📍 6610 W Highland Dr, Palos Heights, Cook County, 60463
Independence Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palos Heights, Cook County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Kirk. It is part of the Palos Heights SD 128 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Independence Jr High School enrolls 224 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Independence Jr High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-60, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
Independence Jr High School is one of 4 schools in Palos Heights SD 128, based in Palos Heights, Illinois. The district serves 830 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Independence Jr High School is close to the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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