Thornwood High School

The communication between the staff, teacher and students is terrible. There is no consistency in the rules and there are exceptions to the rules for who the staff chooses. This school has been in poor standing on the school report card for at least 4 years.
--Submitted by a parent

school is not focused. I attended this school and the classes could not get easier. The teaches make things easiers so that the kids can pass. The dicipline at this school is very loose. The student can get by on almost anything.
--Submitted by a student

I graduated from Thornwood in 2003 and I think that it was a great school. I was suprised at how lucky I was too come from such a great school once I went to college and heard my friends' horror stories about their high schools. Thornwood was crowded but I would definately want my kids to benefit from it's opportunities and education.

I am currently attended Thornwood H. S. and will graduate in 2009 after having attended this school for four years. Although many people suggest this school to be 'awful' it is a great school. And unlike most schools T.W. constantly looks for its own flaws and corrects it. This school as provided an educations that has prepared me for pre-med. As proof, because of this school's education I have recieved applications from Princeton, Carthage, UIC, and University of Chicago. This is a wonderful school.
--Submitted by a student

I am an alumni of Thornwood and now have children attending there. Where it has changed alot since I attended it has been very nicely maintained. Thornwood has it's issues as do all schools. The youth of today are different and some of the parenting as well. Overall it's a good school but like with any school, you have to stay on top of the qualityof education your child is getting.
--Submitted by a parent

As a student of thornwood for 3 years i can honestly say that thornwood is awful, its way too crowded, they serve unhealthy, undercooked, and often expired food for lunch, and the staff has no control over the students, its ridiculous.
--Submitted by a student

To be honest I love Thornwood H.S. I am a current student there and I am apart of the graduating class of 2008. Overall it's not a bad school because the work I get is challenging at times and thats what I need to be prepared for college. I think they have a pretty good cirriculum and good teachers. They are serious when it comes to safety. They take extreme measures to make sure us students are safe. So yes I would recommend Thornwood High School located in South Holland, IL to others.
--Submitted by a student

I think thornwood is a wonderful school for all high school students
--Submitted by a former student

Well I beleive Thornwood is a pretty good school. I just feel like the biggest issue is the student aren't getting enough support from the community and/or family. I attend Thornwood and my experince has been great so far. So I would recommend this school to anyone.
--Submitted by a student

Thornwood looks good on the outside, but continues to deal with racial issues as the students search identity. unless you want your child in such a challenging environment once again i would not recomend this school. my child was apart of class of 2004 and is now in college she still is very hurt by this.
--Submitted by Maria schinowsky, a parent