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Thornton Fractnl So High School

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Thornton Fractnl So High School ranks 508 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Thornton Fractnl So High School is a public high school located in Lansing, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,887 students. The school is part of the Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215 district, which is ranked 747 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thornton Fractnl So High School consistently underperforms the state average in academic assessments, with only 36.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and only 17.4% proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 89-92% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and it has a relatively high dropout rate ranging from 2.4% to 3.5%. Additionally, Thornton Fractnl So High School has a significant chronic absenteeism problem, with rates ranging from 18.9% to 26.3%, much higher than the state average.

While the school's overall academic performance is low, it performs relatively well for certain student subgroups, with the school's African American and Hispanic students ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois high schools in terms of academic performance. Interestingly, Thornton Fractnl So High School spends between $17,030 and $19,938 per student, which is higher than the spending at its neighboring schools, Thornton Fractnl No High School ($20,913) and Bloom Trail High School ($22,079), but has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.1 to 18.2, which is higher than the ratios at Thornton Fractnl No High School (16.6) and Bloom Trail High School (18.3).

1,803

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,813

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18500 Burnham Ave
Lansing, IL 60438-3046

(708) 585-2000

District: Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215

Feeder schools for Thornton Fractnl So High School:

Elementary:	Coolidge Elementary School
	Lester Crawl Primary Center
	Nathan Hale Elementary School
	Oak Glen Elementary School
	More...
	Reavis Elementary School
Middle:	Heritage Middle School
	Memorial Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.3%

Hispanic:

24.6%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

508^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215

747^th of 811Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	508 of 698	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	468 of 697	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	453 of 699	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	506 of 699	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	490 of 688	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	514 of 701	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	485 of 647	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	516 of 642	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	515 of 643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.7	405 of 614	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.3	522 of 670	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	528 of 670	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	554 of 665	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.1	541 of 655	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	484 of 643	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.0	454 of 632	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.8	395 of 624	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.7	486 of 612	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.5	407 of 596	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.3	431 of 590	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	63.7	226 of 592	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.1	270 of 586	53.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	111 of 323	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	100 of 299	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	76 of 301	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	118 of 294	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	99 of 281	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	119 of 299	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	79 of 253	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	303 of 491	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	287 of 428	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	63 of 284	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	52 of 248	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	28 of 217	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	48 of 205	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	72 of 183	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	15 of 151	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	492 of 685	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	477 of 664	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	417 of 656	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	483 of 658	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	453 of 639	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	493 of 665	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	467 of 620	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	185 of 366	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	124 of 336	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	91 of 333	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	78 of 335	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	177 of 317	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	125 of 317	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	193 of 291	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	24 of 138	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	55 of 125	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	21 of 104	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	18 of 98	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	408 of 672	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	334 of 639	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	257 of 644	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	401 of 626	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	328 of 611	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	338 of 639	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	300 of 585	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	507 of 685	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	405 of 668	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	450 of 668	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	477 of 664	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	476 of 653	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	487 of 675	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	455 of 619	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	123 of 163	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	141 of 160	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	117 of 165	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.0	131 of 154	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	416 of 527	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	377 of 482	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	369 of 476	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	274 of 493	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	302 of 473	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	58 of 374	84.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	407 of 564	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	189 of 554	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	326 of 557	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	432 of 560	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	251 of 553	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	281 of 552	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	235 of 548	57.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)25th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science29%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thornton Fractnl So High School	Public	9-12	18500 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 585-2000	1,803	107	16.9	65.8%	101 (5.6%)	1,231 (68.3%)	443 (24.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	29.9	508^th of 698 public high schools	27.2%		30.4	468^th of 697 public high schools	32.9%	40	49.8	42.0	13.4	14.5	37.3	36.8	36.7	17.4	28.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	$20,813	$1,216	$19,596
Center for Academics and Technolo	Public	9-12	1605 Wentworth	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 585-2353	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	98.2
Center for Alternative Learning	Public	9-12	1601 Wentworth Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 585-9401	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornwood High School	Public	9-12	17101 S Park Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 225-4701	1,843	143	12.8	73.5%	37 (2.0%)	1,512 (82.0%)	253 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (1.8%)	17	575^th of 698 public high schools	17.6%		19.4	555^th of 697 public high schools	20.4%	20	39.9	26.0	17.4	11.2	27.8	21.9	25.2	14.4	19.8	94.6	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.6	94.9	96.4	90.7	$36,225	$5,818	$30,407
Outlook Academy	Public	9-12	465 E 170th St	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 752-0367	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornton Fractnl No High School	Public	9-12	755 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 585-1000	1,425	86	16.5	77.4%	15 (1.1%)	886 (62.2%)	514 (36.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	22.8	548^th of 698 public high schools	21.5%		19.9	552^nd of 697 public high schools	20.8%	4	48.0	31.8	10.6	13.9	34.0	30.1	31.4	15.6	23.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	99.3	98.6	$21,070	$1,216	$19,854
Thornridge High School	Public	9-12	15000 Cottage Grove Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 271-4401	969	63	15.3	86.2%	5 (0.5%)	862 (89.0%)	80 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	11	621^st of 698 public high schools	11.0%		15	596^th of 697 public high schools	14.5%	25	35.2	30.2	7.3	6.3	20.1	16.1	18.0	6.1	17.1	94.0	92.7	92.7	92.7	94.5	92.9	95.9	89.7	$41,059	$6,307	$34,752
Bloom Trail High School	Public	9-12	22331 Cottage Grove Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-7000	1,218	74	16.4	80.9%	123 (10.1%)	732 (60.1%)	328 (26.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	15.4	583^rd of 698 public high schools	16.5%		15.9	585^th of 697 public high schools	16.1%	2	36.3	31.7	9.0	9.9	24.6	26.2	23.2	11.7	20.3	94.6	94.0	100.0	100.0	93.8	93.4	100.0	88.1	$23,254	$2,785	$20,469
Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,823	100	18.2	81.9%	42 (2.3%)	735 (40.3%)	1,014 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	19	566^th of 698 public high schools	18.9%		20.7	545^th of 697 public high schools	21.8%	21	42.8	31.1	13.6	10.1	34.9	24.9	24.5	14.5	19.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	$23,266	$2,776	$20,491
District 206 Alternative High School	Public	9-12	100 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 754-4095	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornton Fractnl So High School

What schools feed into Thornton Fractnl So High School?

Thornton Fractnl So High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coolidge Elementary School
Elementary : Lester Crawl Primary Center
Elementary : Nathan Hale Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Glen Elementary School
Elementary : Reavis Elementary School
Middle : Heritage Middle School
Middle : Memorial Junior High School

What district is Thornton Fractnl So High School in?

Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215

How many students attend Thornton Fractnl So High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,803 students attended Thornton Fractnl So High School.

What is the racial makeup of Thornton Fractnl So High School?

Students at Thornton Fractnl So High School are 68% African American, 25% Hispanic, 6% White.

Is Thornton Fractnl So High School a good school?

Thornton Fractnl So High School ranks 508^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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