Is Lockport Township High School East a good school?

Lockport Township High School East ranks 104 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lockport Township High School East?

In the 2023-24 school year, 3,817 students attended Lockport Township High School East.

What is the racial makeup of Lockport Township High School East?

Students at Lockport Township High School East are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Lockport Township High School East?

Lockport Township High School East is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chaney-Monge School Elementary : Fairmont School Elementary : Goodings Grove School Elementary : Ludwig Elementary School Elementary : Luther J Schilling School Elementary : Milne Grove Elementary School Elementary : Reed Elementary School Elementary : Richland Elementary School Elementary : Taft Grade School Elementary : Walsh Elementary School Elementary : William E Young School Elementary : William J Butler School Middle : Hadley Middle School Middle : Homer Junior High School Middle : Kelvin Grove Junior High School Middle : Oak Prairie Junior High School

Lockport Township High School East

Summary:

Lockport Township High School East is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,872 students in Lockport, Illinois. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, outperforming many nearby schools in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student engagement.

Lockport Township High School East has maintained a consistently high level of academic performance, ranking 104th out of 697 schools in Illinois for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is impressive, with 38.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 37% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 92.5% to 93.3% over the past five years, well above the state average. Lockport Township High School East also ranks highly for the performance of male students, African American students, and White students, indicating a strong focus on equity and providing opportunities for all students to succeed.

While Lockport Township High School East's chronic absenteeism rate has increased in recent years, reaching 20.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, it remains lower than the nearby Joliet West High School (45.2%) and Joliet Central High School (57.3%), both part of the Joliet Township HSD 204 district. This comparison highlights Lockport Township High School East's strong performance relative to nearby schools, which is a testament to the school's commitment to student success and the robust educational environment it provides.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1333 E 7th St
Lockport, IL 60441-3823

(815) 588-8300

District: Lockport Township HSD 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
104^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,116

Feeder schools for Lockport Township High School East:

Elementary:	Chaney-Monge School
	Fairmont School
	Goodings Grove School
	Ludwig Elementary School
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	Luther J Schilling School
	Milne Grove Elementary School
	Reed Elementary School
	Richland Elementary School
	Taft Grade School
	Walsh Elementary School
	William E Young School
	William J Butler School
Middle:	Hadley Middle School
	Homer Junior High School
	Kelvin Grove Junior High School
	Oak Prairie Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.8

Number of students: 3,817

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lockport Township High School East ranks better than 85.1% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.64. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lockport Township High School East 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 Racial makeup is: White (66.6%), Hispanic (22.5%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lockport Township High School East is 16.8. (See more...)

Compare Lockport Township High School East employs 227 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lockport Township High School East is $18,116.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lockport Township High School East:

SchoolDigger ranks Lockport Township High School East 104^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Lockport Township High School East in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lockport Township HSD 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Lockport Township HSD 205 123^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lockport Township High School East

