	n/a	n/a	10	259
2011	181	0	0	69	0	1	9	0	260
2012	181	2	0	78	0	0	10	0	271
2013	183	0	0	80	1	0	12	0	276
2014	182	1	0	78	0	0	13	0	274
2015	184	1	0	84	0	0	16	0	285
2016	186	1	1	90	0	0	16	0	294
2017	178	3	0	90	0	0	14	0	285
2018	191	2	0	107	0	0	0	0	300
2019	196	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	305
2020	205	0	0	108	0	0	1	0	314
2021	240	9	1	108	0	0	2	0	360
2022	227	6	3	92	0	0	7	0	335
2023	208	9	2	83	0	1	10	0	313
2024	183	14	3	83	0	0	13	0	296

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 Iroquois West High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	244	13.0	18.7	n/a
1990	250	13.5	18.5	n/a
1991	263	14.0	18.7	n/a
1992	249	15.0	16.6	n/a
1993	258	15.0	17.2	n/a
1994	268	16.0	16.8	n/a
1995	292	19.0	15.4	n/a
1996	292	19.0	15.4	n/a
1997	317	17.5	18.1	n/a
1998	322	19.5	16.5	n/a
1999	322	19.5	16.5	n/a
2000	297	18.5	16.1	n/a
2001	298	19.5	15.3	n/a
2002	280	19.4	14.4	28.6
2003	280	19.4	14.4	28.6
2004	267	15.4	17.3	34.5
2005	279	18.0	15.5	33
2006	298	18.0	16.6	35.6
2007	287	25.0	11.5	31.3
2008	278	17.0	16.4	32.2
2009	293	16.5	17.8	37.4
2010	259	19.0	13.6	44.6
2011	260	18.0	14.4	42.7
2012	271	19.0	14.2	44.6
2013	276	24.7	11.1	49.3
2014	274	18.5	14.8	45.6
2015	285	20.0	14.2	51.9
2016	294	20.0	14.7	53.7
2017	285	22.8	12.4	49.5
2018	300	21.6	13.8	54
2019	305	21.5	14.1	52.1
2020	314	21.1	14.8	48.4
2021	360	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	18.0	18.6	44.8
2023	313	21.0	14.8	49.2
2024	296	21.8	13.5	56.1

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 Iroquois West High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	244	13.0	18.7	n/a
1990	250	13.5	18.5	n/a
1991	263	14.0	18.7	n/a
1992	249	15.0	16.6	n/a
1993	258	15.0	17.2	n/a
1994	268	16.0	16.8	n/a
1995	292	19.0	15.4	n/a
1996	292	19.0	15.4	n/a
1997	317	17.5	18.1	n/a
1998	322	19.5	16.5	n/a
1999	322	19.5	16.5	n/a
2000	297	18.5	16.1	n/a
2001	298	19.5	15.3	n/a
2002	280	19.4	14.4	28.6
2003	280	19.4	14.4	28.6
2004	267	15.4	17.3	34.5
2005	279	18.0	15.5	33
2006	298	18.0	16.6	35.6
2007	287	25.0	11.5	31.3
2008	278	17.0	16.4	32.2
2009	293	16.5	17.8	37.4
2010	259	19.0	13.6	44.6
2011	260	18.0	14.4	42.7
2012	271	19.0	14.2	44.6
2013	276	24.7	11.1	49.3
2014	274	18.5	14.8	45.6
2015	285	20.0	14.2	51.9
2016	294	20.0	14.7	53.7
2017	285	22.8	12.4	49.5
2018	300	21.6	13.8	54
2019	305	21.5	14.1	52.1
2020	314	21.1	14.8	48.4
2021	360	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	18.0	18.6	44.8
2023	313	21.0	14.8	49.2
2024	296	21.8	13.5	56.1

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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