Is Lyons Township High School a good school?

Yes! Lyons Township High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 33 rd of 697 Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Lyons Township High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,842 students attended Lyons Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lyons Township High School?

Students at Lyons Township High School are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Lyons Township High School?

Lyons Township High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Barnsdale Road School Elementary : Congress Park Elementary School Elementary : Cossitt Ave Elementary School Elementary : Field Park Elementary School Elementary : Forest Hills Elementary School Elementary : Forest Road Elementary School Elementary : Highlands Elementary School Elementary : Hodgkins Elementary School Elementary : Ideal Elementary School Elementary : John Laidlaw Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Ogden Ave Elementary School Elementary : Pleasantdale Elementary School Elementary : Seventh Ave Elementary School Elementary : Spring Ave Elementary School Middle : Highlands Middle School Middle : McClure Junior High School Middle : Park Junior High School Middle : Pleasantdale Middle School Middle : Wm F Gurrie Middle School

Lyons Township High School

Summary:

Lyons Township High School is a highly-regarded public high school serving 3,842 students in grades 9-12 in La Grange, Illinois. The school is part of the Lyons Township High School District 204, which is ranked 31 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyons Township High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, ranking 33rd out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 53% proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 52.4% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. Lyons Township High School also has an impressive 95.2% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.6% dropout rate. The school performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, white, and students with disabilities. When compared to nearby high schools like Proviso West High School, Lyons Township High School stands out as a top performer.

While Lyons Township High School is an exceptional school, it does have some areas of concern, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.1% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school also serves a diverse student population, and maintaining a focus on equity and supporting the success of all student groups will be important. Overall, Lyons Township High School is widely recognized as one of the top high schools in Illinois, delivering outstanding academic results and supporting the success of its diverse student body.

Detail:

Public 9-12

100 S Brainard Ave
La Grange, IL 60525-2101

(708) 579-6300

District: Lyons Township HSD 204

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,532

Feeder schools for Lyons Township High School:

Elementary:	Barnsdale Road School
	Congress Park Elementary School
	Cossitt Ave Elementary School
	Field Park Elementary School
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	Forest Hills Elementary School
	Forest Road Elementary School
	Highlands Elementary School
	Hodgkins Elementary School
	Ideal Elementary School
	John Laidlaw Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Ogden Ave Elementary School
	Pleasantdale Elementary School
	Seventh Ave Elementary School
	Spring Ave Elementary School
Middle:	Highlands Middle School
	McClure Junior High School
	Park Junior High School
	Pleasantdale Middle School
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	Wm F Gurrie Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 3,842

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lyons Township High School ranks better than 95.3% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.77. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lyons Township 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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lyons Township High School is $23,532.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lyons Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyons Township High School 33^rd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Lyons Township High School in the ranking list.)

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Lyons Township HSD 204:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyons Township HSD 204 31^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lyons Township High School