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Rank History for all students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	75.04	132^nd	586	77.5%
2004	70.94	163^rd	592	72.5%
2005	74.75	133^rd	590	77.5%
2006	74.49	135^th	596	77.3%
2007	75.46	141^st	612	77.0%
2008	76.21	132^nd	624	78.8%
2009	79.89	106^th	632	83.2%
2010	77.67	123^rd	643	80.9%
2011	79.54	114^th	655	82.6%
2012	79.13	121^st	665	81.8%
2013	74.19	166^th	670	75.2%
2014	82.04	115^th	670	82.8%
2015	80.28	81^st	614	86.8%
2016	75.17	83^rd	643	87.1%
2017	80.13	102^nd	642	84.1%
2018	81.77	99^th	647	84.7%
2019	80.40	109^th	701	84.5%
2021	79.85	114^th	688	83.4%
2022	77.64	125^th	699	82.1%
2023	78.74	121^st	699	82.7%
2024	82.64	104^th	697	85.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.50	86^th	154	44.2%
2019	66.44	53^rd	165	67.9%
2021	64.24	49^th	160	69.4%
2022	53.37	76^th	170	55.3%
2023	34.59	100^th	163	38.7%
2024	63.71	58^th	182	68.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.57	7^th	151	95.4%
2019	43.19	82^nd	183	55.2%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	77.86	14^th	205	93.2%
2023	63.82	45^th	217	79.3%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.91	96^th	374	74.3%
2019	36.05	250^th	473	47.1%
2021	60.43	106^th	453	76.6%
2022	45.04	183^rd	493	62.9%
2023	64.24	119^th	476	75.0%
2024	52.45	156^th	482	67.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.47	166^th	585	71.6%
2019	65.26	156^th	639	75.6%
2021	49.98	250^th	611	59.1%
2022	63.21	173^rd	626	72.4%
2023	67.78	139^th	644	78.4%
2024	60.42	192^nd	639	70.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.55	94^th	620	84.8%
2019	78.37	118^th	665	82.3%
2021	79.39	115^th	639	82.0%
2022	76.57	133^rd	658	79.8%
2023	78.74	114^th	656	82.6%
2024	76.39	127^th	664	80.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	60.62	105^th	428	75.5%
2024	54.28	116^th	429	73.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.75	108^th	619	82.6%
2019	79.43	106^th	675	84.3%
2021	76.06	117^th	653	82.1%
2022	75.81	121^st	664	81.8%
2023	75.48	126^th	668	81.1%
2024	85.37	83^rd	668	87.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.91	86^th	132	34.8%
2019	72.30	36^th	130	72.3%
2021	69.64	44^th	135	67.4%
2022	45.38	85^th	141	39.7%
2023	64.99	52^nd	134	61.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.45	88^th	253	65.2%
2019	52.52	104^th	299	65.2%
2021	60.05	65^th	281	76.9%
2022	52.19	101^st	294	65.6%
2023	43.58	134^th	301	55.5%
2024	62.71	64^th	299	78.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.53	62^nd	291	78.7%
2019	64.64	79^th	317	75.1%
2021	61.53	86^th	317	72.9%
2022	62.38	89^th	335	73.4%
2023	63.34	83^rd	333	75.1%
2024	53.35	118^th	336	64.9%

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Rank History for White students at Lockport Township High School East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.22	90^th	548	83.6%
2019	76.33	112^th	552	79.7%
2021	72.18	125^th	553	77.4%
2022	72.58	123^rd	560	78.0%
2023	73.76	116^th	557	79.2%
2024	81.86	88^th	554	84.1%

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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: 2.7)

33%

Reviews:

by a student
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Not only is the school overcrowded, but their supposed difficult classes are not even that challenging Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wonderful class selection offered. There are numerous clubs and sports. The teachers are fantastic and go out of their way to help the students! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lockport Township High School East

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	998	91	21	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1127
1989	946	76	13	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1990	872	80	5	29	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	986
1991	926	90	9	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	1058
1992	948	69	14	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	1066
1993	866	71	18	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	993
1994	891	81	24	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	1037
1995	2310	153	58	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	2604
1996	2310	153	58	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	2604
1997	2336	144	59	95	4	n/a	n/a	0	2638
1998	2356	131	60	101	4	n/a	n/a	0	2652
1999	2381	134	47	120	4	n/a	n/a	0	2686
2000	2480	134	44	129	5	n/a	n/a	0	2792
2001	2606	148	44	141	6	n/a	n/a	0	2945
2002	2777	158	38	193	14	n/a	n/a	0	3180
2003	2777	158	38	193	14	n/a	n/a	0	3180
2004	2832	168	41	236	20	n/a	n/a	0	3297
2005	2925	197	38	304	29	n/a	n/a	9	3502
2006	3037	223	42	352	30	n/a	n/a	44	3728
2007	3049	232	50	371	27	n/a	n/a	72	3801
2008	3048	237	55	418	30	n/a	n/a	91	3879
2009	3032	272	62	428	27	n/a	n/a	123	3944
2010	2936	246	68	451	26	n/a	n/a	121	3848
2011	2810	236	68	573	15	2	53	0	3757
2012	2785	228	62	564	11	2	42	0	3694
2013	2721	212	56	554	15	1	54	0	3613
2014	2736	206	45	548	7	0	53	0	3595
2015	2706	210	41	567	7	1	64	0	3596
2016	2647	219	54	592	10	1	69	0	3592
2017	2686	227	60	655	10	1	72	0	3711
2018	2653	218	69	668	11	1	86	0	3706
2019	2657	210	78	716	10	3	83	0	3757
2020	2707	188	84	758	8	2	89	0	3836
2021	2784	195	80	762	4	3	96	0	3924
2022	2672	188	70	782	3	2	101	0	3818
2023	2648	201	64	843	3	2	111	0	3872
2024	2544	218	72	857	1	2	123	0	3817

