Lisle Senior High School Profile
1800 Short Street
Lisle, IL 60532
School Profile
School
Lisle Senior High is a part of Lisle Unit School District #202. The unit district consists of two elementary
schools, one junior high and one senior high—Lisle Senior High School. It is a comprehensive high school
with a student population of 514 in grades 9-12. The high school is accredited by the North Central Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Illinois State Board of Education. Lisle is a suburban community
located approximately 25 miles west of Chicago in the “high tech corridor.” Lisle has a population of 22,930.
Faculty
The faculty consists of 49 certified staff members. Masters degrees or above are held by 77% of the staff.
Curriculum
Lisle Senior High School offers a curriculum of 101 courses at the local school building. In addition to this,
Lisle is a member of the Technology Center of DuPage, where students may select from an additional 20
offerings.
School Schedule
The school year is comprised of two semesters. Each semester is 18 weeks in length. Upon satisfactory
completion of work, students may earn ½ credit per course per semester. (The exceptions are Driver Education
and Consumer Education. Both meet 9 weeks and students receive ¼ credit for each class.) The school day
consists of seven 50-minute class periods. All students are required to enroll in six classes. Some students
choose to take the maximum of seven classes.
Graduation Requirements
A total of 22 credits are required for graduation.
English – 4 credits
English I, II, and III (or their Honors counterparts), which incorporates literature, speech, writing and grammar, are required
for all freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Seniors may choose from a variety of courses.
Social Studies – 2 ½ credits
Including 1 credit in U.S. History and ½ credit American Government.
The U.S. and Illinois Constitution test must be passed.
Mathematics – 3 credits
Including 1 credit in Algebra and 1 credit in Geometry.
Science – 2 credits
Consumer Education – ¼ credit
Physical Education – 3 ½ credits
Health – ½ credits
Music, Art, Career & Technical Education (CTE) or Foreign Language – 1 credits
Driver Education – ¼ credit (Required to satisfy state safety requirement)
Honors Courses
An Honors section is available to qualified students in English I, English II, AP Language and Composition, AP
Literature, AP U.S. History, Biology, Advanced Chemistry, Advanced Biology, AP Environmental Science, and
AP Calculus AB. Beginning in the Fall of 2003 Explorations in Geometry, Explorations in Algebra II/Trig, and
Explorations in Pre-Calculus were added to the list of Honors classes. As of the 2011-12 school year, all
advanced math classes were designated as Honors.
Grading Scale
A 100-93 Superior
B 92-85 Above Average
C 84-75 Average
D 74-67 Below Average
F 66-0 Failure (no credit)
I
Incomplete
M
Medical Excuse
P
Pass
W
Withdrawal
*Grade Points
A 5 points
B 4 points
C 3 points
D 2 points
F 0 points
*Honors (Hon) and Advanced Placement (AP) classes receive 1 extra point for a “C” or better in computing the
grade point average. In determining class rank, straight “A” students taking an overload schedule will retain the
maximum semester GPA for placement purposes.
ACT
Class of 2013
Beginning with the Class of 2002 all juniors are required to take the ACT test as part of the Prairie State
Achievement Exam (PSAE)
Mean Scores
English
Math
Reading
Science Reasoning
Composite
Lisle
22.6
21.9
22.1
22.2
22.3
Illinois
20.2
20.7
20.4
20.5
20.6
National
20.2
20.9
21.1
20.7
20.9
SAT
Class of 2012
6 students tested
Lisle
Critical Reading
*585
Math
*613
Writing
*563
*Based on Class of 2012
Illinois
*585
*600
*577
National
*496
*514
*488
Graduation Statistics
Class of 2013
College: 4-year
2-year
Work
Military
122 Graduates
58.2%
23.8%
4.9%
2.5%
Special Recognition
1 National Merit Commended Scholars
1 National Merit Hispanic Scholar
20 Illinois State Scholars
Grade Average Distribution
Top Quartile
Second Quartile
Third Quartile
Fourth Quartile
5.50 – 4.71
4.67 – 3.94
3.92 – 3.43
3.42 – 2.36
Recent graduates have been accepted to the
following highly selective colleges/universities:
Stanford University, University of Chicago, Duke
University, Northwestern University,
University of Notre Dame, University of Southern
California, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, New York
University, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
University of Illinois-Urbana, University of TexasAustin, Texas A & M, Pepperdine University