Palos South Middle School
Palos Park, IL · Palos CCSD 118
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
41st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 94%▲ Improving
13100 S 82nd Ave, Palos Park, IL 60464
(708)448-5971NCES ID 173060003181Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Palos South Middle School 41st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 94% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 89th in 2019 to 94th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 705 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.4% | 74.5% | ▼ 14.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.3% | 15.9% | ▲ 9.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 3.5% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Asian | 2.1% | 3.4% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 2.6% | ▲ 2.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $546K in zip 60464 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Palos South Middle School
- #96Independence Jr High SchoolPalos Heights SD 128 · 2 mi away96th of 685
ELA 86% ▼3 · Math 49% ▼12Compare - #184Jerling Junior High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.5 mi away184th of 685
ELA 75% ▼14 · Math 41% ▼20Compare - #198Orland Jr High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 3 mi away198th of 685
ELA 68% ▼21 · Math 44% ▼17Compare - #224Worth Jr High SchoolWorth SD 127 · 3 mi away224th of 685
ELA 77% ▼12 · Math 31% ▼30Compare - #548Nathan Hale Middle SchoolCook County SD 130 · 3.7 mi away548th of 685
ELA 38% ▼51 · Math 20% ▼41Compare - #365Jack Hille Middle SchoolForest Ridge SD 142 · 3.8 mi away365th of 685
ELA 53% ▼36 · Math 33% ▼28Compare - #514Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolChicago Ridge SD 127-5 · 3.9 mi away514th of 685
ELA 39% ▼50 · Math 25% ▼36Compare - #17H H Conrady Jr High SchoolNorth Palos SD 117 · 4.5 mi away17th of 685
ELA 90% ▲1 · Math 73% ▲12Compare
What school district is Palos South Middle School in?
Palos South Middle School is part of the Palos CCSD 118 district in Palos Park, Illinois.
Is Palos South Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Palos South Middle School 41st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 94% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Palos South Middle School?
White 75%, Hispanic 16%, Two or more races 4%, Asian 3% (705 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Palos South Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60464 is $546K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.