📍 18500 Burnham Ave, Lansing, Cook County, 60438
Thornton Fractnl So High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lansing, Cook County. The school has 1,927 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Daniels. It is part of the Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 107.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornton Fractnl So High School enrolls 1,927 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 107.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,289 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 449 | 23% |
| White | 139 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,138 of the school's 1,927 students (59%) 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.
Thornton Fractnl So High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 17, state house district 33.
Thornton Fractnl So High School is one of 4 schools in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, based in Lansing, Illinois. The district serves 3,228 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,927 students, Thornton Fractnl So High School is larger than the district average of about 807 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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