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Sterling High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1608 4th Ave, Sterling, IL 61081 · (815) 625-6800 · Part of Sterling Community Unit District 5

Sterling Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
999
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sterling High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools

On the path

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

6–8Challand Middle Schoolin Sterling
9–12Sterling High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1608 4th Ave, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9281
Grade 10235
Grade 11239
Grade 12244
Enrollment over time
1,056’20
1,046’21
1,049’22
996’23
999’24

Down 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 37%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 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 Sterling High School from Sterling Township families.

Other schools in Sterling Community Unit District 5

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
450 students15:1
Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
407 students14:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
B−
394 students12:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
C+
277 students13:1
Challand Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sterling
C+
726 students16:1

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