📍 15000 Cottage Grove Ave, Dolton, Cook County, 60419
Thornridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dolton, Cook County. The school has 1,057 pupils enrolled. The Principal is William Brown. It is part of the Thornton Twp HSD 205 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornridge High School enrolls 1,057 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 976 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.3% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 1,057 students (61%) 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.
Thornridge 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 15, state house district 29.
Thornridge High School is one of 5 schools in Thornton Twp HSD 205, based in South Holland, Illinois. The district serves 4,509 students district-wide and employs 355 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,057 students, Thornridge High School is larger than the district average of about 902 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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