Is West Chicago Community High School a good school?

West Chicago Community High School ranks 374 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Chicago Community High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,076 students attended West Chicago Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Chicago Community High School?

Students at West Chicago Community High School are 58% Hispanic, 32% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into West Chicago Community High School?

West Chicago Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Currier Elementary School Elementary : Evergreen Elementary School Elementary : Gary Elementary School Elementary : Indian Knoll Elementary School Elementary : Pioneer Elementary School Elementary : Turner Elementary School Elementary : Wegner Elementary School Elementary : Winfield Primary School Middle : Benjamin Middle School Middle : Leman Middle School Middle : Winfield Central School

West Chicago Community High School

Summary:

West Chicago Community High School is a public high school serving 2,076 students in grades 9-12 in West Chicago, Illinois, which is part of the Chsd 94 school district.

While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,274 and a low student-teacher ratio of 15:1, it has consistently underperformed compared to nearby schools like Geneva Community High School and Wheaton North High School on academic metrics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, and 19.3% were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. Additionally, West Chicago Community High School has lower graduation rates (86.7%) and higher dropout rates (2.5%) than nearby schools.

The school's diverse student population, with 40.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is another key differentiating factor. While the school ranks highly for its African American and White student populations, it performs much lower for its Asian and Hispanic student populations. These challenges, along with the school's higher chronic absenteeism rate of 28.8%, suggest that West Chicago Community High School may have room for improvement in supporting student success and outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

326 Joliet St
West Chicago, IL 60185-3142

(630) 876-6200

District: Chsd 94

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,014

Feeder schools for West Chicago Community High School:

Elementary:	Currier Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Gary Elementary School
	Indian Knoll Elementary School
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	Pioneer Elementary School
	Turner Elementary School
	Wegner Elementary School
	Winfield Primary School
Middle:	Benjamin Middle School
	Leman Middle School
	Winfield Central School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 2,076

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.0%

White:

32.4%

Asian:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Chicago Community High School ranks worse than 53.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.77. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Chicago Community 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 West Chicago Community High School is $19,014.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Chicago Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Chicago Community High School 374^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See West Chicago Community High School in the ranking list.)

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Chsd 94:

SchoolDigger ranks Chsd 94 550^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Chicago Community High School

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Rank History for all students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	58.69	266^th	586	54.6%
2004	72.16	152^nd	592	74.3%
2005	55.15	303^rd	590	48.6%
2006	66.09	205^th	596	65.6%
2007	56.86	295^th	612	51.8%
2008	45.66	396^th	624	36.5%
2009	53.46	333^rd	632	47.3%
2010	48.00	399^th	643	37.9%
2011	44.99	406^th	655	38.0%
2012	40.79	458^th	665	31.1%
2013	46.40	402^nd	670	40.0%
2014	44.14	419^th	670	37.5%
2015	56.33	226^th	614	63.2%
2016	38.35	405^th	643	37.0%
2017	60.62	237^th	642	63.1%
2018	48.04	333^rd	647	48.5%
2019	51.05	322^nd	701	54.1%
2021	44.45	346^th	688	49.7%
2022	53.87	306^th	699	56.2%
2023	55.86	268^th	699	61.7%
2024	42.77	374^th	697	46.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.40	85^th	154	44.8%
2019	53.55	71^st	165	57.0%
2021	34.78	97^th	160	39.4%
2022	54.12	74^th	170	56.5%
2023	68.04	50^th	163	69.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.69	78^th	151	48.3%
2019	33.54	118^th	183	35.5%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	38.88	118^th	205	42.4%
2023	46.90	88^th	217	59.4%
2024	30.99	155^th	248	37.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.14	166^th	374	55.6%
2019	49.57	144^th	473	69.6%
2021	43.91	182^nd	453	59.8%
2022	46.32	170^th	493	65.5%
2023	59.49	132^nd	476	72.3%
2024	35.38	253^rd	482	47.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.54	329^th	585	43.8%
2019	41.57	370^th	639	42.1%
2021	31.71	425^th	611	30.4%
2022	53.93	250^th	626	60.1%
2023	53.78	254^th	644	60.6%
2024	33.85	407^th	639	36.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.89	8^th	104	92.3%
2024	67.38	25^th	125	80.0%

