Thornton Township High School
15001 Broadway Ave
Harvey IL, 60426, Cook County
Phone: 708-225-4150
Ranking:
(578 out of 666, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Thornton Township High School District 205
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: | 138 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 155 | 153 | 107 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,762 | 1,802 | 1,969 | 2,160 | 2,245 | 2,449 | 2,407 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 775 | 44.0% | 741 | 41.1% | 789 | 40.1% | 916 | 42.4% | 1,030 | 45.9% | 810 | 33.1% | 790 | 32.8% |
Grade 10: | 282 | 16.0% | 305 | 16.9% | 341 | 17.3% | 355 | 16.4% | 587 | 26.1% | 815 | 33.3% | 895 | 37.2% |
Grade 11: | 395 | 22.4% | 398 | 22.1% | 439 | 22.3% | 463 | 21.4% | 241 | 10.7% | 255 | 10.4% | 209 | 8.7% |
Grade 12: | 310 | 17.6% | 358 | 19.9% | 400 | 20.3% | 426 | 19.7% | 387 | 17.2% | 568 | 23.2% | 513 | 21.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 878 | 49.8% | 897 | 49.8% | 992 | 50.4% | 1,078 | 49.9% | 1,099 | 49.0% | 1,205 | 49.2% | 1,159 | 48.2% |
Female: | 884 | 50.2% | 905 | 50.2% | 977 | 49.6% | 1,082 | 50.1% | 1,134 | 50.5% | 1,233 | 50.3% | 1,242 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 16 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.6% | 25 | 1.1% | 31 | 1.3% | 22 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 13.3% | 243 | 13.5% | 222 | 11.3% | 203 | 9.4% | 180 | 8.0% | 180 | 7.3% | 168 | 7.0% |
Black: | 1,489 | 84.5% | 1,520 | 84.4% | 1,708 | 86.7% | 1,920 | 88.9% | 2,032 | 90.5% | 2,229 | 91.0% | 2,208 | 91.7% |
White: | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.3% | 13 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 0.6% | 17 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 979 | 55.6% | 1,456 | 80.8% | 736 | 37.4% | 1,818 | 84.2% | 1,905 | 84.9% | 1,919 | 78.4% | 2,071 | 86.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 111 | 6.2% | 934 | 47.4% | 116 | 5.4% | 119 | 5.3% | 169 | 6.9% | 176 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.77 | 12.05 | 13.53 | 14.79 | 14.48 | 16.00 | 22.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 29.4% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.1% | 22.7% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 19.2% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 26.4% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 21.9% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 35.3% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 29.0% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 24.6% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 16.1% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 20.8% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.4% | 19.8% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 39.7% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 35.4% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40.6% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 43.6% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 31.7% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 32.6% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 39.7% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 30.6% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 22.3% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 25.5% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.0% | 26.8% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 26.9% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 24.4% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 18.6% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 20.1% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.4% | 17.6% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 22.2% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 20.0% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 13.0% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.7% | 14.1% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 12.2% | 49.4% |
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* Thornton Township 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.