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Evanston Twp High School

Evanston Twp High School had 3,147 students enrolled in grades 9 10 11 12. There were 3,147 in Evanston Twp HSD 202 and 2,066,692 in all state public schools.

This school's Sun-Times rank is 45 among 689 ranked high schools.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all public schools must have 100 percent of tested students meet state standards in reading and math by 2014. In the interim, states must set gradually increasing targets. This year in Illinois, a school is deemed to be making Adequate Yearly Progress if it meets the following conditions:

  • At least 95 percent tested in reading and mathematics for every student group.
  • At least 85 percent of all tested students must meet or exceed state standards on the reading and math tests.
  • A subgroup that falls below 85 percent can claim “safe harbor” from failing adequate yearly progress if its percent of kids meeting or exceeding state standards improves by 10 percent from the previous year.
  • High schools must have a graduation rate of at least 82 percent.
  • Elementary, junior high and middle schools must have an attendance rate of at least 91 percent.
  • Click here for complete AYP guidelines.

This school has met not all of the requirements for adequate yearly progress because:

  • Only 65.2 percent of all students meet or exceed state reading standards.
  • Only 70.1 percent of all students meet or exceed state math standards.
  • Only 28.4 percent of all black students meet or exceed state reading standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 40.5 percent.
  • Only 38.0 percent of black students meet or exceed state math standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 41.4 percent.
  • Only 28.6 percent of disabled students meet or exceed state reading standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 34.2 percent.
  • Only 27.3 percent of disabled students meet or exceed state math standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 35.8 percent.
  • Only 32.7 percent of low-income students meet or exceed state reading standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 39.3 percent.
  • Only 39.2 percent of low-income students meet or exceed state math standards.
    That did not meet the safe harbor target of 43.8 percent.

This school has been identified for school improvement for the ninth year in a row.

100.0 percent of the schools in the district and 39.5 percent of the schools in the state are in school improvement status. Schools receiving federal poverty funds are identified for school improvement if they have had two consecutive years without adequate yearly progress and triggers choice transfers. Two years in school improvement status triggers choice transfers. Three years on school improvement triggers additional tutoring at the school, and four years on school improvement triggers additional corrective action at the school. Schools need two consecutive years of adequate yearly progress to get off the school improvement list.

All State Tests: Composite Performance for All Grades

% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
2010-2011 60.4% 60.4% 76.5%
2011-2012 65.7% 65.7% 76.7%

Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Scores

State goals in the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE) were established with the help of state secondary teachers. Academic warning refers to the percentage of students whose work on PSAE tests shows an inconsistent command of the basic knowledge and skills.

11th Grade

Overall Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Performance
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
2010-2011 60.3% 60.3% 50.5%
2011-2012 65.7% 65.7% 51.3%
Reading
  School District State
Average Score 161 161 155
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 42.4% 21.7% 64.1% 42.4% 21.7% 64.1% 41.6% 9.0% 50.6%
Boys 43.6% 18.8% 62.4% 43.6% 18.8% 62.4% 39.7% 8.0% 47.7%
Girls 41.2% 24.5% 65.7% 41.2% 24.5% 65.7% 43.6% 10.0% 53.6%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 7.1% 7.1% 9.9%
Boys 11.1% 11.1% 12.2%
Girls 3.3% 3.3% 7.6%
Math
  School District State
Average Score 164 164 156
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 42.5% 25.9% 68.4% 42.5% 25.9% 68.4% 42.2% 9.4% 51.6%
Boys 41.9% 27.6% 69.5% 41.9% 27.6% 69.5% 42.2% 11.2% 53.4%
Girls 43.1% 24.2% 67.3% 43.1% 24.2% 67.3% 42.3% 7.5% 49.8%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 7.7% 7.7% 10.7%
Boys 10.0% 10.0% 11.2%
Girls 5.5% 5.5% 10.2%
Science
  School District State
Average Score 164 164 158
% of students who meet or exceed state goals
  School District State
  Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total Meets Exceeds Total
All Students 38.1% 26.5% 64.6% 38.1% 26.5% 64.6% 41.1% 10.6% 51.7%
Boys 38.1% 30.1% 68.2% 38.1% 30.1% 68.2% 41.5% 13.3% 54.8%
Girls 38.2% 23.1% 61.3% 38.2% 23.1% 61.3% 40.7% 7.9% 48.6%
% of students who are on academic warning
  School District State
All Students 6.4% 6.4% 8.8%
Boys 7.1% 7.1% 9.0%
Girls 5.8% 5.8% 8.5%

ACT Scores

Composite scores reflect the average of all scores of students who took the test.

  School District State
Composite 23.0 23.0 20.6
English 22.9 22.9 20.1
Math 23.4 23.4 20.9
Reading 22.9 22.9 20.5
Science Reasoning 22.2 22.2 20.6

Students

Mobility rate is based on the number of students who enroll in or leave a school during the school year. Students may be counted more than once. Chronic truants were absent without valid cause for 18 or more of the last 180 school days.

