Top Rankings
Palos Heights School District 128 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 208 students in Palos Heights School District 128. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Palos Heights School District 128 have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
791 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Palos Heights School District 128, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#137 out of 865 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
5%
% Hispanic
16%
30%
% Black
4%
22%
% White
76%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,633 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,005 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,633
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,005
$21,662
Best Palos Heights School District 128 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Independence Jr High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
6610 W Highland Dr
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(708) 448-0737
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(708) 448-0737
Gr: 6-8 | 208 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 29%
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