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J Sterling Morton East High Sch
C−

J Sterling Morton East High Sch

PublicHighGrades 10–12

2423 S Austin Blvd, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 780-4000 · Part of J. Sterling Morton High School District 201

Cicero’s School Grade D better than 11% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
3,394
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about J Sterling Morton East High Sch

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state

On the path

Where Cicero kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8Unity Jr High School1,919 students
10–12J Sterling Morton East High SchYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2423 S Austin Blvd, Cicero

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 101,035
Grade 111,144
Grade 121,215
Enrollment over time
3,481’20
3,362’21
3,445’22
3,474’23
3,394’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%White 1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J Sterling Morton East High Sch from Cicero families.

Other schools in J. Sterling Morton High School District 201

The district →
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Berwyn
C
3,374 students15:1
J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr
Secondary · Grades 9 · Cicero
941 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Cicero’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.