Is Oswego East High School a good school?

Oswego East High School ranks 123 rd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oswego East High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,805 students attended Oswego East High School.

What is the racial makeup of Oswego East High School?

Students at Oswego East High School are 50% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Oswego East High School?

Oswego East High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Churchill Elementary School Elementary : Grande Park Elementary School Elementary : Homestead Elementary School Elementary : Long Beach Elementary School Elementary : The Wheatlands Elementary School Elementary : Wolfs Crossing Elementary School Middle : Bednarcik Junior High School Middle : Murphy Junior High School Middle : Plank Junior High

Oswego East High School

Summary:

Oswego East High School is a public high school serving 2,836 students in grades 9-12 in Oswego, Illinois, which is part of the Community Unit School District 308. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking of 123 out of 697 and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oswego East High School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 11th-grade students outpacing district and state averages in SAT/English Language Arts (39.4% proficient or better vs. 32.4% and 31.1%, respectively), SAT/Mathematics (30% vs. 25.3% and 26.1%), and ISA/Science (66.4% vs. 59.6% and 53.2%). The school also maintains an impressive 96% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the district and state. While Oswego East outperforms its in-district counterpart, Oswego High School, it lags behind some of the highest-performing nearby schools, such as Neuqua Valley High School and Plainfield East High School.

One area of concern for Oswego East High School is the recent increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.8% in 2019-2020 to 23.8% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (23.98% in 2022-2023) suggests that it may benefit from a more socioeconomically diverse student population, as some nearby schools, such as West Aurora High School (41.44%) and East High School (65.33%), serve a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1525 Harvey Rd
Oswego, IL 60543-8290

(630) 636-2200

District: Cusd 308

SchoolDigger Rank:
123^rd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,749

Feeder schools for Oswego East High School:

Elementary:	Churchill Elementary School
	Grande Park Elementary School
	Homestead Elementary School
	Long Beach Elementary School
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	The Wheatlands Elementary School
	Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
Middle:	Bednarcik Junior High School
	Murphy Junior High School
	Plank Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 2,805

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 24.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oswego East High School ranks better than 82.4% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.24. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Oswego East 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 Student population at Oswego East High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50%), Hispanic (21.2%), Asian (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 24.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oswego East High School is 17.5. (See more...)

Compare Oswego East High School employs 159.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oswego East High School is $14,749.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oswego East High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego East High School 123^rd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Oswego East High School in the ranking list.)

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Cusd 308:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 308 322^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oswego East High School

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Rank History for all students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	57.86	281^st	596	52.9%
2007	47.98	365^th	612	40.4%
2008	54.68	329^th	624	47.3%
2009	63.94	246^th	632	61.1%
2010	53.99	346^th	643	46.2%
2011	61.62	279^th	655	57.4%
2012	62.17	265^th	665	60.2%
2013	69.79	208^th	670	69.0%
2014	67.30	215^th	670	67.9%
2015	84.28	59^th	614	90.4%
2016	55.11	238^th	643	63.0%
2017	79.45	105^th	642	83.6%
2018	79.04	113^th	647	82.5%
2019	77.82	125^th	701	82.2%
2021	82.01	107^th	688	84.4%
2022	84.12	88^th	699	87.4%
2023	81.69	104^th	699	85.1%
2024	78.24	123^rd	697	82.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.38	56^th	154	63.6%
2019	35.39	103^rd	165	37.6%
2021	44.51	80^th	160	50.0%
2022	61.13	62^nd	170	63.5%
2023	48.69	77^th	163	52.8%
2024	73.71	50^th	182	72.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.39	126^th	151	16.6%
2019	43.95	77^th	183	57.9%
2021	80.86	13^th	189	93.1%
2022	71.20	25^th	205	87.8%
2023	41.18	112^th	217	48.4%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.14	125^th	374	66.6%
2019	61.08	93^rd	473	80.3%
2021	49.60	147^th	453	67.5%
2022	65.43	73^rd	493	85.2%
2023	75.99	78^th	476	83.6%
2024	58.81	134^th	482	72.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.85	252^nd	585	56.9%
2019	58.14	216^th	639	66.2%
2021	64.55	143^rd	611	76.6%
2022	53.42	254^th	626	59.4%
2023	74.69	99^th	644	84.6%
2024	57.52	216^th	639	66.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.31	122^nd	620	80.3%
2019	78.20	120^th	665	82.0%
2021	76.47	128^th	639	80.0%
2022	82.98	96^th	658	85.4%
2023	79.14	113^th	656	82.8%
2024	73.66	141^st	664	78.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.02	73^rd	428	82.9%
2024	56.97	110^th	429	74.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.62	115^th	619	81.4%
2019	74.27	136^th	675	79.9%
2021	83.04	90^th	653	86.2%
2022	81.75	92^nd	664	86.1%
2023	81.33	101^st	668	84.9%
2024	78.97	112^th	668	83.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.55	65^th	132	50.8%
2019	67.58	45^th	130	65.4%
2021	52.77	66^th	135	51.1%
2022	53.77	70^th	141	50.4%
2023	55.21	60^th	134	55.2%
2024	44.67	83^rd	137	39.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.91	64^th	253	74.7%
2019	75.44	46^th	299	84.6%
2021	74.45	37^th	281	86.8%
2022	71.61	46^th	294	84.4%
2023	78.07	35^th	301	88.4%
2024	70.20	51^st	299	82.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.93	156^th	291	46.4%
2019	39.67	168^th	317	47.0%
2021	40.04	170^th	317	46.4%
2022	66.58	80^th	335	76.1%
2023	54.20	119^th	333	64.3%
2024	49.65	136^th	336	59.5%

