📍 17101 S Park Ave, South Holland, Cook County, 60473
Thornwood High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Holland, Cook County. The school has 1,996 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Don Holmes. It is part of the Thornton Twp HSD 205 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 145.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thornwood High School enrolls 1,996 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 145.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,636 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 272 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 3.1% |
| White | 23 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,068 of the school's 1,996 students (54%) 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.
Thornwood 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.
Thornwood 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 1,996 students, Thornwood 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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