📍 13100 S 82nd Ave, Palos Park, Cook County, 60464
Palos South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palos Park, Cook County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stuart Wrzesinski. It is part of the Palos CCSD 118 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palos South Middle School enrolls 701 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 506 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 16% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 701 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palos South Middle 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.
Palos South Middle School is one of 3 schools in Palos CCSD 118, based in Palos Park, Illinois. The district serves 2,122 students district-wide and employs 149 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 701 students, Palos South Middle School is close to the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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