East High School

500 Tomcat Ln, Aurora IL, 60505 | Aurora East Unit School District 131 | 630-299-8000
  • grades 9-12
  • students 3904
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 15% 56% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 72 in Aurora
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
29%Aurora
33%Illinois

East High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Aurora East Unit School District 131" in Aurora, IL. There are a total of 3,904 students and 221 teachers at East High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

East High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 14.5%, which is 56% lower than the Illinois average.

East High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students3904
Teachers221
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment1,297
Taking some courses311
Taking some courses (not tests)981
Passing some courses298
Passing no courses4

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 High School, there are a total of 1,297 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 311 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School14%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All15%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School15%

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 High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 4.5% 3.6% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 10.0% 8.2% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.6% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 84.0% 85.7% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 1.4% 3.0% 3.1%

Aurora demographics profile

StatisticAuroraIllinoisNational
Population199,32612,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,43322891
Median age34.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)54%55%55%
Speak English55%77%79%
Speak Spanish35%13%13%

Education level achieved in Aurora

IndexAuroraIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade74.8%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school72.7%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college56.1%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree38.2%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors31.1%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters11.2%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.3%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The East High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.