American State Bank · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Berwyn’s public schools score below 78% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
12% of students in Berwyn’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Berwyn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Berwyn’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1461 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berwyn’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 spends $19,103 per student and Berwyn South School District 100 $21,822, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Berwyn’s grade
C−: better than 22% of Illinois school districts, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Berwyn, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Berwyn · depends on your address
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freedom Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 504 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Berwyn · depends on your address
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freedom Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 504 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Berwyn · depends on your address
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 793 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Freedom Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 504 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Heritage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 447 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Berwyn · depends on your address
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,374 students · 15:1 students per teacher
J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
Grades 9 · 941 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Cicero
10th grade in Berwyn · depends on your address
J Sterling Morton East High Sch
Grades 10–12 · 3,394 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Cicero
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,374 students · 15:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Berwyn
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Berwyn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Berwyn’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Berwyn | C− | Berwyn South School District 100 PK–8 · Berwyn North School District 98 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Berwyn Township | — | Berwyn South School District 100 PK–8 · Berwyn North School District 98 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Cicero | D | Cicero School District 99 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| North Riverside | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Riverside | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 with Berwyn for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Berwyn
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Berwyn’s schools
Are Berwyn’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Berwyn children attend score below 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Berwyn in?
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,709 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Berwyn kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: J Sterling Morton East High Sch and J Sterling Morton West High Sch.
What is Berwyn’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Berwyn spend per student?
$19,103 in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, $21,822 in Berwyn South School District 100 and $21,470 in Berwyn North School District 98 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Berwyn families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.