Independence Jr High School
6610 West Highland Dr
Palos Heights IL, 60463, Cook County
Phone: 708-448-0737
Ranking: (527 out of 3,028, top 17%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Palos Heights School District 128
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 249 | 242 | 258 | 254 | 253 | 238 | 222 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 91 | 36.5% | 78 | 32.2% | 78 | 30.2% | 79 | 31.1% | 101 | 39.9% | 76 | 31.9% | 73 | 32.9% |
Grade 7: | 78 | 31.3% | 79 | 32.6% | 81 | 31.4% | 103 | 40.6% | 74 | 29.2% | 79 | 33.2% | 82 | 36.9% |
Grade 8: | 80 | 32.1% | 85 | 35.1% | 99 | 38.4% | 72 | 28.3% | 78 | 30.8% | 83 | 34.9% | 67 | 30.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 123 | 49.4% | 119 | 49.2% | 142 | 55.0% | 137 | 53.9% | 134 | 53.0% | 96 | 40.3% | 116 | 52.3% |
Female: | 126 | 50.6% | 123 | 50.8% | 116 | 45.0% | 117 | 46.1% | 109 | 43.1% | 129 | 54.2% | 102 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 6.8% | 22 | 9.1% | 29 | 11.2% | 26 | 10.2% | 15 | 5.9% | 10 | 4.2% | 5 | 2.3% |
Black: | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.9% | 6 | 2.7% |
White: | 224 | 90.0% | 212 | 87.6% | 216 | 83.7% | 220 | 86.6% | 232 | 91.7% | 215 | 90.3% | 210 | 94.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.52 | 15.33 | 16.13 | 16.49 | 14.06 | 13.20 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 91.1% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.0% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 96.0% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.1% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 85.0% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 94.0% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.4% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 78.0% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.9% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.1% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 90.0% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 59.8% |
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* Independence Jr High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.