Palos South Middle School
13100 South 82nd Ave
Palos Park IL, 60464, Cook County
Phone: 708-448-5971
Ranking: (106 out of 3,028, top 4%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Palos Community Consolidated School District 118
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 46 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 624 | 645 | 671 | 670 | 668 | 673 | 720 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 203 | 32.5% | 191 | 29.6% | 215 | 32.0% | 232 | 34.6% | 209 | 31.3% | 215 | 31.9% | 219 | 30.4% |
Grade 7: | 197 | 31.6% | 216 | 33.5% | 238 | 35.5% | 210 | 31.3% | 223 | 33.4% | 222 | 33.0% | 237 | 32.9% |
Grade 8: | 224 | 35.9% | 238 | 36.9% | 218 | 32.5% | 227 | 33.9% | 235 | 35.2% | 236 | 35.1% | 264 | 36.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 293 | 47.0% | 316 | 49.0% | 342 | 51.0% | 340 | 50.7% | 298 | 44.6% | 357 | 53.0% | 339 | 47.1% |
Female: | 331 | 53.0% | 329 | 51.0% | 329 | 49.0% | 330 | 49.3% | 345 | 51.6% | 298 | 44.3% | 361 | 50.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 19 | 3.0% | 19 | 2.9% | 16 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 51 | 8.2% | 49 | 7.6% | 46 | 6.9% | 42 | 6.3% | 38 | 5.7% | 22 | 3.3% | 34 | 4.7% |
Black: | 14 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
White: | 528 | 84.6% | 557 | 86.4% | 587 | 87.5% | 599 | 89.4% | 595 | 89.1% | 628 | 93.3% | 649 | 90.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 19.6% | 70 | 10.9% | 38 | 5.7% | 76 | 11.3% | 68 | 10.2% | 57 | 8.5% | 62 | 8.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 1.6% | 39 | 6.0% | 51 | 7.6% | 16 | 2.4% | 16 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.62 | 13.62 | 14.57 | 13.40 | 13.49 | 13.60 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.6% | 99.6% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 97.0% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 93.0% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 96.0% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 95.0% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 94.0% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.0% | 97.0% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 59.8% |
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* Palos South Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.