J Sterling Morton West High School

J Sterling Morton West High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
2400 Home Ave,  Berwyn, IL
J. Sterling Morton High School District No. 201
3.5
3.1
3,617 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Joe Gunty
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Average SAT Score
1080
Average ACT Score
22
Math Proficiency
11%
Reading Proficiency
16%
Average GPA
3.37
Graduation Rate
76%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
B-
College Prep
C-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.37
Reading Proficiency
16%
Math Proficiency
11%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Teachers
206
Full Time Teachers
206
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1080
Math
530
Verbal
550
Average ACT
22
Math
21
English
22
Reading
23
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
20
AP Pass Rate
29.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
290:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.8%
Female
47.2%
Hispanic
86.2%
White
6%
Black
5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1%
Two or more races
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Illinois Chicago 790 Students
Loyola University Chicago 502 Students
DePaul University 470 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 401 Students
Northern Illinois University 399 Students
Dominican University 362 Students
Morton College 352 Students
Northwestern University 338 Students
Illinois State University 287 Students
Elmhurst University 240 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 192 Students
Business 178 Students
Psychology 166 Students
Biology 125 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 109 Students
Computer Science 93 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 77 Students
Accounting 71 Students
Criminology 57 Students
Graphic Design 56 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 416 Reviews
4.0 Senior
11/16/2024
J Sterling Morton West is a very unique school. It's a good school that has helped me grow my talents in many ways. It offers many services for those who need them, and is overall in a decent area for a highschooler to thrive. It has its ups and downs, but what school doesn't?
4.0 Senior
10/31/2024
My experience at Morton West has been great. I've always been treated with respect by teachers and I always had resources available to me whenever I needed it. I appreciate how Morton strives to meet every students needs and it goes to show how well they set their students up for success.
1.0 Alum
10/25/2024
I hated it there. Everyone was rude and uncooperative, to varying levels. The school is overpoliced as well, with so many security guards and police officers. It wasn't a good learning environment.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 21 Reviews
1.0 parent
8/11/2023
Horrible experience with registration. Returning Student information incorrect, deleted and no information available in skyward. Last minute notification. Horrible communication on what is actually the real issue other than robot calls with no actual specifics. No STAFF reaches out to you especially...
5.0 parent
12/9/2022
I have no complaining about the school. My daughter has plenty of opportunities to grow and all the teachers are great!
5.0 parent
2/28/2022
I did not want to send my kid here at all but she’s about to graduate and she did just fine. She’s going to a decent college and i’ve noticed that most of the negative reviews are years old. This school definitely was really bad at one point but it certainly isn’t anymore! I definitely recommend giv...
5.0 parent
7/27/2021
Excellent high school, I was worried sending my kids here at first with all the negative reviews off of fb and wow I was wrong! My kids are in all honors and AP classes. Teachers are always available for help. The teachers my two kids had so far were all awesome. The graduation they had for the 2021...

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