Niles West High School
Skokie · IL · Niles Twp HSD 219 · Public
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Niles Central → Mcc Academy College Prep → Julia S Molloy Education Center → Fasman Yeshiva High School → Logos Christian Academy → Bridges Adult Transition Center → Ombudsman Chicago Northwest → Mcc Academy-Elementary →📋 At a glance
- 📚 17 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🔢 33 calculus classes · 23 physics · 33 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Top 4.9% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Niles West High School compares for families
Standout academic depth by national standards.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 17 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Niles Central, Mcc Academy College Prep, Julia S Molloy Education Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Top 4.9% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,646 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $40,449 per student in district revenue, the 155 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $6,269,595/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles Central Skokie |
Public | 0.3 | — | — |
| Mcc Academy College Prep Morton Grove |
Private | 0.9 | 263 | — |
| Julia S Molloy Education Center Morton Grove |
Public | 1.0 | — | — |
| Fasman Yeshiva High School Skokie |
Private | 1.1 | 109 | -12.8% |
| Logos Christian Academy Niles |
Private | 1.2 | 234 | +18.8% |
| Bridges Adult Transition Center Lincolnwood |
Public | 1.5 | — | — |
| Ombudsman Chicago Northwest Chicago |
Public | 1.9 | — | — |
| Mcc Academy-Elementary Skokie |
Private | 2.2 | 637 | — |