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John Hersey High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1900 E Thomas St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 · (847) 718-4800 · Part of Township High School District 214

Wheeling Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
2,040
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about John Hersey High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12John Hersey High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

1900 E Thomas St, Arlington Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9514
Grade 10495
Grade 11517
Grade 12514
Enrollment over time
1,980’20
2,049’21
2,026’22
2,035’23
2,040’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 14%Asian 13%Two or more races 4%Black 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 John Hersey High School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in Township High School District 214

The district →
Prospect High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mt Prospect
A+
2,245 students17:1
Buffalo Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buffalo Grove
A
2,021 students17:1
Rolling Meadows High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rolling Meadows
A−
1,956 students16:1
Elk Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk Grove Village
B+
1,906 students16:1
Wheeling High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wheeling
B
1,743 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; Wheeling Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.