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Rank History for Female students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.00	309^th	620	50.2%
2019	45.68	360^th	665	45.9%
2021	36.44	389^th	639	39.1%
2022	51.64	302^nd	658	54.1%
2023	47.71	335^th	656	48.9%
2024	39.00	377^th	664	43.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.14	298^th	428	30.4%
2024	30.65	248^th	429	42.2%

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Rank History for Male students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.27	342^nd	619	44.7%
2019	55.02	265^th	675	60.7%
2021	50.38	287^th	653	56.0%
2022	53.97	280^th	664	57.8%
2023	61.00	217^th	668	67.5%
2024	44.98	329^th	668	50.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.51	102^nd	132	22.7%
2019	26.92	99^th	130	23.8%
2021	54.14	63^rd	135	53.3%
2022	43.68	90^th	141	36.2%
2023	42.53	87^th	134	35.1%
2024	28.26	100^th	137	27.0%

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Rank History for African American students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	77.14	33^rd	281	88.3%
2022	34.40	172^nd	294	41.5%
2024	45.46	118^th	299	60.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.76	212^th	291	27.1%
2019	35.24	192^nd	317	39.4%
2021	24.65	248^th	317	21.8%
2022	43.80	177^th	335	47.2%
2023	42.00	174^th	333	47.7%
2024	29.13	235^th	336	30.1%

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Rank History for White students at West Chicago Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.57	77^th	548	85.9%
2019	84.71	70^th	552	87.3%
2021	81.45	88^th	553	84.1%
2022	92.65	39^th	560	93.0%
2023	85.34	60^th	557	89.2%
2024	87.72	69^th	554	87.5%

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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: 3.3)

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Reviews:

by a student
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

The people who are saying this school is in the slums is only scared of diversity. Community high school now has a 1:1 technology program where every student is given a chromebook to incorporate technology into the classroom. The teachers are excellent, and there is a great selection of classes and extra curriculars. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Honestly, this school gets a bad reputation for no real reason. Coming from the high-end middle school that feeds into this high school, I initially thought this school would be a piece of crap given the smaller houses and apartments around it. I've found that the comunity is actually not ghetto. Now, as a junior, this school is a lot better than people let on. The higher levels teachers are great and push students to work hard. I can't speak for the lower level classes, but in the higher level classes, the courses seem more or just as challenging than other surrounding schools. The school is clean and well put together. The athletics are not the greatest, and there are a large number of lower-class students who simply don't try, but there are also a lot of really down-to-earth, hardworking students. As for the gangs, they aren't an issue whatsoever. Surrounding high schools have more fights and gang-issues than this one. Fights are pretty rare here. Honestly, the nicest thing about this school is that it is less catty, cliquey, and drama-prone than other high schools in the conference. It probably gets a low rating due to so many of the kids blowing off state-testing or not being able to read english very well since the majority here are hispanic. I definitely do not believe this school should get one or two stars. The academic opportunities here are better than one may expect. Most teachers have their masters and some are doctors. The kids who take full advantage are getting a very quality education! Close Quote

by a student
Monday, March 30, 2009

This school is in the slums and it shows when you walk in. It is horribly outdated the media center is full of old materials and the overall quality of this school is horrendous I recommend you use any chance you have to avaoid sendind your children to this gang filled school. STAY AWAY!! Close Quote