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Rank History for White students at Oswego East High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.09	101^st	548	81.6%
2019	76.04	115^th	552	79.2%
2021	81.59	86^th	553	84.4%
2022	84.30	72^nd	560	87.1%
2023	80.73	81^st	557	85.5%
2024	71.85	126^th	554	77.3%

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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

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

67%

33%

Reviews:

by a student
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

This is a very trashy school. The students are so mean, the teachers care somewhat, and the classrooms are full of trash. The district is doing budget cuts to things we love dearly. The students are disrespectful, rude, bitchy, etc. Some education is fine. The school has rats it's that disgusting! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

This school is heading in good direction as i can see lot difference in many ways from where it was 5-6 years ago.Now its time for school management and kids to keep up the good work obvious results will follow U! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

great school, great kids, great staff Close Quote

Enrollment information for Oswego East High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	551	97	61	194	9	n/a	n/a	2	914
2006	801	159	90	268	8	n/a	n/a	21	1347
2007	1125	243	111	409	7	n/a	n/a	38	1933
2008	1137	266	113	451	6	n/a	n/a	37	2010
2009	1163	297	118	482	6	n/a	n/a	59	2125
2010	1142	311	137	500	3	n/a	n/a	64	2157
2011	1106	285	132	493	4	0	54	0	2074
2012	1066	273	139	460	3	0	63	0	2004
2013	1076	265	158	462	2	1	71	0	2035
2014	1137	292	165	448	1	2	86	0	2131
2015	1195	304	198	427	11	9	137	0	2281
2016	1382	307	225	409	17	2	122	0	2464
2017	1440	332	238	421	17	1	129	0	2578
2018	1441	323	278	428	4	1	141	0	2616
2019	1500	295	313	440	6	3	160	0	2717
2020	1468	286	325	502	6	3	154	0	2744
2021	1511	333	346	560	8	2	132	0	2892
2022	1508	328	339	596	5	2	129	0	2907
2023	1450	315	321	611	3	0	125	11	2836
2024	1403	335	340	596	5	0	116	10	2805

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 Oswego East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	914	42.1	21.7	7.9
2006	1347	76.2	17.7	10.9
2007	1933	107.0	18.1	14.3
2008	2010	111.0	18.1	20.9
2009	2125	126.0	16.9	23
2010	2157	130.1	16.5	26.6
2011	2074	124.2	16.6	29.6
2012	2004	122.0	16.4	27
2013	2035	158.5	12.8	30.5
2014	2131	123.8	17.2	27.9
2015	2281	129.0	17.6	26.1
2016	2464	153.0	16.1	19.7
2017	2578	160.1	16.0	17.8
2018	2616	157.9	16.5	21.8
2019	2717	159.1	17.0	22.3
2020	2744	166.2	16.5	18.8
2021	2892	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2907	167.6	17.3	19.2
2023	2836	170.8	16.6	24
2024	2805	159.5	17.5	24.9

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 Oswego East High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	914	42.1	21.7	7.9
2006	1347	76.2	17.7	10.9
2007	1933	107.0	18.1	14.3
2008	2010	111.0	18.1	20.9
2009	2125	126.0	16.9	23
2010	2157	130.1	16.5	26.6
2011	2074	124.2	16.6	29.6
2012	2004	122.0	16.4	27
2013	2035	158.5	12.8	30.5
2014	2131	123.8	17.2	27.9
2015	2281	129.0	17.6	26.1
2016	2464	153.0	16.1	19.7
2017	2578	160.1	16.0	17.8
2018	2616	157.9	16.5	21.8
2019	2717	159.1	17.0	22.3
2020	2744	166.2	16.5	18.8
2021	2892	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2907	167.6	17.3	19.2
2023	2836	170.8	16.6	24
2024	2805	159.5	17.5	24.9

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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