Thornridge High School

Thornridge High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
15000 Cottage Grove Ave,  Dolton, IL
Thornton Township High School District No. 205
3.2
2.6
1,119 Students
D+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. James Walton
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
970
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Reading Proficiency
6%
Average GPA
3.14
Graduation Rate
76%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
C-
Teachers
C-
College Prep
D-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
C-
Clubs and Activities
C
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.14
Reading Proficiency
6%
Math Proficiency
7.5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
72
Full Time Teachers
72
Teachers in First or Second Year
13.6%
College Prep
Average SAT
970
Math
480
Verbal
490
Average ACT
20
Math
20
English
20
Reading
21
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
6
AP Pass Rate
11.1%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
198:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.8%
Female
48.2%
Black
92.3%
Hispanic
5.9%
Two or more races
1.3%
White
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Northern Illinois University 235 Students
Illinois State University 197 Students
University of Illinois Chicago 177 Students
Eastern Illinois University 135 Students
Western Illinois University 129 Students
Loyola University Chicago 119 Students
Bradley University 118 Students
Northwestern University 114 Students
DePaul University 114 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 111 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 100 Students
Nursing 97 Students
Psychology 54 Students
Biology 40 Students
Computer Science 39 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 33 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 29 Students
Accounting 27 Students
Pre-Law Studies 21 Students
Forensic Science and Technology 19 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.2 235 Reviews
3.0 Senior
4/5/2024
My experience at Thornridge high school was in between cool and good but also i wish it was a better environment for the students and give us better opportunity and chances
3.0 Alum
2/8/2024
Needs better teachers, and better activities for students, coaches and funding. Baseball fields need to be updated and a pool needs to be built for swim meets.
2.0 Senior
2/6/2024
I made the best i could out of it but to be honest the school isnt somewhere i would want my kids to go to. The academics are okay if you make it but most kids dont take the knowledge and apply it to anything. The school is so ruin that we are drastically losing student alumni making the school have less than 500 kids
GreatSchools Reviews
2.6 7 Reviews
1.0 parent
4/17/2024
terrible my daughter is in 10th grade, she showed me what they do in english it looks like work for 6th graders no stimulation at all. the bus company is always late theres always something going on with the bus routes
1.0 parent
8/16/2017
Horrible, horrible, horrible no organization, no awareness, sad just sad
5.0 other
11/29/2012
I graduated in 1984, and to make a long story short, a miss Donna Megan was my language arts teacher. And all i wish to say is that she was so darn gorgeous then and she more than likely still rocks ! I'm avail. Donna. John
4.0 other
1/19/2012
I want to thank Ms DeVeranez for all of her outstanding assistance and leadership with our students. She is simply the best at what she does. Smile dial

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