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Hinsdale Central High School
A+

Hinsdale Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5500 S Grant St, Hinsdale, IL 60521 · (630) 570-8000 · Part of Hinsdale Township High School District 86

Downers Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Illinois school districts

Directions
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Students
2,445
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hinsdale Central High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 41 pts above the state

On the path

Where Downers Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hinsdale Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency71%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5500 S Grant St, Hinsdale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9608
Grade 10606
Grade 11596
Grade 12635
Enrollment over time
2,613’20
2,544’21
2,472’22
2,436’23
2,445’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Asian 21%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hinsdale Central High School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Hinsdale Township High School District 86

The district →
Hinsdale South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Darien
A
1,370 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; Downers Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.