INDEPENDENCE JR HIGH SCHOOL
Independence Jr High School is a Title I public middle school that is part of the Palos Heights SD 128 school district, located in Palos Heights, IL with about 221 students offering grade levels from 6th Grade to 8th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 20 teachers, Independence Jr High School has a student/teacher ratio of about 11:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
For more information, contact Independence Jr High School at (708) 448-0737 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Palos Heights, IL 60463-2217
(708) 448-0737
INDEPENDENCE JR HIGH SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Palos Heights, IL with about 221 enrolled students. See other public middle schools in Illinois
School Details
- Level:
- Middle School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Palos Heights SD 128
- Total Students:
- 221
- Teachers:
- 20
- NSLP Status:1
- No
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I targeted assistance eligible school-No program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 221 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending INDEPENDENCE JR HIGH SCHOOL is predominantly White, representing about 82% of the student body.
- White
- 82.4%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 13.6%
- Asian
- 1.8%
- Black or African American
- 1.4%
- Two or more races
- 0.9%
- Female
- 49.3%
- Male
- 50.7%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.