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Palos West Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12700 S 104th Ave, Palos Park, IL 60464 · (708) 448-6888 · Part of Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

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

Directions
Students
700
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Palos West Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Palos Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Palos West Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

12700 S 104th Ave, Palos Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K91
Kindergarten85
Grade 197
Grade 2106
Grade 3110
Grade 4108
Grade 5103
Enrollment over time
653’20
694’21
714’22
708’23
700’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%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 West Elementary School from Palos Township families.

Other schools in Palos Community Consolidated School District 118

The district →
Palos East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palos Heights
A
705 students12:1
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.