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Enrollment
1,425
High
DISTRICT 1,614 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THORNTON FRACTIONAL TWP HSD 215·NCES 173894003952
Thornton Fractnl No High School
755 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 585-1000 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,425 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.5:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
1,103 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 345 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 327 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 351 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 402 | 28% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Thornton Fractnl No High School
Thornton Fractnl No High School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Fractnl No High School this school | 1,425 | 77.4% | 21.4% |
| Bloom Trail High School Chicago Heights | 1,218 | 80.9% | 16.3% |
| Noble St Chtr-Chicago Bulls Prep Chicago | 1,060 | 87.1% | 20.3% |
| Thornton Township High School Harvey | 1,697 | 88.3% | 15.3% |
| Bogan High School Chicago | 716 | 85.8% | 7.0% |
| Peoria High School Peoria | 1,541 | 85.9% | 7.2% |
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 Thornton Fractnl No High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #437 of 573 | #67 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,425 | #155 of 708 | #64 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #439 of 528 | #134 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #194 of 537 | #73 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #126 of 578 | #110 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #310 of 358 | #91 of 101 |
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
1,425
+46 (+3%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,121
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 | 1,425 | 86.3 | 16.5:1 | 77% (1,103) |
| 2023-24 | 1,389 | 83.3 | 16.7:1 | 67% (929) |
| 2022-23 | 1,383 | 87.6 | 15.8:1 | 77% (1,059) |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,452 | 85.6 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,446) |
| 2015-16 | 1,535 | 81 | 18.9:1 | 72% (1,110) |
| 2010-11 | 1,684 | 79 | 21.3:1 | 85% (1,429) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 77 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,121 | 64 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thornton Fractnl No High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,452 to 1,425); teachers up 1% (85.6 to 86.3).
About Thornton Fractnl No High School
Thornton Fractnl No High School is a public high school in Calumet City, Illinois. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,425 students. That is 71% bigger than the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Thornton Fractnl No High School is in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215, a district with 3,228 students across 2 schools.
The largest group at Thornton Fractnl No High School is Black students, at 62%. Other groups include 36% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 22% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Based on 86.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Thornton Fractnl No High School has a ratio of 16.5:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Among Illinois public high schools, Thornton Fractnl No High School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 26.8%.
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Thornton Fractnl No High School's closest public school neighbor is Wentworth Jr High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Thornton Fractnl No High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 21.4% is below the 21.5% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Thornton Fractnl No High School had a net gain of 46 students, or 3%.
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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 Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215
- Thornton Fractnl So High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Center for Academics and TechnoloHigh
- Center for Alternative LearningHigh
Other schools in Calumet City
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- Caroline Sibley Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Wentworth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Wentworth Jr High SchoolMiddle · 302 students
Nearby schools
- Wentworth Jr High School0.4 mi · 302
- Wentworth Intermediate School0.5 mi · 315
- Lincoln Elementary School0.5 mi · 717
- Wilson Elementary School0.7 mi · 349
- Hammond Academy of Science & Tech1.1 mi · 578
- Hoover Elementary School1.1 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Thornton Fractnl No High SchoolHow many students attend Thornton Fractnl No High School?
Thornton Fractnl No High School enrolls approximately 1,425 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Thornton Fractnl No High School serve?
Thornton Fractnl No High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Thornton Fractnl No High School have?
Thornton Fractnl No High School employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Thornton Fractnl No High School?
Student demographics at Thornton Fractnl No High School are roughly 1% White, 36% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Thornton Fractnl No High School?
Thornton Fractnl No High School is overseen by Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.