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Palos East Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

7700 W 127th St, Palos Heights, IL 60463 · (708) 448-1084 · Part of Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

Palos Township’s School Grade A better than 91% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
705
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Palos East Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Palos Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Palos Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Palos East Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7700 W 127th St, Palos Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten102
Grade 1100
Grade 2113
Grade 3119
Grade 4151
Grade 5120
Enrollment over time
626’20
662’21
689’22
703’23
705’24

Up 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 15%Asian 3%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palos East Elementary School from Palos Township families.

Other schools in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

The district →
Palos West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palos Park
A
700 students14:1
Palos South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palos Park
A
717 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Palos Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.