Is Palos South Middle School a good school?

Yes! Palos South Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 53 rd of 1363 Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Palos South Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 705 students attended Palos South Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Palos South Middle School?

Students at Palos South Middle School are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Palos South Middle School attend?

Students who attend Palos South Middle School usually go on to attend Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Palos South Middle School

Summary:

Palos South Middle School is a public middle school located in Palos Park, Illinois, serving 701 students in grades 6-8. This exceptional institution is part of the Palos CCSD 118 district, which is ranked 43 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palos South Middle School consistently demonstrates outstanding academic performance, with 85.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.4% in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school also excels in science, with 83.9% of students proficient or better. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as H.H. Conrady Junior High School, Palos South Middle School's performance is even more impressive, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.

Palos South Middle School's success extends beyond overall academic achievement, as the school also ranks among the top in Illinois for the performance of Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This consistent high performance, along with the school's 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, is a testament to the exceptional educational opportunities and resources available at Palos South Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

13100 S 82nd Ave
Palos Park, IL 60464-2191

(708) 448-5971

District: Palos CCSD 118

SchoolDigger Rank:
53^rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,278

Students who attend Palos South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Feeder schools for Palos South Middle School:

Elementary:	Palos East Elementary School
	Palos West Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 705

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Palos South Middle School ranks better than 96.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.96. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.5%), Hispanic (15.9%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palos South Middle School is 13.8. (See more...)

Compare Palos South Middle School employs 51 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Palos South Middle School is $17,278.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palos South Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos South Middle School 53^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Palos South Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Palos CCSD 118:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos CCSD 118 43^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Palos South Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.99	104^th	1185	91.2%
2004	89.70	61^st	1204	94.9%
2005	87.69	87^th	1209	92.8%
2006	85.57	93^rd	1272	92.7%
2007	85.31	85^th	1287	93.4%
2008	87.17	62^nd	1293	95.2%
2009	85.83	82^nd	1318	93.8%
2010	88.07	41^st	1327	96.9%
2011	87.78	49^th	1344	96.4%
2012	87.47	57^th	1365	95.8%
2013	91.78	59^th	1367	95.7%
2014	91.43	61^st	1322	95.4%
2015	91.85	90^th	1302	93.1%
2016	87.90	117^th	1294	91.0%
2017	86.22	149^th	1293	88.5%
2018	74.97	263^rd	1293	79.7%
2019	90.60	91^st	1356	93.3%
2021	90.12	85^th	1241	93.2%
2022	94.35	66^th	1369	95.2%
2023	95.62	48^th	1367	96.5%
2024	94.96	53^rd	1363	96.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	78.47	35^th	195	82.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	79.79	13^th	339	96.2%
2021	57.96	48^th	277	82.7%
2022	72.68	36^th	454	92.1%
2023	97.51	1^st	480	99.8%
2024	82.02	20^th	486	95.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.44	77^th	602	87.2%
2019	86.77	45^th	792	94.3%
2021	63.79	89^th	548	83.8%
2022	55.67	186^th	781	76.2%
2023	85.12	80^th	805	90.1%
2024	83.03	96^th	802	88.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.52	195^th	1161	83.2%
2019	96.60	10^th	1217	99.2%
2021	81.06	88^th	1019	91.4%
2022	96.54	16^th	1221	98.7%
2023	96.40	15^th	1234	98.8%
2024	96.08	16^th	1219	98.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.03	315^th	1226	74.3%
2019	90.92	84^th	1276	93.4%
2021	90.56	59^th	1017	94.2%
2022	94.24	54^th	1286	95.8%
2023	93.81	56^th	1275	95.6%
2024	92.88	66^th	1251	94.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	82.43	47^th	674	93.0%
2024	78.35	65^th	639	89.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.37	212^th	1223	82.7%
2019	87.24	123^rd	1296	90.5%
2021	84.18	113^th	1048	89.2%
2022	92.98	66^th	1286	94.9%
2023	95.37	41^st	1292	96.8%
2024	95.65	43^rd	1264	96.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.40	104^th	209	50.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.04	82^nd	590	86.1%
2019	93.11	16^th	639	97.5%
2021	82.89	45^th	517	91.3%
2022	92.31	32^nd	662	95.2%
2023	92.08	29^th	661	95.6%
2024	95.39	18^th	643	97.2%

