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Thornton Township High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

15001 Broadway Ave, Harvey, IL 60426 · (708) 225-4150 · Part of Thornton Township High School District 205

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,697
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Thornton Township High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts7%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

15001 Broadway Ave, Harvey

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9420
Grade 10421
Grade 11398
Grade 12458
Enrollment over time
1,693’20
1,717’21
1,628’22
1,645’23
1,697’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 29%White 3%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thornton Township High School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Thornton Township High School District 205

The district →
Thornwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · South Holland
C−
1,843 students13:1
Thornridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dolton
C−
969 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Thornton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.