Thornwood High School

17101 S Park Ave, South Holland IL, 60473 | South Holland School District 150 | 708-225-4701
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1730
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 10% 70% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
10%South Holland
33%Illinois

Thornwood High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "South Holland School District 150" in South Holland, IL. There are a total of 1,730 students and 135 teachers at Thornwood High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Thornwood High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 10.0%, which is 70% lower than the Illinois average.

Thornwood High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1730
Teachers135
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment162
Taking some courses99
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses11
Passing no courses23

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thornwood High School, there are a total of 162 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 99 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All8%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School8%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All12%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School12%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thornwood High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 1.8% 1.4% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 86.8% 86.7% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.1% 0.1% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 9.7% 10.0% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 1.4% 3.0% 3.1%

South Holland demographics profile

StatisticSouth HollandIllinoisNational
Population22,48712,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,92022891
Median age36.737.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)36%55%55%
Speak English97%77%79%
Speak Spanish1%13%13%

Education level achieved in South Holland

IndexSouth HollandIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade83.9%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school83.2%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college61.0%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree25.5%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.0%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.2%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.4%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Thornwood High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.