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Schools in Leyden Township · Leyden Community High School District 212, Mannheim School District 83

Leyden Township’s public schools score below 77% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Leyden Township’s districts is 13%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Leyden Township, 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.

#618of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.8K
▲ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Leyden Community High School District 212
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
25
5,865 students on the public path
In brief

Leyden Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1453 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leyden Township’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Leyden Community High School District 212 spends $27,779 per student and Mannheim School District 83 $26,191, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Mary, Seat of Wisdom School (private) and St. John Vianney School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Leyden Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Illinois school districts, #618 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1453)Better than 15%
Towns in Cook County (28)Better than 21%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,986 test results and a graduating class of 908 could put Leyden Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Leyden Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,529 in math, 2,444 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leyden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Mannheim Middle SchoolMannheim School District 83C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Leyden Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mannheim School District 83). From grade 9, students attend the Leyden Community High School District 212, shared with Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove, Rosemont and Schiller Park. Parts of Leyden Township (15%, 11%, 10%, 8%, 7%, 7%, 5%, 4% and 3% of its land) are served by Schiller Park School District 81, Franklin Park School District 84, Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401, Rhodes School District 84-5, River Grove School District 85-5, Rosemont Elementary School District 78, Berkeley School District 87, Maine Township High School District 207 and Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Leyden Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Leyden Community High School District 212Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,527 students · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,779IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Mannheim School District 83Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,338 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,191IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Leyden Community High School District 21217%
State average 29.9% · 889 students tested
Math · 9–12, Leyden Community High School District 21215%
State average 25.8% · 755 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Mannheim School District 8321%
State average 29.9% · 1555 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mannheim School District 8311%
State average 25.8% · 774 students tested

Leyden Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Leyden Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leyden TownshipC−Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
RosemontB+Rosemont Elementary School District 78 PK–8 · Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
Schiller ParkCSchiller Park School District 81 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
Franklin ParkC+Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12
NorridgeA−Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12
MaineA−Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8
ProvisoCProviso Township High School District 209
Park RidgeAPark Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12
Des PlainesA−Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12
Elmwood ParkB−Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401
YorkB+SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
AddisonC+Addison School District 4 PK–8 · Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12
Norwood ParkA−Norridge School District 80 PK–8 · Union Ridge School District 86 PK–8 · Ridgewood Community High School District 234 9–12

3 of the 13 neighbors share Leyden Community High School District 212 with Leyden Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leyden Township

25 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).

District schools in Leyden Townshipby address
Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · NorthLake
157 students16:1Rate it →
Roy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northlake
C
545 students12:1Rate it →
Westdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northlake
C+
483 students11:1Rate it →
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose Park
C+
385 students10:1Rate it →
Mannheim Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose Park
C+
768 students10:1Rate it →
East Leyden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Franklin Park
B−
1,840 students15:1Rate it →
West Leyden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Northlake
C
1,687 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Leyden Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Whittier Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northlake
368 students12:1Rate it →
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elmwood Park
C+
567 students13:1Rate it →
Elmwood Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elmwood Park
B
1,015 students14:1Rate it →
John Mills Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elmwood Park
C
711 students14:1Rate it →
Elm Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elmwood Park
B−
615 students13:1Rate it →
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B+
199 students11:1Rate it →
Hester Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Franklin Park
B
426 students13:1Rate it →
Dan H Pietrini Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B−
242 students11:1Rate it →
Passow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B+
387 students11:1Rate it →
Pennoyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Norridge
B+
419 students12:1Rate it →
Rhodes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · River Grove
C+
499 students7:1Rate it →
River Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · River Grove
B−
722 students14:1Rate it →
Rosemont Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rosemont
B+
221 students8:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Schiller Park
B−
474 students14:1Rate it →
John F Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Schiller Park
B−
603 students11:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Schiller Park
B−
267 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Mary, Seat of Wisdom School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Park Ridge
Private · Catholic
529 students13:1Rate it →
St. John Vianney School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northlake
Private · Catholic
183 students20:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Des Plaines Valley Region, Phoenix Academy and Enger School).

Questions about Leyden Township’s schools

Are Leyden Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leyden Township children attend score below 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #618 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leyden Township in?

Two districts: Mannheim School District 83 runs grades PK–8, and Leyden Community High School District 212 runs grades 9–12, shared with Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove, Rosemont and Schiller Park.

Where do Leyden Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East Leyden High School and West Leyden High School.

What is Leyden Township’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Leyden Community High School District 212 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Leyden Township spend per student?

$27,779 in Leyden Community High School District 212 and $26,191 in Mannheim School District 83 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Leyden Township?

Yes: Mary, Seat of Wisdom School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 529 students) and St. John Vianney School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 183 students).

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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.