Thornton Fractnl So High School

As a high-enrollment secondary school in Lansing, Illinois, Thornton Fractnl So High School serves 1,803 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215. Compared to the state average of about 834 students per school, that is 116% larger than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 (3,228 students total), Thornton Fractnl So High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Thornton Fractnl So High School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Thornton Fractnl So High School reports 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Thornton Fractnl So High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 26.6%, a residual of -6.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Thornton Fractnl So High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lester Crawl Primary Ctr, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thornton Fractnl So High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Thornton Fractnl So High School's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 1,880 (now 1,803). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 13% to 6%.

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