Thornton Township High School
| Thornton Township High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
15001 S. Broadway South Suburbs , , 60426 | |
| Coordinates | 41°37′05″N 87°38′36″W / 41.6181°N 87.6434°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | Thornton |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Opened | 1899 |
| School district | Thornton Twp. HS 205 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Nathaniel Cunningham Jr. |
| Dean | Dontrell Jackson Isolta Jimenez-Proudfoot Jill Lupescu Carolyn Strong |
| Principal | Tony Ratliff |
| Assistant Principal | Wanda Russell |
| Teaching staff | 119.00 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1,645 (2023–2024) |
| • Grade 9 | 417 students |
| • Grade 10 | 407 students |
| • Grade 11 | 411 students |
| • Grade 12 | 410 students |
| Average class size | 19 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.82 |
| 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 |
| 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.