East St Louis Senior High School

4901 State St, East St. Louis IL, 62205 | East St. Louis School District 189 | 618-646-3700
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1235
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 3% 91% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
11%East St. Louis
33%Illinois

East St Louis Senior High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "East St. Louis School District 189" in East St. Louis, IL. There are a total of 1,235 students and 65 teachers at East St Louis Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

East St Louis Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 3.0%, which is 91% lower than the Illinois average.

East St Louis Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1235
Teachers65
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment183
Taking some courses169
Taking some courses (not tests)13
Passing some courses<=2
Passing no courses167

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At East St Louis Senior High School, there are a total of 183 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 169 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All1%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School<= 5%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All5%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School<= 5%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

East St Louis Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 0.3% 0.3% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 99.3% 98.4% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3% 1.0% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.1% 0.2% 3.0% 3.1%

East St. Louis demographics profile

StatisticEast St. LouisIllinoisNational
Population26,35912,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,89422891
Median age40.637.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)29%55%55%
Speak English98%77%79%
Speak Spanish1%13%13%

Education level achieved in East St. Louis

IndexEast St. LouisIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade78.1%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school76.6%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college43.8%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree17.3%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors9.8%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters4.7%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.3%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The East St Louis Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.