Proviso Math and Science Academy

As a moderately sized senior high in Forest Park, Illinois, Proviso Math and Science Academy enrolls 925 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Proviso Twp HSD 209.

Across the 3 schools in Proviso Twp HSD 209 (4,458 students total), Proviso Math and Science Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Proviso Math and Science Academy shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest looks like 20% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Proviso Math and Science Academy lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at Proviso Math and Science Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Proviso Math and Science Academy ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.5%; Proviso Math and Science Academy posts 55.0%, +14.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Proviso Math and Science Academy is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Garfield Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Proviso Math and Science Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Proviso Math and Science Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Proviso Math and Science Academy's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 792 (now 925). The Black share of enrollment fell from 26% to 20% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.