Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 3.0Thornton Township’s public schools score below 82% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Thornton Township’s districts is 8%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Thornton Township, 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.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Thornton Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 8% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide. 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 Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 $25,124, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
American School (private), Calvary Academy (private), Calvin Christian School (private), Under Carrey's Care #1 (private), Unity Christian Academy (private), Lansing Christian School (private), New Life Celebration Christian Academy (private), Alternative Academic Achievement Academy (private), Outreach Exceptional Learning Academy (private), Laren Montessori School (private), Fidley de Fidley Do Academy (private) and Standberry Christian Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Thornton Township’s grade
C−: better than 18% of Illinois school districts, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Thornton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Thornton Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Thornton Township High School District 205). From grade 9, students attend the Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, shared with Burnham, Calumet City and Lansing. Parts of Thornton Township (11%, 11%, 10%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 6%, 5%, 5%, 5%, 5%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by Lansing School District 158, Dolton School District 149, Dolton School District 148, South Holland School District 151, Thornton School District 154, Harvey School District 152, South Holland School District 150, West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147, Hazel Crest School District 152-5, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233, Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157, Homewood School District 153, Calumet City School District 155, Burnham School District 154-5 and Lincoln Elementary School District 156 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Thornton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Thornton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Thornton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Thornton Township | C− | Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Bremen | C+ | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 146 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Burnham | C− | Calumet City School District 155 PK–8 · Burnham School District 154-5 K–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Bloom | C− | Bloom Township High School District 206 |
| Calumet | C− | Calumet Public School District 132 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Cook County School District 130 PK–8 |
| Thornton (village) | D | Thornton School District 154 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Lansing | C− | Lansing School District 158 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 9–12 |
| Riverdale | D | Dolton School District 148 PK–8 · General George Patton School District 133 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Posen | C | Posen-Robbins Elementary School District 143-5 PK–8 · Bremen Community High School District 228 9–12 |
| Dixmoor | D | West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
4 of the 10 neighbors share Thornton Township High School District 205 with Thornton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hammond, IN, Munster, IN and North, IN border Thornton Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Thornton Township
65 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).
Left off: 15 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Riley Early Childhood Center, Lincoln School, Center for Academics and Technolo, Center for Alternative Learning, PEACE Center, Outlook Academy, EASE Program, Communication Development/CD, Deaf & Hard of Hearing/DHH, Family Enrichment PRG/FEP, Echo School, Academy for Learning, MacArthur/ECHO Elem, ABLE Program and PACE Elem).
Questions about Thornton Township’s schools
Are Thornton Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Thornton Township children attend score below 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Thornton Township in?
Two districts: Thornton Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, and Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 runs grades 9–12, shared with Burnham, Calumet City and Lansing.
Where do Thornton Township kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Thornwood High School, Thornton Fractnl So High School, Thornton Township High School, Thornton Fractnl No High School and Thornridge High School.
What is Thornton Township’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 Thornton Township spend per student?
$34,660 in Thornton Township High School District 205 and $25,124 in Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Thornton Township?
Yes: American School (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 5,049 students), Calvary Academy (religious, grades K–8, 265 students), Calvin Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 240 students), Under Carrey's Care #1 (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 176 students), Unity Christian Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 104 students), Lansing Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 102 students), New Life Celebration Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 53 students), Alternative Academic Achievement Academy (special education, grades K–8, 45 students), Outreach Exceptional Learning Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 40 students), Laren Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 22 students), Fidley de Fidley Do Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 9 students) and Standberry Christian Academy (religious, grades 12, 2 students).
Parents talk
What Thornton Township families are saying about school.
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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.