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Carl Sandburg High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

13300 S La Grange Rd, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 671-3100 · Part of Consolidated High School District 230

Palos Township’s School Grade A better than 91% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
2,840
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Carl Sandburg High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Carl Sandburg High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

13300 S La Grange Rd, Orland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9615
Grade 10731
Grade 11708
Grade 12786
Enrollment over time
2,855’20
2,954’21
2,894’22
2,906’23
2,840’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 15%Black 7%Asian 6%Two or more races 2%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 Carl Sandburg High School from Palos Township families.

Other schools in Consolidated High School District 230

The district →
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palos Hills
B+
2,560 students15:1
Victor J Andrew High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orland Hills
B+
2,213 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; Palos Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.