Lockport Township High School

Lockport Township High School is a public high school in Lockport, Illinois, United States. LTHS ranks in the Top 9 Percent of all high schools in the nation, according to the Washington Post. LTHS is the only Will County school to be included on the list, which ranks schools for effectively preparing students for college. In addition to the city of Lockport and Lockport Township, LTHS also serves the communities of Homer Glen, most of Crest Hill, a section of unincorporated Orland Park and Homer Township. More than 3,800 students are enrolled in grades 9 through 12.HistorySoon after settlers arrived, school classes began in a log cabin on what is now Division Street. The first village school was built in 1857, and housed students of all ages. The three-story building was built of local dolomitic limestone, with a four-sided clock tower on its roof. The first graduation commencement was June 28, 1888 with seven graduates. A fire destroyed the school on August 10, 1895. Classes were held in churches and other buildings until a new structure was ready.Subsequently in 1896 a new school opened, also built of local dolomitic limestone and on the same site as the school that burned. John Barnes, the Joliet architect who designed it, was trained in the Richardson Romanesque style. The new school, like its predecessor, housed all of the village students.