Nathan Hale Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 334 students
Independence Jr High School
6610 W Highland Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
236
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Palos Heights SD 128
Cook County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Independence Jr High School
Independence Jr High School is a public middle school in Palos Heights, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Palos Heights SD 128. The school is located in a large suburb in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 236 students were enrolled, with about 10.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 236 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Palos Heights SD 128
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 173057003177
Schools near Independence Jr High School
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Jack Hille Middle School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.