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J Sterling Morton West High Sch

Berwyn, IL · J S Morton HSD 201

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large

462nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 23%· Stable

2400 Home Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402

(708)780-4100NCES ID 172688002872Directory 202324

3,497
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
78%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
31.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks J Sterling Morton West High Sch 462nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 23% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 22th in 2019 to 23th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%23%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
41%
IL average
52%
Math
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
19%
IL average
38%
Science
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
32%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time J Sterling Morton West High Sch IL average
25%50%75%41%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time J Sterling Morton West High Sch IL average
25%50%75%19%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time J Sterling Morton West High Sch IL average
25%50%75%32%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%73%73%40%19%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%33%31%18%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%79%41%34%22%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 3,497 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic86%6%6%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 86%13%85%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic75.3%86.4% 11.1 pts
Black6.2%6.1% 0.1 pts
White15.7%5.5% 10.2 pts
Asian1.1%1.0% 0.1 pts
Two or more races1.1%0.9% 0.2 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $313K in zip 60402 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$78K$156K$234K$311K$297K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is J Sterling Morton West High Sch in?

J Sterling Morton West High Sch is part of the J S Morton HSD 201 district in Berwyn, Illinois.

Is J Sterling Morton West High Sch a good school?

SchoolRow ranks J Sterling Morton West High Sch 462nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 23% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of J Sterling Morton West High Sch?

Hispanic 86%, Black 6%, White 6%, Asian 1% (3,497 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near J Sterling Morton West High Sch cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60402 is $313K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.