St Charles North High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

2,001

Best High School in Illinois

#33

Rating	9 out of 10
Grades	9 to 12th grade
School District	St Charles CUSD 303
Type	Public

Phone	(331)228-4400
Location	255 Red Gate Rd St Charles, IL 60175
Charter School	No

St Charles North High School has an academic rating significantly above the average for Illinois high schools based on its high test performance, high graduation rate and high AP course participation. It is ranked 33rd in the best public high schools in Illinois.

Sources: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is sourced or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics for the 2014/2015 school year.

Demographics

Race

The St Charles North High School student body is mostly White with a small Hispanic population and has very low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	86.4%	1,728
Black	1.2%	25
Hispanic	5.6%	112
Asian Pacific	5.2%	105
Native American Indian	0.3%	7
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	1
Two or more races	1.1%	23

Family Income

vs. other Illinois high schools

Upper 1.6%

6.9% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Illinois high school median of 42.4%. By this measure, St Charles North High School students are largely wealthy and rank 10th in Illinois for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Freshman	491
Sophomore	484
Junior	542
Senior	484
Total	2,001

Academics

Completions

Graduation Rate

97%

10 out of 10

Rank: 10th in Illinois

Subgroup	Graduation Rate
All Students	97%
Illinois Median	87%
Percentile	98%
White	96%
Black	50% or more^*
Hispanic	80% or more^*
Asian Pacific	80% or more^*
Native American	suppressed^*
Two or more races	50% or more^*
Economically Disadvantaged	90% or more^*
Limited English Proficiency	suppressed^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

State Standardized Test Performance

9 out of 10

Rank: 61st in Illinois

Students at St Charles North High School scored an average 48% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Illinois State Board of Education. Performance is significantly above the state high school median of 24% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 10.5% of Illinois high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	35% to 39%^*	65% to 69%^*
Boys	35% to 39%^*	50% to 54%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	50% or more^*	60% to 79%^*
Black	less than 50%^*	50% or more^*
Hispanic	20% or less^*	20% or less^*
Multiracial	suppressed^*	50% or more^*
White	40% to 44%^*	58%
With Disabilites	11% to 19%^*	11% to 19%^*
Limited English	suppressed^*	suppressed^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average ACT Score

24.3

The average ACT score for St Charles North High School students in 2017 was 24.3. This indicates that the average student scores in the 73rd percentile nationally on the ACT.

College Admission Test Participation

2 out of 10

Rank: 490th in Illinois

469 out of 1,026 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (46%). College admission testing participation is well below the Illinois median rate of 53% and in the bottom 21% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

7 out of 10

Rank: 72nd in Illinois

St Charles North High School offers 22 AP courses. 25 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 72% percentile and somewhat above the median AP enrollment rate for all Illinois schools of 16%. St Charles North High School had 492 taking AP exams with a 388 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 78% percentile and well above the state median of 57 percent.

	School	State
AP Test Pass Rate	79%	57%
Students enrolled in an AP class	25%	16%
AP Math Enrollment Rate	8%
AP Science Enrollment Rate	6%
AP Other Enrollment Rate	21%
AP Courses Offered	22

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	16%	17%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	18%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	14%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0.4%	9
Boys	0.7%	7
Girls	0.2%	2
Illinois Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Illinois Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	0.1%	2
Boys	0.2%	2
Girls	0%	0
Illinois Median	4.6%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	1.7%	35
Boys	2.5%	26
Girls	0.9%	9

Location

St Charles North High School
255 Red Gate Rd
St Charles, IL
60175
(331)228-4400

District

St Charles CUSD 303
St Charles, IL