Enrollment information for West Chicago Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1127	22	21	235	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1405
1989	1085	30	20	226	2	n/a	n/a	0	1363
1990	1063	32	26	274	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1395
1991	1040	30	39	314	2	n/a	n/a	0	1425
1992	1077	23	37	327	1	n/a	n/a	0	1465
1993	1117	25	39	385	5	n/a	n/a	0	1571
1994	1156	27	41	373	0	n/a	n/a	0	1597
1995	1242	31	45	440	3	n/a	n/a	0	1761
1996	1242	31	45	440	3	n/a	n/a	0	1761
1997	1221	26	41	433	6	n/a	n/a	0	1727
1998	1188	23	40	447	6	n/a	n/a	0	1704
1999	1188	21	39	485	7	n/a	n/a	0	1740
2000	1210	19	38	549	5	n/a	n/a	0	1821
2001	1259	16	30	651	9	n/a	n/a	0	1965
2002	1306	21	32	752	11	n/a	n/a	0	2122
2003	1306	21	32	752	11	n/a	n/a	0	2122
2004	1290	22	38	786	10	n/a	n/a	0	2146
2005	1217	27	45	802	8	n/a	n/a	47	2146
2006	1151	50	63	706	10	n/a	n/a	152	2132
2007	1130	46	58	853	6	n/a	n/a	68	2161
2008	1049	46	65	894	4	n/a	n/a	72	2130
2009	1035	40	56	942	5	n/a	n/a	60	2138
2010	947	49	72	967	4	n/a	n/a	47	2086
2011	935	55	76	1007	2	0	67	0	2142
2012	923	53	71	1041	6	0	58	0	2152
2013	875	45	80	1038	3	0	52	0	2093
2014	764	50	76	1018	5	0	51	0	1964
2015	684	45	88	1037	5	2	69	0	1930
2016	630	41	87	1142	2	2	71	0	1975
2017	611	32	97	1212	4	1	78	0	2035
2018	563	40	96	1278	2	1	71	0	2051
2019	515	38	77	1305	2	1	69	0	2007
2020	452	44	77	1307	3	1	68	0	1952
2021	467	47	76	1389	3	1	72	0	2055
2022	426	53	73	1432	2	0	60	0	2046
2023	672	60	79	1204	7	1	53	0	2076

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 West Chicago Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1405	74.0	18.9	n/a
1989	1363	71.9	18.9	n/a
1990	1395	73.1	19.0	n/a
1991	1425	74.4	19.1	n/a
1992	1465	76.4	19.1	n/a
1993	1571	83.5	18.8	n/a
1994	1597	86.6	18.4	n/a
1995	1761	94.3	18.7	n/a
1996	1761	94.3	18.7	n/a
1997	1727	100.0	17.3	n/a
1998	1704	107.3	15.9	n/a
1999	1740	108.0	16.1	n/a
2000	1821	106.7	17.1	n/a
2001	1965	120.7	16.3	n/a
2002	2122	131.0	16.2	0
2003	2122	131.0	16.2	0
2004	2146	125.4	17.1	0
2005	2146	124.2	17.3	0
2006	2132	128.4	16.6	0
2007	2161	119.0	18.2	0
2008	2130	94.0	22.7	0
2009	2138	116.6	18.3	0
2010	2086	121.6	17.1	0
2011	2142	120.6	17.7	0
2012	2152	121.2	17.7	26.3
2013	2093	n/a	n/a	29
2014	1964	n/a	n/a	21.1
2015	1930	121.0	15.9	46.5
2016	1975	118.0	16.7	47.7
2017	2035	121.3	16.7	47.5
2018	2051	123.6	16.5	30.1
2019	2007	125.0	16.0	36
2020	1952	125.9	15.5	33.6
2021	2055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2046	129.0	15.8	40.2
2023	2076	138.0	15.0	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 West Chicago Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1405	74.0	18.9	n/a
1989	1363	71.9	18.9	n/a
1990	1395	73.1	19.0	n/a
1991	1425	74.4	19.1	n/a
1992	1465	76.4	19.1	n/a
1993	1571	83.5	18.8	n/a
1994	1597	86.6	18.4	n/a
1995	1761	94.3	18.7	n/a
1996	1761	94.3	18.7	n/a
1997	1727	100.0	17.3	n/a
1998	1704	107.3	15.9	n/a
1999	1740	108.0	16.1	n/a
2000	1821	106.7	17.1	n/a
2001	1965	120.7	16.3	n/a
2002	2122	131.0	16.2	0
2003	2122	131.0	16.2	0
2004	2146	125.4	17.1	0
2005	2146	124.2	17.3	0
2006	2132	128.4	16.6	0
2007	2161	119.0	18.2	0
2008	2130	94.0	22.7	0
2009	2138	116.6	18.3	0
2010	2086	121.6	17.1	0
2011	2142	120.6	17.7	0
2012	2152	121.2	17.7	26.3
2013	2093	n/a	n/a	29
2014	1964	n/a	n/a	21.1
2015	1930	121.0	15.9	46.5
2016	1975	118.0	16.7	47.7
2017	2035	121.3	16.7	47.5
2018	2051	123.6	16.5	30.1
2019	2007	125.0	16.0	36
2020	1952	125.9	15.5	33.6
2021	2055	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2046	129.0	15.8	40.2
2023	2076	138.0	15.0	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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