Victor J Andrew High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

2,036

Best High School in Illinois

#42

Rating	9 out of 10
Grades	9 to 12th grade
School District	Cons High School District 230
Type	Public

Phone	(708)342-5800
Location	9001 171st St Orland Hills, IL 60487
Charter School	No

Victor J Andrew 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 42nd in the best public high schools in Illinois.

Demographics

Race

The Victor J Andrew High School student body is mostly White with a smaller Hispanic population and has low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	79%	1,609
Black	3.7%	75
Hispanic	11.1%	227
Asian Pacific	4.9%	100
Native American Indian	0%	1
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	1
Two or more races	1.1%	23

Family Income

vs. other Illinois high schools

Upper 13.7%

21.5% 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, Victor J Andrew High School students are largely upper income and rank 94th in Illinois for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Freshman	485
Sophomore	532
Junior	491
Senior	528
Total	2,036

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	95% or more^*
Asian Pacific	80% or more^*
Native American	-
Two or more races	50% or more^*
Economically Disadvantaged	90% to 94%^*
Limited English Proficiency	50% or more^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

State Standardized Test Performance

9 out of 10

Rank: 55th in Illinois

Students at Victor J Andrew High School scored an average 50% 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 9% of Illinois high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	40% to 44%^*	60% to 64%^*
Boys	40% to 44%^*	50% to 54%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	40% to 59%^*	60% to 79%^*
Black	21% to 39%^*	40% to 59%^*
Hispanic	30% to 39%^*	40% to 49%^*
Multiracial	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
White	41%	59%
With Disabilites	10% or less^*	20% to 29%^*
Limited English	suppressed^*	suppressed^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average ACT Score

21.8

The average ACT score for Victor J Andrew High School students in 2017 was 21.8. This indicates that the average student scores in the 57th percentile nationally on the ACT.

College Admission Test Participation

1 out of 10

Rank: 605th in Illinois

278 out of 1,019 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (27%). College admission testing participation is well below the Illinois median rate of 52% and in the bottom 12% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

5 out of 10

Rank: 144th in Illinois

Victor J Andrew High School offers 15 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%. Victor J Andrew High School had 298 taking AP exams with a 183 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 57% percentile and slightly above the state median of 56 percent.

	School	State
AP Test Pass Rate	61%	56%
Students enrolled in an AP class	25%	16%
AP Math Enrollment Rate	6%
AP Science Enrollment Rate	3%
AP Other Enrollment Rate	23%
AP Courses Offered	15

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	37%	17%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	39%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	35%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
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	5.9%	119
Boys	7.1%	74
Girls	4.6%	45
Illinois Median	4.6%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	2.5%	50
Boys	3.3%	34
Girls	1.5%	16

Location

Victor J Andrew High School
9001 171st St
Orland Hills, IL
60487
(708)342-5800

District

Cons High School District 230
Orland Park, IL