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Thornridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Thornridge High School is a public high school located in Dolton, Illinois, serving 978 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Thornton Township HSD 205 district, which is ranked 793 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Thornridge High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 585 and 648 over the past several years, and has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thornridge High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism compared to state and district averages. Only 18% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 22.1% for the district and 51.7% for the state. Similarly, only 6.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to 10.9% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 78.8% to 89.0%, lower than the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rates range from 25.4% to 54.3%, significantly higher than the state average.

While Thornridge High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Thornwood High School and Thornton Township High School, it outperforms the Brooks College Prep Academy High School and Chicago Collegiate Charter School, which are part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299. The school's strong performance in the English Language Learner and Homeless student subgroups suggests that it may have effective strategies or programs in place to support these students, which could potentially be replicated to benefit the school's overall performance.

969

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,059

Per pupil spending ?

86.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15000 Cottage Grove Ave
Dolton, IL 60419-2738

(708) 271-4401

District: Thornton Township HSD 205

Feeder schools for Thornridge High School:

Elementary:	Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School
	Caroline Sibley Elementary School
	Franklin Elementary School
	Gen George Patton Elementary School
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	Lincoln Elementary School
Middle:	Creative Communications Academy
	Lincoln Junior High School
	S T E M Academy
	School of Fine Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.0%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg20%

Illinois avg48%

621^st of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Thornton Township HSD 205

793^rd of 811Thornton Township HSD 205 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	11.0	621 of 698	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	596 of 697	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	648 of 699	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	624 of 699	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	585 of 688	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	636 of 701	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	600 of 647	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	596 of 642	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	599 of 643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	515 of 614	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	605 of 670	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	597 of 670	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	613 of 665	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	601 of 655	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	550 of 643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	544 of 632	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.1	539 of 624	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	547 of 612	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	525 of 596	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	517 of 590	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.2	538 of 592	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.1	498 of 586	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	219 of 323	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	192 of 299	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	226 of 301	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	185 of 294	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	138 of 281	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	218 of 299	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	178 of 253	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	471 of 491	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	47 of 284	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	40 of 248	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	31.0	159 of 217	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	94.4	5 of 205	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	592 of 685	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	561 of 664	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	591 of 658	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	511 of 639	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	592 of 665	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	565 of 620	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	268 of 366	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	245 of 336	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	234 of 335	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	87 of 138	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	58 of 125	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	594 of 672	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	506 of 639	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	575 of 644	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	561 of 626	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	455 of 611	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	568 of 639	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	537 of 585	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	632 of 685	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	571 of 668	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	638 of 668	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	599 of 664	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	582 of 653	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	610 of 675	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	578 of 619	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	477 of 527	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	369 of 482	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+72 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Science17%-32 vs state

Mathematics6%-33 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)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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
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
PEACE Center	Public	9-12	306 E 144th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 985-3598	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thornton Township High School	Public	9-12	15001 Broadway Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 225-4150	1,697	119	14.2	88.3%	54 (3.2%)	1,120 (66.0%)	484 (28.5%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	14 (0.8%)	11.1	620^th of 698 public high schools	11.2%		20.6	546^th of 697 public high schools	21.7%	74	32.1	18.9	11.4	6.5	25.8	13.0	21.0	9.6	17.5													88.1	88.7	88.7	88.7	88.3	88.5	89.1	84.2	$29,633	$1,873	$27,760
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)
Carver Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	13100 S Doty Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5250	420	32	13.1	81.4%	8 (1.9%)	178 (42.4%)	230 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13.3	602^nd of 698 public high schools	13.8%		19.9	554^th of 697 public high schools	20.5%	48	30.9	32.4	10.2	6.9	24.0	21.6	15.3	7.1	25.5													96.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	93.6	99.8	99.3	88.0	$22,543	$2,601	$19,942
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
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
Chicago Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11816 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 536-9098	255	0	28.0	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	250 (98.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.3	624^th of 698 public high schools	10.6%		9.7	680^th of 697 public high schools	2.4%	56	34.1	32.1	6.8	10.7	11.4	25.0	8.3	0.0	2.0	20.0	13.6	18.2	15.4	33.3	18.2	21.9	18.2	0.0	0.0	9.1	6.2									$26,303	$2,922	$23,382
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornridge High School

What district is Thornridge High School in?

Thornton Township HSD 205

Is Thornridge High School a good school?

Thornridge High School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thornridge High School?

Students at Thornridge High School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Thornridge High School?

Thornridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berger-Vandenberg Elementary School
Elementary : Caroline Sibley Elementary School
Elementary : Franklin Elementary School
Elementary : Gen George Patton Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Middle : Creative Communications Academy
Middle : Lincoln Junior High School
Middle : S T E M Academy
Middle : School of Fine Arts

How many students attend Thornridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 969 students attended Thornridge High School.

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