Niles West High School
Recent News About Niles West High School
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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Cook County during 2021-2022 school year?
Schools among Cook County had the fourth highest truancy rate of 31.9% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Niles West High School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Niles West High School rose to seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Niles West High School reports 10% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Niles West High School rose to 10 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Flashback: At Niles West High,'totalitarian' U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland governs the fictitious nation of 'Mitto'
"Electronic Diplomacy" and "ruled the world with the help of computers.Garland and fellow students Vern Hill, Maria Miller and Chris Petersen were in charge of "planning strategy" for "Mitto," a fictitious totalitarian state.
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93.7 percent of Niles West teachers stay put; average earns $114,993 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 93.7 percent of teachers stay at Niles West High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Niles West High School scores 46.3% ELA proficiency, 47.6% on math in 2019
Of the 2,464 students attending Niles West High School in 2019, 46.3 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 47.6 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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At Niles West, 95 percent of students graduate high school
About 86 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Niles West High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 95 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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At Niles West, 94 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college
About 88 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 53 percent of 2016 Niles West High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 95 percent of Niles West High School seniors graduated on time, 53 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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92.8 percent of Niles West teachers stay put; average earns $113,327.81 per year
More than 92.8 percent of teachers stay at Niles West High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Niles West High School reports 4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Niles West High School fell to 4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Niles West, 95 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college
About 85 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 95 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Niles West enshrines legendary athletes
The 1972 Niles West football team and eight individuals were recently enshrined as part of the school’s 2018 Hall of Fame Class.
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At Niles West, 96 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college
About 90 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 96 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Niles West High School reports 5% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Niles West High School rose to 5 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a North Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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94.8 percent of Niles West teachers stay put; average earns $113,569 per year
More than 94.8 percent of teachers stay at Niles West High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 57 percent of 2015 Niles West High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 96 percent of Niles West High School seniors graduated on time, 57 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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North Cook News Athletes in Action, Football: Nov. 5 - Nov. 11
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the North Cook News coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Nov. 5 to Nov. 11.
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North Cook News Athletes in Action, Football: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the North Cook News coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 29 to Nov. 4.
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North Cook News Athletes in Action, Football: Oct. 22 - Oct. 28
Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the North Cook News coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 22 to Oct. 28.