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Enrollment
925
High
DISTRICT 1,486 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVISO TWP HSD 209·NCES 173291005781
Proviso Math and Science Academy
8601 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park, IL 60130 · (708) 338-4164 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
496 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 221 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 239 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 249 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 216 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Proviso Math and Science Academy
Proviso Math and Science Academy's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proviso Math and Science Academy this school | 925 | 53.6% | 55.0% |
| Disney II Magnet High School Chicago | 738 | 46.5% | 39.6% |
| Plano High School Plano | 757 | 49.9% | 29.2% |
| Romeoville High School Romeoville | 1,848 | 50.7% | 41.4% |
| Zion-Benton East High School Zion | 419 | 60.6% | 25.8% |
| Proviso East High School Maywood | 1,663 | 53.0% | 12.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Proviso Math and Science Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #60 of 573 | #18 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #232 of 708 | #99 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #506 of 528 | #165 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #179 of 537 | #68 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #257 of 578 | #150 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #36 of 191 | #20 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
925
+62 (+7%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 925 | 50.3 | 18.4:1 | 54% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 921 | 46 | 20.0:1 | 20% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 899 | 48 | 18.7:1 | 11% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 43.1 | 18.4:1 | 24% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 37 | 20.0:1 | 47% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 38% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Proviso Math and Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (792 to 925); teachers up 17% (43.1 to 50.3).
About Proviso Math and Science Academy
Proviso Math and Science Academy is a high school in Forest Park, Illinois, reachable at (708) 338-4164. Federal data show 925 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Proviso Twp HSD 209 runs 3 schools with a combined 4,458 students. Proviso Math and Science Academy is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Proviso Math and Science Academy is Hispanic: 66%. Other groups include 20% Black, 9% White, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. The diversity index for Proviso Math and Science Academy is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Proviso Math and Science Academy, giving a ratio of 18.4:1. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 4.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 496 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Proviso Math and Science Academy earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Illinois public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Proviso Math and Science Academy is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.0% is 14.4 points above the 40.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Cook County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, Proviso Math and Science Academy is closest to Garfield Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Proviso Math and Science Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Proviso Math and Science Academy at 1st of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 863 (2020-21) to 925 (2024-25).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Proviso Math and Science Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Proviso Twp HSD 209
- Proviso West High SchoolHigh · 1,870 students
- Proviso East High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
Other schools in Forest Park
- Field Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Forest Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.9 mi · 411
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.9 mi · 345
- Proviso East High School1.1 mi · 1,663
- Forest Park Middle School1.1 mi · 186
- Field Stevenson Elementary School1.1 mi · 214
- Lindop Elementary School1.2 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Proviso Math and Science AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Proviso Math and Science Academy?
Proviso Math and Science Academy enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Proviso Math and Science Academy serve?
Proviso Math and Science Academy serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Proviso Math and Science Academy have?
Proviso Math and Science Academy employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Proviso Math and Science Academy?
Student demographics at Proviso Math and Science Academy are roughly 9% White, 66% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Proviso Math and Science Academy in?
Proviso Math and Science Academy is part of Proviso Twp HSD 209.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.