Niles East High School was a public secondary school operated by Niles Township High Schools District 219 in Skokie, Illinois between 1938 and 1980. Its sister schools Niles West High School and Niles North High School remain open.
The school was known as Niles Township High School until Niles West High School opened in 1959. The school sports teams were named the Trojans.
The school's greatest claims to fame are its two Nobel Laureate alumni—perhaps even more notable because the school was open for only 42 years. It ranks high among schools around the world on the list "Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation."
Read more about Niles East High School: History, After Closure, Athletics, Notable Alumni
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