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Rank History for all students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	88.91	36^th	586	93.9%
2004	88.21	44^th	592	92.6%
2005	89.52	31^st	590	94.7%
2006	92.47	26^th	596	95.6%
2007	92.97	26^th	612	95.8%
2008	91.32	31^st	624	95.0%
2009	90.75	36^th	632	94.3%
2010	91.21	36^th	643	94.4%
2011	90.41	40^th	655	93.9%
2012	90.64	45^th	665	93.2%
2013	90.53	41^st	670	93.9%
2014	93.45	32^nd	670	95.2%
2015	93.29	31^st	614	95.0%
2016	77.22	75^th	643	88.3%
2017	94.68	30^th	642	95.3%
2018	94.47	31^st	647	95.2%
2019	95.22	32^nd	701	95.4%
2021	96.53	35^th	688	94.9%
2022	94.47	31^st	699	95.6%
2023	96.02	20^th	699	97.1%
2024	96.77	33^rd	697	95.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.90	68^th	154	55.8%
2019	88.54	17^th	165	89.7%
2021	83.89	28^th	160	82.5%
2022	76.56	37^th	170	78.2%
2023	80.92	31^st	163	81.0%
2024	82.27	37^th	182	79.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.55	53^rd	151	64.9%
2019	46.10	68^th	183	62.8%
2021	47.52	62^nd	189	67.2%
2022	67.74	29^th	205	85.9%
2023	76.44	19^th	217	91.2%
2024	35.95	133^rd	248	46.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.53	51^st	374	86.4%
2019	93.73	22^nd	473	95.3%
2021	82.25	38^th	453	91.6%
2022	67.32	66^th	493	86.6%
2023	97.23	26^th	476	94.5%
2024	97.07	26^th	482	94.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.84	177^th	585	69.7%
2019	59.09	206^th	639	67.8%
2021	72.00	107^th	611	82.5%
2022	53.90	251^st	626	59.9%
2023	73.80	107^th	644	83.4%
2024	62.94	177^th	639	72.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	87.89	8^th	91	91.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.76	26^th	620	95.8%
2019	94.34	33^rd	665	95.0%
2021	94.57	38^th	639	94.1%
2022	92.64	36^th	658	94.5%
2023	95.33	21^st	656	96.8%
2024	95.26	36^th	664	94.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.89	28^th	428	93.5%
2024	87.91	39^th	429	90.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.04	38^th	619	93.9%
2019	94.71	32^nd	675	95.3%
2021	96.61	33^rd	653	94.9%
2022	94.37	32^nd	664	95.2%
2023	95.28	29^th	668	95.7%
2024	96.75	36^th	668	94.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.69	70^th	132	47.0%
2019	54.40	71^st	130	45.4%
2021	52.46	67^th	135	50.4%
2022	61.01	59^th	141	58.2%
2023	76.88	32^nd	134	76.1%
2024	70.96	43^rd	137	68.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.25	33^rd	253	87.0%
2019	63.35	71^st	299	76.3%
2021	51.11	89^th	281	68.3%
2022	66.33	63^rd	294	78.6%
2023	87.98	29^th	301	90.4%
2024	53.45	85^th	299	71.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.40	50^th	291	82.8%
2019	70.40	64^th	317	79.8%
2021	71.89	57^th	317	82.0%
2022	77.82	53^rd	335	84.2%
2023	83.16	37^th	333	88.9%
2024	77.99	49^th	336	85.4%

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Rank History for White students at Lyons Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.87	21^st	548	96.2%
2019	95.82	24^th	552	95.7%
2021	96.81	30^th	553	94.6%
2022	95.34	19^th	560	96.6%
2023	96.44	11^th	557	98.0%
2024	97.60	21^st	554	96.2%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Monday, September 5, 2011

The two campus system was what first appealed to me as a parent. Freshman and Sophomores are at South Campus, Juniors and Seniors at The North Campus. This way you do not have the classic abuse of lower classmates, Seniors messing with Freshman, less corruption by older kids on younger.
There are around 1000 kids in each class. There is a huge opportunity for kids to find their social niche. There is no "Big Man on Campus" there are too many kids, activities and plenty of spotlights for diverse sets of kids. There are tons of clubs, sports, and an excellent TV station and award winning radio station as well as theater and dance classes and clubs.

LT grads are everywhere and stick together. I am very happy my kids went there. They had great teachers, a great education and a great experience. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lyons Township High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1661	33	20	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1741
1989	1460	31	23	40	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1554
1990	1280	40	25	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1388
1991	1312	40	28	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	1419
1992	1326	31	33	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	1429
1993	1312	34	32	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	1427
1994	1294	35	37	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	1432
1995	2638	96	39	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	2903
1996	2638	96	39	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	2903
1997	2772	85	47	161	6	n/a	n/a	0	3071
1998	2753	97	38	166	7	n/a	n/a	0	3061
1999	2765	110	40	165	7	n/a	n/a	0	3087
2000	2866	103	43	214	4	n/a	n/a	0	3230
2001	2909	96	49	226	3	n/a	n/a	0	3283
2002	3099	106	63	273	4	n/a	n/a	0	3545
2003	3099	106	63	273	4	n/a	n/a	0	3545
2004	3092	110	63	291	8	n/a	n/a	0	3564
2005	3175	123	68	335	9	n/a	n/a	0	3710
2006	3223	130	70	373	7	n/a	n/a	23	3826
2007	3186	117	69	375	5	n/a	n/a	63	3815
2008	3205	94	61	387	5	n/a	n/a	88	3840
2009	3137	126	45	408	3	n/a	n/a	107	3826
2010	3107	121	48	404	3	n/a	n/a	129	3812
2011	2954	137	57	594	8	1	66	0	3817
2012	2984	160	68	605	3	1	62	0	3883
2013	2996	148	71	672	5	2	69	0	3963
2014	2931	146	74	717	8	2	81	0	3959
2015	2935	147	81	712	8	1	77	0	3961
2016	2876	158	65	795	6	1	84	0	3985
2017	2901	160	73	755	7	0	85	0	3981
2018	2917	147	84	771	4	0	77	0	4000
2019	2919	142	90	817	4	0	80	0	4052
2020	2861	131	95	829	1	0	72	0	3989
2021	2804	131	87	911	1	0	103	0	4037
2022	2685	127	92	940	5	2	116	0	3967
2023	2524	115	96	978	2	3	121	3	3842

