John Hersey High School

1900 E Thomas St, Arlington Heights IL, 60004 | Prospect Heights School District 23 | 847-718-4800
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1864
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 65% 96% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
48%Arlington Heights
33%Illinois

John Hersey High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Prospect Heights School District 23" in Arlington Heights, IL. There are a total of 1,864 students and 114 teachers at John Hersey High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

John Hersey High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 65.0%, which is 96% higher than the Illinois average.

John Hersey High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1864
Teachers114
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment1,039
Taking some courses871
Taking some courses (not tests)164
Passing some courses746
Passing no courses116

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 John Hersey High School, there are a total of 1,039 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 871 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All65%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65%

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.

John Hersey High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 75.2% 73.0% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.0% 0.8% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 8.0% 8.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.4% 14.6% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.8% 1.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 2.3% 3.0% 3.1%

Arlington Heights demographics profile

StatisticArlington HeightsIllinoisNational
Population75,07112,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,52122891
Median age43.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English72%77%79%
Speak Spanish6%13%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington Heights

IndexArlington HeightsIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade95.4%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school94.8%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college78.6%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree60.7%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors54.1%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters20.5%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.2%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The John Hersey High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.