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West Leyden High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1000 N Wolf Rd, Northlake, IL 60164 · (847) 451-3154 · Part of Leyden Community High School District 212

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,687
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Leyden High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Mannheim Middle Schoolin Melrose Park
9–12West Leyden High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

1000 N Wolf Rd, Northlake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9382
Grade 10402
Grade 11427
Grade 12476
Enrollment over time
1,764’20
1,768’21
1,803’22
1,770’23
1,687’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 9%Asian 2%Black 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Leyden High School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Leyden Community High School District 212

The district →
East Leyden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin Park
B−
1,840 students15:1

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; Leyden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.