State/Public High Open

Proviso Math and Science Academy

๐Ÿ“ 8601 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park, Cook County, 60130

899
Pupils
18.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Proviso Math and Science Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forest Park, Cook County. The school has 899 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Sanchez. It is part of the Proviso Twp HSD 209 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jorge Sanchez
School district
Proviso Twp HSD 209
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Proviso Math and Science Academy enrolls 899 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 43% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.

Male students
388 (43%)
Female students
502 (56%)
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student-teacher ratio
18.7:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 6.3% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino61869%
Black or African American17820%
White566.3%
Asian252.8%
Two or more races131.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

102 of the school's 899 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Proviso Math and Science Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-70, state senate district 4, state house district 7.

School district: Proviso Twp HSD 209

Proviso Math and Science Academy is one of 3 schools in Proviso Twp HSD 209, based in Forest Park, Illinois. The district serves 4,458 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 899 students, Proviso Math and Science Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,486 students per school.

4,458
District students
3
Schools
221
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
050977
IB since
28 January 2016
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

50%
Reading proficient
40%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (8) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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