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).
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.