Racial/Ethnic Background

  School District State
Total Enrollment 3,147 3,147 2,066,692
White Enrollment 43.6% 43.6% 51.0%
Black Enrollment 31.8% 31.8% 18.0%
Hispanic Enrollment 16.3% 16.3% 23.6%
Asian Enrollment 3.6% 3.6% 4.2%
Native American Enrollment 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multi-Racial Enrollment 4.3% 4.3% 2.8%

Student Characteristics

  School District State
Attendance Rate 95.0% 95.0% 94.4%
Limited-English Proficiency 2.4% 2.4% 9.4%
Low Income 40.8% 40.8% 49.0%
Mobility Rate 6.7% 6.7% 13.1%
No. of Chronic Truants 342 342 169385
Chronic Truancy Rate 11.6% 11.6% 8.6%
Dropout Rate 2.1% 2.1% 2.5%
H.S. Graduation Rate (4 yr) 86.7 86.7 82.3

Average Class Size

  School District State
High School 19.1 19.1 19.2

District Teachers

Evanston Twp HSD 202 employed 215 of the state’s 127,830 teachers. Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school, except for the percentage of teachers with emergency or provisional creditials and the percentage of classes not taught by teachers deemed “highly qualified.”

Racial/Ethnic Background

  District State
Total Teachers 215 127,830
Female Teachers 55.0% 76.9%
Male Teachers 45.0% 23.1%
White Teachers 69.3% 83.3%
Black Teachers 20.9% 7.1%
Hispanic Teachers 4.2% 5.3%
Asian Teachers 4.7% 1.3%
Native American Teachers 0.0% 0.2%

Pupil-to-Teacher/Administrator Ratios

  District State
Pupil-Administrator Ratio 127.4 205.0
Pupil-Certified Staff Ratio 11.5 13.7

Teacher Education/Experience

  District State
Average Teaching Experience (yrs.) 14.2 12.9
Teachers with B.A. 12.6% 37.8%
Teachers with M.A.+ 87.0% 61.7%

Teacher Credentials/Parental Contact

  School District State
Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Classes Not Taught by “Highly Qualified” Teachers 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Parental Contact 95.0% 95.0% 95.3%

Parental contact includes parent-teacher conferences, parental visits to school, school visits to home, telephone conversations, and written correspondence.

District Finances

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

Due to the way Illinois school districts are configured, state averages for equalized assessed valuation per pupil and total school tax rate per $100 are not provided.

EAV (Equalized assessed valuation) includes all computed property values upon which a district's local tax rate is calculated.

Total school tax rate is a district’s total tax rate as it appears on local property tax bills.

Instructional expenditure per pupil includes the direct costs of teaching pupils or the interaction between teachers and pupils.

Operating expenditure per pupil includes the gross operating cost of a school district excluding summer school, adult education, bond principal retired, and capital expenditures.

Financial Indicators

  District State Similar
Type		 Similar
Size
Average Teacher Salary $94,884 $66,614 $86,538 $80,281
Average Administrator Salary $143,372 $110,870 $130,078 $128,003
Instructional Exp. Per Pupil $10,911 $6,824 $8,517 $8,024
Operating Exp. Per Pupil $20,976 $11,664 $14,681 $14,417
2009 EAV per Pupil $1,292,315   $732,294 $651,506
2009 School Tax Rate per $100 1.62   1.82 2.00

Fund Expenditures (2010-2011)

  District % of Dist.
Budget		 State Avg.
% of Budget
Education $57,452,379 79.0% 73.7%
Operations & Mainenance $6,646,052 9.1% 5.9%
Transportation $1,117,335 1.5% 3.8%
Bond & Interest $2,365,448 3.3% 7.4%
Municipal Retirement/Social Security $2,453,951 3.4% 2.0%
Fire Prevention & Safety $434,079 0.6% 0.8%
Site & Construction $1,954,580 2.7% 5.1%
Total $72,754,449  

Revenue by Source (2010-2011)

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

  District District % State %
Local Property Taxes $60,139,793 84.6% 58.2%
Other Local Funding $3,586,664 5.0% 5.1%
General State Aid $1,669,457 2.3% 17.1%
Other State Funding $2,703,159 3.8% 9.5%
Federal Funding $2,999,587 4.2% 10.1%
Total Revenues $71,098,660  

Expenditure by Function 2010-2011 (Percentages)

Numbers are for the entire district and are not available by individual school.

  District District % State %
Instruction $30,946,368 42.5% 48.3%
General Administration $2,801,570 3.9% 3.3%
Supporting Services $25,582,833 35.2% 30.7%
Other Expenditures $13,423,678 18.5% 17.7%

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Guidelines

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, all public schools must have 100 percent of their tested students meet state standards in (making Adequate Yearly Progress in) reading and math by 2014. In the interim, states must set gradually increasing targets to ensure that goal will be met. This year in Illinois, a school is deemed to be making adequate yearly progress if it meets all of the following conditions:

  1. At least 95% tested in reading and mathematics for every student group. If the current year participation rate is less than 95%, this condition may be met if the average of the current and preceding year rates is at least 95%, or if the average of the current and two preceding years is at least 95%. Only actual participation rates are printed. If the participation rate printed is less than 95% and yet this school makes AYP, it means that the 95% condition was met by averaging.
  2. At least 85% meeting/exceeding standards in reading and mathematics for every group. For any group with less than 85% meeting/exceeding standards, a 95% confidence interval was applied. Subgroups may meet this condition through Safe Harbor provisions. ***
  3. At least 91% attendance rate for non-high schools and at least 82% graduation rate for high schools.

* Includes only students enrolled as of 05/01/2012.

** Safe Harbor Targets of 85 percent or above are not printed.

*** Subgroups with fewer than 45 students are not reported. Safe Harbor only applies to subgroups of 45 or more. In order for Safe Harbor to apply, a subgroup must decrease by 10% the percentage of scores that did not meet standards from the previous year plus meet the other indicators (attendance rate for non-high schools and graduation rate for high schools) for the subgroup. For subgroups that do not meet their Safe Harbor Targets, a 75% confidence interval is applied. Safe Harbor allows schools an alternate method to meet subgroup minimum targets on achievement