Thornwood High School

Thornwood High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
17101 S Park Ave,  South Holland, IL
Thornton Township High School District No. 205
3.3
1.8
1,987 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Dennis Willis
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Average SAT Score
1020
Average ACT Score
21
Math Proficiency
8%
Reading Proficiency
8%
Average GPA
3.24
Graduation Rate
80%

Niche Grade

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

Academics
Average GPA
3.24
Reading Proficiency
8%
Math Proficiency
8%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Teachers
145
Full Time Teachers
145
Teachers in First or Second Year
10.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1020
Math
500
Verbal
520
Average ACT
21
Math
21
English
22
Reading
21
Science
21
Number of AP Courses
6
AP Pass Rate
29.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

6
Equity
3
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
261:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.4%
Female
48.6%
Black
82%
Hispanic
13.6%
Two or more races
3.1%
White
1.2%
Native American
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<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 381 Students
University of Illinois Chicago 326 Students
Illinois State University 287 Students
Loyola University Chicago 239 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 232 Students
DePaul University 213 Students
Bradley University 202 Students
Western Illinois University 177 Students
Eastern Illinois University 177 Students
Northwestern University 165 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 164 Students
Psychology 145 Students
Business 139 Students
Biology 83 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 80 Students
Computer Science 58 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 51 Students
Criminology 39 Students
Pre-Law Studies 37 Students
Family Practice and Pediatric Nursing 34 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.3 353 Reviews
3.0 Senior
10/21/2024
thornwood is cool I would've wished i had better experienced and readiness for college. overall if you're not involved in sports or clubs it would much harder to have help and resources.
4.0 Senior
9/21/2024
Thornwood high school has been very very helpful when it comes to getting me ready for college and it has a connecting college that helps them with dual credit and everything of that sort. I really like how the have IB and AP courses and i understand the advantage because my old school didn't really talk about these courses so that's good so i would say overall it helps to really get ready for the next chapter.
3.0 Senior
9/7/2024
So far the school has been 50/50. There are some areas where teaches and students make the school bad but at the same time there are some teachers and students that make me want to return. There are a few college and career helping systems there, and i say the people in charge of them are very nice and sweet. I've never really met the principle so i don't know how to judge him. Lastly, the overall feeling about the school is meh, some days i love it, other days i hate it.
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1.8 14 Reviews
1.0 parent
10/14/2024
We need to stop playing without children we need to stop playing with these schools Thornwood is terrible principal assistant principle even some of the kids we need to stop thinking about discipline and really educate these kids it is not happening there at Thornwood
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1.0 parent
4/21/2024
This school is terribly ran by principal, assistant, principals, and staff The security do not do their jobs and your teachers don’t teach the school is a joke and the staff is too
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1.0 parent
12/20/2022
i currently attend this school as a freshman and i am not happy .these teacher cuss their students out and fails us even when we do our work. i have tried talking to them about it but i got ignored and now my grades are low because they wouldn't except work even though they said it was makeup work a...
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2.0 other
5/14/2022
80% of the students who go here peak at High School. That's why they throw big prom send offs since their life only goes down
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