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Palos South Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

13100 S 82nd Ave, Palos Park, IL 60464 · (708) 448-5971 · Part of Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

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

Directions
Students
717
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Palos South Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Palos Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Palos South Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts60%
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 ↗

13100 S 82nd Ave, Palos Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6236
Grade 7255
Grade 8226
Enrollment over time
700’20
707’21
701’22
705’23
717’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 15%Black 3%Asian 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 South Middle 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 East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palos Heights
A
705 students12:1

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.