📍 500 Tomcat Ln, Aurora, Kane County, 60505
East High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aurora, Kane County. The school has 4,197 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Mitchell. It is part of the Aurora East USD 131 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 216.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 59 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East High School enrolls 4,197 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 216.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,720 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 284 | 6.8% |
| White | 92 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 22 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,742 of the school's 4,197 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 83.
East High School is one of 20 schools in Aurora East USD 131, based in Aurora, Illinois. The district serves 12,187 students district-wide and employs 812 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 4,197 students, East High School is larger than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large