Tinley Park High School


Tinley Park High School, TPHS or simply Tinley is a public high school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Oak Forest High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School.

Overview

Tinley Park High School is the second oldest school of the four high schools comprising Bremen High School District 228, opening in 1961. The 1,100 students at TPHS come from sections of the villages of Tinley Park, Oak Forest, Markham, and Country Club Hills, Illinois.

Demographics

With approximately 67 teachers for the estimated 1100 student body, Tinley Park has a student/teacher ratio of roughly 17:1. In 2007, the student body composed of 56.8% caucasian students, 25.8% African-American students, 10.4% Hispanic students, 4.7% Asian-American students, 0.6% Native American students, and 1.6% multi-racial students.

Academics

In 2016, the average composite ACT score for Titan students was 19.0. As of 2008, Tinley Park HS is making Adequate Yearly Progress as described by the federal No Child Left Behind act.

Athletics

Tinley Park's athletic teams play in the South Suburban Conference, governed by the Illinois High School Association.
The school sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in: basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track & field. Young men may compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Young women may compete in cheerleading, softball, and volleyball. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors a pom pom team.
The following teams have won their respective IHSA state tournaments or meets: