Thornton village, IL
ZIP 60476 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60476
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60476 (Thornton, IL) is associated with South Holland School District 151 (LEA 1736750) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is South Suburban College about 2.7 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
South Holland School District 151
LEA ID
1736750
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- South Suburban College2.7 miles (4.4 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College3.6 miles (5.8 km)2yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest6.7 miles (10.7 km)4yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Fox College9.5 miles (15.3 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College9.7 miles (15.7 km)2yr-public
- Governors State University10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-public
- Chicago State University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
- Saint Xavier University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point12.3 miles (19.7 km)2yr-private
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- Northwestern College12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College14.3 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-public
- Chicago Theological Seminary14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago18.0 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
- Morton College19.5 miles (31.3 km)2yr-public
- East-West University20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago21.0 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
- Spertus College21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- Rush University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-public
- Generations College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College21.7 miles (34.9 km)2yr-public
- Adler University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern Career College21.9 miles (35.3 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park26.1 miles (42.0 km)2yr-private
- American Islamic College26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Triton College26.9 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College27.4 miles (44.2 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-private
- North Park University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Valparaiso University30.0 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
- College of DuPage30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Administrative Office31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- North Central College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary33.8 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
- Aurora University40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College48.3 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
- Judson University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcott School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Thornwood High School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Outlook Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| McKinley Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| McKinley Jr High School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| MacArthur/ECHO Elem | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Greenwood Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Longwood Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Brookwood Jr High School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Oak Glen Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Brookwood Middle School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| LAREN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| UNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Hickory Bend Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| CALVARY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| James Hart School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Taft School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Eisenhower School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Memorial Jr High School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Holmes Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Madison School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Winston Churchill School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Coolidge Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| HELLO MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Barack H Obama Learning Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lester Crawl Primary Ctr | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Willow School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl So High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| EAGLE ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Deaf & Hard of Hearing/DHH | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ABLE Program | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| PACE Elem | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Communication Development/CD | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Family Enrichment PRG/FEP | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| EASE Program | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Echo School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Reavis Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Coolidge Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Schrum Memorial School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Thornridge High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Hoover Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Heritage Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Diekman Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Serena Hills Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| S T E M Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Riley Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Creative Communications Acad | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Maya Angelou Elem Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| LANSING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| STANDBERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Greenbriar Elem School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Berger-Vandenberg Elem School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Brooks Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Thornton Township High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Center for Alternative Learning | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Jesse C White Learning Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Center for Academics and Technolo | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Whittier Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| FLOSSMOOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| South Cook Truancy Program | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Western Avenue Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Bryant Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Acad for Lifelong Learning | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Caroline Sibley Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| FIDLEY DE FIDLEY DO ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| South Cook ISC Student Advocate | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| South Cook ISC ALOP | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Roosevelt Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Roosevelt Junior High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Jefferson Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl No High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Bloom High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Dist 206 Alternative High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Highland School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| James B Eads Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Kenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Wentworth Jr High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Sandridge Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| PEACE Center | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| UNDER CARREY'S CARE #1 | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Academy for Learning | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Chicago Heights Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Wentworth Intermediate School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| HIGHER HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN ACA | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60476
What school district is ZIP code 60476 in?
ZIP 60476 (Thornton, IL) maps to South Holland School District 151 (LEA ID 1736750) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60476?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60476 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60476 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 24.9% |
| High school | 37.3% |
| Less than HS | 7.8% |
| School district | South Holland School District 151 |