On the evening of November 2, 1978, then President Jimmy Carter attended a "Get out the Vote" Rally at Niles East, where he was given an honorary diploma from the school.

District 219 administrative offices were temporarily located in the shuttered Niles East.

The only remaining structures of Niles East as of 2017 are the courtyard flagpole and the basement under the gymnasium that is now used for storage.

Gold and Blue Gold and Blue we sing to you To you we bring our hearts so true When we go off to College, we will think of you old school Where we gained lots of knowledge and learned the golden rule Though years may come and years may go Deep in our hearts we'll always know That there's only one real high school And so we sing anew We love you Gold and Blue[4] Niles East competed as a member of the Central Suburban League from 1972 until its closing in 1980.

The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA state championship tournament:[5]