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Schools in Phoenix · Thornton Township High School District 205, South Holland School District 151

Phoenix’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Phoenix’s districts is 6%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Phoenix, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
10%
▼ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
6%
▼ 20 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.7K
▲ 61% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Thornton Township High School District 205
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
5,551 students on the public path
In brief

Phoenix’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 48 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Phoenix’s, its schools beat 31%, higher than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Thornton Township High School District 205 spends $34,660 per student and South Holland School District 151 $22,617, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Phoenix’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (48)Better than 31%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,802 test results and a graduating class of 1,216 could put Phoenix anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Phoenix’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,462 in math, 2,141 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Phoenix, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Taft Schoolin HarveyNo scores
2–3Eisenhower Schoolin South HollandC−
6–8Coolidge Middle SchoolSouth Holland School District 151D
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Phoenix runs its own schools through grade 8 (South Holland School District 151). From grade 9, students attend the Thornton Township High School District 205, shared with Calumet City, Calumet, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Riverdale, South Holland, Thornton and Thornton. Its elementary school is in Harvey. Parts of Phoenix (14% of its land) are served by Harvey School District 152 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Phoenix

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Thornton Township High School District 205Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,509 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$34,660IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
South Holland School District 151Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,319 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,617IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Thornton Township High School District 2056%
State average 29.9% · 1117 students tested
Math · 9–12, Thornton Township High School District 2057%
State average 25.8% · 898 students tested
Reading · PK–8, South Holland School District 15115%
State average 29.9% · 1024 students tested
Math · PK–8, South Holland School District 1514%
State average 25.8% · 564 students tested

Phoenix vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Phoenix’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PhoenixDSouth Holland School District 151 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
HarveyDHarvey School District 152 PK–8 · West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12
South HollandDSouth Holland School District 151 PK–8 · South Holland School District 150 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Thornton Township High School District 205 with Phoenix for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Phoenix

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Phoenixin other towns
Taft School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Harvey
308 students12:1Rate it →
Eisenhower School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · South Holland
C−
274 students16:1Rate it →
Coolidge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
460 students12:1Rate it →
Thornwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Holland
C−
1,843 students13:1Rate it →
Thornton Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harvey
D
1,697 students14:1Rate it →
Thornridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dolton
C−
969 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Phoenix’s schools

Are Phoenix’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Phoenix children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Phoenix in?

Two districts: South Holland School District 151 runs grades PK–8, and Thornton Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, shared with Calumet City, Calumet, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Riverdale, South Holland, Thornton and Thornton.

Where do Phoenix kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Township High School and Thornridge High School.

What is Phoenix’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Thornton Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Phoenix spend per student?

$34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205 and $22,617 in South Holland School District 151 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.