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

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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 Lyons Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1741	99.6	17.4	n/a
1989	1554	95.9	16.2	n/a
1990	1388	92.7	14.9	n/a
1991	1419	91.8	15.4	n/a
1992	1429	96.9	14.7	n/a
1993	1427	98.0	14.6	n/a
1994	1432	93.1	15.4	n/a
1995	2903	204.6	14.2	n/a
1996	2903	204.6	14.2	n/a
1997	3071	198.8	15.4	n/a
1998	3061	196.8	15.6	n/a
1999	3087	194.0	15.9	n/a
2000	3230	200.6	16.1	n/a
2001	3283	210.5	15.6	n/a
2002	3545	209.5	16.9	0
2003	3545	209.5	16.9	0
2004	3564	206.3	17.3	0
2005	3710	216.4	17.1	0
2006	3826	232.5	16.5	0
2007	3815	239.0	16.0	0
2008	3840	221.0	17.4	0
2009	3826	243.9	15.7	0
2010	3812	242.1	15.7	0
2011	3817	243.4	15.6	0
2012	3883	241.3	16.0	14
2013	3963	239.6	16.5	13.6
2014	3959	n/a	n/a	14.1
2015	3961	252.0	15.7	15.7
2016	3985	254.0	15.6	16
2017	3981	256.2	15.5	14.2
2018	4000	249.0	16.0	12.2
2019	4052	250.9	16.1	11.8
2020	3989	252.5	15.7	11.3
2021	4037	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	3967	255.3	15.5	11.9
2023	3842	256.2	14.9	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 Lyons Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1741	99.6	17.4	n/a
1989	1554	95.9	16.2	n/a
1990	1388	92.7	14.9	n/a
1991	1419	91.8	15.4	n/a
1992	1429	96.9	14.7	n/a
1993	1427	98.0	14.6	n/a
1994	1432	93.1	15.4	n/a
1995	2903	204.6	14.2	n/a
1996	2903	204.6	14.2	n/a
1997	3071	198.8	15.4	n/a
1998	3061	196.8	15.6	n/a
1999	3087	194.0	15.9	n/a
2000	3230	200.6	16.1	n/a
2001	3283	210.5	15.6	n/a
2002	3545	209.5	16.9	0
2003	3545	209.5	16.9	0
2004	3564	206.3	17.3	0
2005	3710	216.4	17.1	0
2006	3826	232.5	16.5	0
2007	3815	239.0	16.0	0
2008	3840	221.0	17.4	0
2009	3826	243.9	15.7	0
2010	3812	242.1	15.7	0
2011	3817	243.4	15.6	0
2012	3883	241.3	16.0	14
2013	3963	239.6	16.5	13.6
2014	3959	n/a	n/a	14.1
2015	3961	252.0	15.7	15.7
2016	3985	254.0	15.6	16
2017	3981	256.2	15.5	14.2
2018	4000	249.0	16.0	12.2
2019	4052	250.9	16.1	11.8
2020	3989	252.5	15.7	11.3
2021	4037	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	3967	255.3	15.5	11.9
2023	3842	256.2	14.9	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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