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Thornton Fractnl So High School
18500 Burnham Ave
Lansing IL, 60438, Cook County
Phone: 708-585-2000
Ranking:
(508 out of 666, bottom 24%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 94 | 95 | 102 | 96 | 77 | |||||
Total Students: | 1,799 | 1,896 | 1,929 | 2,000 | 2,014 | 1,879 | 1,850 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 442 | 24.6% | 514 | 27.1% | 532 | 27.6% | 516 | 25.8% | 588 | 29.2% | 566 | 30.1% | 505 | 27.3% |
Grade 10: | 459 | 25.5% | 436 | 23.0% | 407 | 21.1% | 501 | 25.1% | 498 | 24.7% | 533 | 28.4% | 451 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 451 | 25.1% | 458 | 24.2% | 518 | 26.9% | 500 | 25.0% | 540 | 26.8% | 420 | 22.4% | 441 | 23.8% |
Grade 12: | 447 | 24.8% | 488 | 25.7% | 472 | 24.5% | 483 | 24.2% | 388 | 19.3% | 360 | 19.2% | 453 | 24.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 900 | 50.0% | 969 | 51.1% | 995 | 51.6% | 1,027 | 51.4% | 1,029 | 51.1% | 881 | 46.9% | 910 | 49.2% |
Female: | 899 | 50.0% | 927 | 48.9% | 934 | 48.4% | 973 | 48.7% | 916 | 45.5% | 940 | 50.0% | 895 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 10 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.8% | 17 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.7% | 20 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 334 | 18.6% | 279 | 14.7% | 267 | 13.8% | 269 | 13.5% | 237 | 11.8% | 247 | 13.1% | 228 | 12.3% |
Black: | 1,065 | 59.2% | 1,146 | 60.4% | 1,153 | 59.8% | 1,179 | 59.0% | 1,197 | 59.4% | 1,040 | 55.3% | 928 | 50.2% |
White: | 316 | 17.6% | 374 | 19.7% | 403 | 20.9% | 453 | 22.7% | 494 | 24.5% | 521 | 27.7% | 623 | 33.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 68 | 3.8% | 77 | 4.1% | 84 | 4.4% | 76 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,059 | 58.9% | 1,127 | 59.4% | 175 | 9.1% | 1,022 | 51.1% | 1,013 | 50.3% | 845 | 45.0% | 500 | 27.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 225 | 12.5% | 119 | 6.3% | 363 | 18.8% | 175 | 8.8% | 140 | 7.0% | 175 | 9.3% | 143 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20.46 | 21.16 | 19.76 | 19.60 | 24.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 42.4% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 52.2% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 37.1% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 44.6% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 35.7% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 38.7% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 37.4% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 32.7% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 21.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 25.1% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 26.7% | N/A |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 54.2% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 53.8% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 49.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 49.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 37.3% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 42.8% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 42.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 41.1% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 28.7% | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 28.5% | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 34.9% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 43.9% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 45.3% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 34.7% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 36.4% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 31.9% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 38.1% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 34.1% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 29.4% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 18.2% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 23.4% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 23.6% | N/A |
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* Thornton Fractnl So High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.