ɪnðə sˈɪks kˈaʊnti ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛɹiə, æz ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, pɹəvˈaɪzoʊ wˈɛst ɹˈæŋkt nˈoʊ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɪn ɐ ɹˈæŋkɪŋ ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː səbˈɜːbən hˈaɪ skˈuːlz ɔnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːlɪdʒ tˈɛst ˌeɪsˌiːtˈiː.
In the six county Chicago metropolitan area, as of 1996, Proviso West ranked no. 126 in a ranking of 132 suburban high schools on the American College Test (ACT).