Thornton Township High School

Thornton Township High School
Address
15001 S. Broadway South Suburbs Harvey , Cook County , Illinois 60426 United States
Coordinates	41°37′05″N 87°38′36″W / 41.6181°N 87.6434°W / 41.6181; -87.6434
Information
Other name	Thornton
School type	Public Secondary
Opened	1899
School district	Thornton Twp. HS 205
Superintendent	Dr. Nathaniel Cunningham Jr.[1]
Dean	Dontrell Jackson Isolta Jimenez-Proudfoot Jill Lupescu Carolyn Strong
Principal	Tony Ratliff[2]
Assistant Principal	Wanda Russell
Teaching staff	137 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coed
Enrollment	1,475 (2020–21)[3]
• Grade 9	399 students
• Grade 10	396 students
• Grade 11	376 students
• Grade 12	304 students
Average class size	19
Student to teacher ratio	12.69[3]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Purple   White
Athletics conference	Southland Athletic Conference
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats
Rival	Bloom Trail Kankakee
Accreditation	Illinois State Board of Education
Newspaper	Paw Prints
Communities served	Harvey, South Holland, Phoenix, Riverdale, Dixmoor, Markham, Blue Island[4]
Website	School website

Thornton Township High School, often simply referred to as Thornton is a public high school founded in 1899, located in Harvey, one of the South Suburbs of the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The school is one of three administered by Thornton Township High Schools District 205. It is occasionally confused with the two other similarly named schools in the district, Thornridge High School and Thornwood High School.

A predominantly African American and Hispanic high school, Thornton is best known for its alumni who have been successful in both the Performing Arts and athletics.^[5]