Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Palos Park

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Palos ParkPhoto: Crosbiesmith · CC BY-SA 4.0
A
Schools in Palos Park · Consolidated High School District 230, Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

Palos Park’s public schools outscore 85% of Illinois districts

41% of students in Palos Park’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Palos Park, 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.

#120of 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
44%
▲ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 15 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
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
12,504 students on the public path
In brief

Palos Park’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% 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

Consolidated High School District 230 spends $25,716 per student and Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 $18,629, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and four 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 Park’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 85% of Illinois school districts, #120 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 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (675)Better than 85%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,923 test results and a graduating class of 2,002 could put Palos Park anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Palos Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,725 in math, 5,121 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palos Park, 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
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

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

Four districts serve Palos Park

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

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
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113AGrades PK–8 · 4 schools · 2,664 students, up 5% since 2022–23 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,284IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Lemont Township High School District 210Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,284 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,736IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

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, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A38%
State average 29.9% · 1558 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A44%
State average 25.8% · 1348 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Lemont Township High School District 21047%
State average 29.9% · 325 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lemont Township High School District 21046%
State average 25.8% · 327 students tested

Palos Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Palos ParkAPalos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Consolidated High School District 230 9–12
LemontA−Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12
Palos HeightsA−Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · Palos Heights School District 128 PK–8 · Community High School District 218 9–12
Orland ParkA−Orland School District 135 PK–8 · 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
PalosAPalos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8

4 of the 5 neighbors share Consolidated High School District 230 with Palos Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Palos Park

9 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 Parkin other towns
Palos West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
700 students14:1Rate it →
Oakwood School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lemont
629 students16:1Rate it →
Palos East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palos Heights
A
705 students12:1Rate it →
Old Quarry Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lemont
A
856 students15:1Rate it →
Palos South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
717 students15:1Rate 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 →
Lemont Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lemont
A
1,284 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Palos Park’s schools

Are Palos Park’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palos Park children attend outscore 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #120 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Palos Park in?

Consolidated High School District 230, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,613 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Palos Park kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Victor J Andrew High School and Lemont Twp High School.

What is Palos Park’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 Park spend per student?

$25,716 in Consolidated High School District 230, $18,629 in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118, $15,284 in Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A and $24,736 in Lemont Township High School District 210 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Palos Park families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palos Park → They have their own page.

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.