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 Lockport Township High School East

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1127	54.0	20.8	n/a
1989	1063	51.4	20.6	n/a
1990	986	53.4	18.4	n/a
1991	1058	55.0	19.2	n/a
1992	1066	59.0	18.0	n/a
1993	993	52.4	19.0	n/a
1994	1037	56.0	18.5	n/a
1995	2604	129.0	20.2	n/a
1996	2604	129.0	20.2	n/a
1997	2638	130.7	20.2	n/a
1998	2652	136.5	19.4	n/a
1999	2686	141.8	18.9	n/a
2000	2792	149.1	18.7	n/a
2001	2945	153.0	19.2	n/a
2002	3180	116.2	27.4	n/a
2003	3180	116.2	27.4	n/a
2004	3297	174.4	18.9	n/a
2005	3502	179.0	19.6	n/a
2006	3728	193.1	19.3	n/a
2007	3801	189.0	20.1	n/a
2008	3879	166.0	23.4	0
2009	3944	190.7	20.7	0
2010	3848	197.1	19.5	0
2011	3757	200.1	18.7	0
2012	3694	199.1	18.5	11.2
2013	3613	207.8	17.3	18
2014	3595	197.3	18.2	16
2015	3596	197.0	18.2	22
2016	3592	201.0	17.8	21.2
2017	3711	198.6	18.6	17.2
2018	3706	199.2	18.5	17.6
2019	3757	198.1	18.9	15.9
2020	3836	205.0	18.7	16
2021	3924	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	3818	216.5	17.6	17.1
2023	3872	225.2	17.1	n/a
2024	3817	227.0	16.8	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 Lockport Township High School East

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1127	54.0	20.8	n/a
1989	1063	51.4	20.6	n/a
1990	986	53.4	18.4	n/a
1991	1058	55.0	19.2	n/a
1992	1066	59.0	18.0	n/a
1993	993	52.4	19.0	n/a
1994	1037	56.0	18.5	n/a
1995	2604	129.0	20.2	n/a
1996	2604	129.0	20.2	n/a
1997	2638	130.7	20.2	n/a
1998	2652	136.5	19.4	n/a
1999	2686	141.8	18.9	n/a
2000	2792	149.1	18.7	n/a
2001	2945	153.0	19.2	n/a
2002	3180	116.2	27.4	n/a
2003	3180	116.2	27.4	n/a
2004	3297	174.4	18.9	n/a
2005	3502	179.0	19.6	n/a
2006	3728	193.1	19.3	n/a
2007	3801	189.0	20.1	n/a
2008	3879	166.0	23.4	0
2009	3944	190.7	20.7	0
2010	3848	197.1	19.5	0
2011	3757	200.1	18.7	0
2012	3694	199.1	18.5	11.2
2013	3613	207.8	17.3	18
2014	3595	197.3	18.2	16
2015	3596	197.0	18.2	22
2016	3592	201.0	17.8	21.2
2017	3711	198.6	18.6	17.2
2018	3706	199.2	18.5	17.6
2019	3757	198.1	18.9	15.9
2020	3836	205.0	18.7	16
2021	3924	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	3818	216.5	17.6	17.1
2023	3872	225.2	17.1	n/a
2024	3817	227.0	16.8	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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