Hinsdale Central High School
Hinsdale, IL · Hinsdale Twp HSD 86
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
11th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 98%· Stable
5500 S Grant St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630)570-8000NCES ID 171932002222Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hinsdale Central High School 11th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 98% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 99th in 2019 to 98th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) 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.
Black (last reported 2023) 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.
Black (last reported 2024) 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.
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 2,436 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.3% | 60.3% | ▼ 19.0 pts | |
| Asian | 11.6% | 21.6% | ▲ 10.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.9% | 10.1% | ▲ 6.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 5.5% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Black | 2.4% | 2.3% | ▼ 0.1 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 $1.23M in zip 60521 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Hinsdale Central High School
- #115Hinsdale South High SchoolHinsdale Twp HSD 86 · 2.5 mi away115th of 601
ELA 65% ▼23 · Math 53% ▼28Compare - #25Westmont High SchoolCUSD 201 · 2.6 mi away25th of 601
ELA 79% ▼9 · Math 72% ▼9Compare - #55Lyons Twp High SchLyons Twp HSD 204 · 3.2 mi away55th of 601
ELA 73% ▼15 · Math 62% ▼19Compare - #35Comm H S Dist 99 - North H SCHSD 99 · 4.3 mi away35th of 601
ELA 75% ▼13 · Math 71% ▼10Compare - #66Comm H S Dist 99 - South High SchCHSD 99 · 4.6 mi away66th of 601
ELA 71% ▼17 · Math 62% ▼19Compare - #561Proviso West High SchoolProviso Twp HSD 209 · 5.8 mi away561st of 601
ELA 21% ▼67 · Math 11% ▼70Compare - #286Willowbrook High SchoolDuPage HSD 88 · 5.9 mi away286th of 601
ELA 49% ▼39 · Math 38% ▼43Compare - #68Riverside Brookfield Twp HSRiverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 · 6 mi away68th of 601
ELA 72% ▼16 · Math 60% ▼21Compare
What school district is Hinsdale Central High School in?
Hinsdale Central High School is part of the Hinsdale Twp HSD 86 district in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Is Hinsdale Central High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hinsdale Central High School 11th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 98% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hinsdale Central High School?
White 60%, Asian 22%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 6% (2,436 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hinsdale Central High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60521 is $1.23M 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.