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Schools in Palos Heights · Community High School District 218, Consolidated High School District 230

Palos Heights’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts

In Palos Heights, 39% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Palos Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#210of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▲ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Consolidated High School District 230
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
15,590 students on the public path
In brief

Palos Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Community High School District 218 spends $25,321 per student and Consolidated High School District 230 $25,716, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Palos Heights’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts, #210 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (906)Better than 75%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,947 test results and a graduating class of 2,002 could put Palos Heights anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Palos Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,900 in math, 4,995 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palos Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Palos Heights

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Community High School District 218Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 5,436 students · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,321IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Consolidated High School District 230Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 7,613 students · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,716IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Palos Community Consolidated School District 118Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 2,122 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,629IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Palos Heights School District 128Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 830 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 21816%
State average 29.9% · 1333 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 21814%
State average 25.8% · 1436 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Consolidated High School District 23037%
State average 29.9% · 1861 students tested
Math · 9–12, Consolidated High School District 23035%
State average 25.8% · 1960 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Palos Community Consolidated School District 11859%
State average 29.9% · 1377 students tested
Math · PK–8, Palos Community Consolidated School District 11846%
State average 25.8% · 1090 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Palos Heights School District 12857%
State average 29.9% · 424 students tested
Math · PK–8, Palos Heights School District 12836%
State average 25.8% · 414 students tested

Palos Heights vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Palos Heights’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palos HeightsA−Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Palos Heights School District 128 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
Palos ParkAPalos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
WorthBWorth School District 127 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
Palos HillsANorth Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Consolidated High School District 230 with Palos Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Palos Heights

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Palos Heightsin other towns
Palos West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palos Park
A
700 students14:1Rate it →
Indian Hill
Elementary · Grades PK–K
183 students16:1Rate it →
Palos East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
705 students12:1Rate it →
Palos South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palos Park
A
717 students15:1Rate it →
Independence Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
236 students11:1Rate it →
Carl Sandburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orland Park
A
2,840 students16:1Rate it →
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palos Hills
B+
2,560 students15:1Rate it →
Victor J Andrew High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orland Hills
B+
2,213 students15:1Rate it →
A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12
B−
1,916 students15:1Rate it →
DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Blue Island
C
1,818 students13:1Rate it →
H L Richards High Sch(Campus)
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Lawn
C+
1,702 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Palos Heights’s schools

Are Palos Heights’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palos Heights children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #210 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Palos Heights in?

Community High School District 218, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,436 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Palos Heights kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Victor J Andrew High School, A B Shepard High Sch (Campus), DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus) and H L Richards High Sch(Campus).

What is Palos Heights’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Consolidated High School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Palos Heights spend per student?

$25,321 in Community High School District 218, $25,716 in Consolidated High School District 230, $18,629 in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 and $17,546 in Palos Heights School District 128 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.