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Rank History for White students at Palos South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.21	354^th	889	60.2%
2019	79.50	139^th	905	84.6%
2021	83.58	91^st	813	88.8%
2022	89.28	56^th	898	93.8%
2023	92.22	34^th	895	96.2%
2024	89.67	57^th	875	93.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Palos South Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	585	2	27	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	617
1990	622	3	28	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	656
1991	667	2	18	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1992	671	0	34	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	713
1993	691	1	30	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	742
1994	680	2	30	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	731
1995	689	0	19	16	12	n/a	n/a	0	736
1996	689	0	19	16	12	n/a	n/a	0	736
1997	739	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
1998	778	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	778
1999	781	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
2000	807	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	809
2001	752	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	752
2002	748	2	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	755
2003	748	2	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	755
2004	705	4	24	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	760
2005	720	4	8	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
2006	712	3	9	24	3	n/a	n/a	22	773
2007	698	4	14	31	4	n/a	n/a	21	772
2008	649	3	16	34	2	n/a	n/a	16	720
2009	628	1	11	22	1	n/a	n/a	10	673
2010	595	2	14	38	2	n/a	n/a	17	668
2011	599	4	14	42	0	1	10	0	670
2012	587	8	16	46	1	0	13	0	671
2013	557	8	19	49	2	0	10	0	645
2014	528	14	19	51	4	0	8	0	624
2015	539	13	18	54	2	0	6	0	632
2016	562	12	24	66	3	0	14	0	681
2017	571	6	28	72	4	1	13	0	695
2018	559	6	26	93	4	0	18	0	706
2019	562	6	22	96	4	2	16	0	708
2020	546	7	20	104	2	1	24	0	704
2021	545	9	19	94	2	3	28	0	700
2022	528	14	23	109	1	2	30	0	707
2023	506	23	29	114	1	2	26	0	701
2024	525	18	24	112	0	0	25	1	705

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Palos South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	617	32.8	18.8	n/a
1990	656	35.8	18.3	n/a
1991	691	40.6	17.0	n/a
1992	713	40.0	17.8	n/a
1993	742	40.0	18.6	n/a
1994	731	38.0	19.2	n/a
1995	736	41.8	17.6	n/a
1996	736	41.8	17.6	n/a
1997	741	42.0	17.6	n/a
1998	778	46.9	16.6	n/a
1999	785	46.0	17.1	n/a
2000	809	48.9	16.5	n/a
2001	752	48.5	15.5	n/a
2002	755	49.5	15.3	4.4
2003	755	49.5	15.3	4.4
2004	760	53.5	14.2	5.8
2005	747	51.5	14.5	7.1
2006	773	n/a	n/a	8.9
2007	772	43.0	18.0	8.1
2008	720	44.0	16.4	10.7
2009	673	49.4	13.6	10.1
2010	668	49.5	13.4	12.9
2011	670	50.0	13.4	13.7
2012	671	46.0	14.5	13.3
2013	645	47.3	13.6	16.9
2014	624	45.8	13.6	21.2
2015	632	43.0	14.6	27.2
2016	681	46.0	14.8	15.1
2017	695	45.3	15.3	20.6
2018	706	44.8	15.7	22.4
2019	708	45.8	15.4	26.8
2020	704	46.6	15.1	23.9
2021	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	707	47.2	14.9	30.4
2023	701	49.0	14.3	32.5
2024	705	51.0	13.8	32.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Palos South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	617	32.8	18.8	n/a
1990	656	35.8	18.3	n/a
1991	691	40.6	17.0	n/a
1992	713	40.0	17.8	n/a
1993	742	40.0	18.6	n/a
1994	731	38.0	19.2	n/a
1995	736	41.8	17.6	n/a
1996	736	41.8	17.6	n/a
1997	741	42.0	17.6	n/a
1998	778	46.9	16.6	n/a
1999	785	46.0	17.1	n/a
2000	809	48.9	16.5	n/a
2001	752	48.5	15.5	n/a
2002	755	49.5	15.3	4.4
2003	755	49.5	15.3	4.4
2004	760	53.5	14.2	5.8
2005	747	51.5	14.5	7.1
2006	773	n/a	n/a	8.9
2007	772	43.0	18.0	8.1
2008	720	44.0	16.4	10.7
2009	673	49.4	13.6	10.1
2010	668	49.5	13.4	12.9
2011	670	50.0	13.4	13.7
2012	671	46.0	14.5	13.3
2013	645	47.3	13.6	16.9
2014	624	45.8	13.6	21.2
2015	632	43.0	14.6	27.2
2016	681	46.0	14.8	15.1
2017	695	45.3	15.3	20.6
2018	706	44.8	15.7	22.4
2019	708	45.8	15.4	26.8
2020	704	46.6	15.1	23.9
2021	700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	707	47.2	14.9	30.4
2023	701	49.0	14.3	32.5
2024	705	51.0	13.8	32.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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