Is Independence Junior High School a good school?

Independence Junior High School ranks 228 th of 1367 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Independence Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 224 students attended Independence Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Independence Junior High School?

Students at Independence Junior High School are 70% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Independence Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Independence Junior High School usually go on to attend DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)

Independence Junior High School

Public 6-8

6610 W Highland Dr
Palos Heights, IL 60463-2217

(708) 448-0737

District: Palos Heights School District 128

SchoolDigger Rank:
228^th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,681

Students who attend Independence Junior High School usually attend:

High:

DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)

Feeder schools for Independence Junior High School:

Elementary:	Chippewa Elementary School
	Indian Hill
	Navajo Heights Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 224

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

20.5%

African American:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Independence Junior High School ranks better than 83.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.49. (See more...)

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Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.1%), Hispanic (20.5%), African American (4.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Independence Junior High School is 11.2. (See more...)

Compare Independence Junior High School employs 19.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Independence Junior High School is $16,681.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Independence Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Independence Junior High School 228^th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See Independence Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

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White students:

Palos Heights School District 128:

SchoolDigger ranks Palos Heights School District 128 192^nd of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Independence Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	82.37	189^th	1185	84.1%
2004	87.66	96^th	1204	92.0%
2005	80.94	206^th	1209	83.0%
2006	79.53	210^th	1272	83.5%
2007	83.29	125^th	1287	90.3%
2008	75.61	295^th	1293	77.2%
2009	76.87	272^nd	1318	79.4%
2010	77.80	253^rd	1327	80.9%
2011	78.68	228^th	1344	83.0%
2012	78.82	231^st	1365	83.1%
2013	75.70	296^th	1367	78.3%
2014	78.02	253^rd	1322	80.9%
2015	87.73	145^th	1302	88.9%
2016	85.88	139^th	1294	89.3%
2017	90.87	91^st	1293	93.0%
2018	91.87	78^th	1293	94.0%
2019	83.83	184^th	1356	86.4%
2021	77.38	225^th	1241	81.9%
2022	77.89	245^th	1369	82.1%
2023	79.49	228^th	1367	83.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	62.00	168^th	792	78.8%
2021	49.07	184^th	548	66.4%
2022	63.80	122^nd	781	84.4%
2023	52.51	256^th	805	68.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	80.37	91^st	1019	91.1%
2022	61.97	331^st	1221	72.9%
2023	63.53	317^th	1234	74.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.05	61^st	1226	95.0%
2019	84.34	151^st	1276	88.2%
2021	70.71	250^th	1017	75.4%
2022	80.50	199^th	1286	84.5%
2023	80.91	193^rd	1275	84.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	64.52	132^nd	674	80.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.55	106^th	1223	91.3%
2019	78.19	222^nd	1296	82.9%
2021	76.14	190^th	1048	81.9%
2022	71.96	278^th	1286	78.4%
2023	74.69	248^th	1292	80.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.31	67^th	590	88.6%
2019	55.03	247^th	639	61.3%
2021	39.77	294^th	517	43.1%
2022	57.35	202^nd	662	69.5%
2023	52.99	252^nd	661	61.9%

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Rank History for White students at Independence Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.64	81^st	889	90.9%
2019	78.04	148^th	905	83.6%
2021	76.15	143^rd	813	82.4%
2022	71.28	196^th	898	78.2%
2023	75.09	173^rd	895	80.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Independence Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	214	1	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	226
1989	218	2	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	229
1990	214	2	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	222
1991	228	2	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
1992	224	3	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1993	236	1	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	243
1994	230	2	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
1995	211	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1996	211	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1997	217	0	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	225
1998	228	0	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1999	222	0	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
2000	206	2	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2001	225	4	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	241
2002	251	3	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
2003	251	3	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
2004	241	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
2005	247	0	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	2	258
2006	222	2	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
2007	219	4	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
2008	210	6	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
2009	215	7	1	10	0	n/a	n/a	5	238
2010	232	4	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	2	253
2011	220	6	0	26	1	0	1	0	254
2012	216	6	2	29	2	0	3	0	258
2013	212	4	3	22	0	0	1	0	242
2014	224	4	3	17	0	0	1	0	249
2015	227	4	2	18	0	0	1	0	252
2016	210	6	1	30	0	0	0	0	247
2017	192	4	1	32	0	0	0	0	229
2018	182	3	4	30	0	0	2	0	221
2019	187	6	4	36	0	0	3	0	236
2020	181	10	5	36	0	0	1	0	233
2021	185	12	3	45	0	1	4	0	250
2022	157	14	3	38	0	0	4	0	216
2023	157	11	4	46	0	0	6	0	224

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Independence Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	226	15.7	14.3	n/a
1989	229	15.7	14.5	n/a
1990	222	15.7	14.1	n/a
1991	235	15.7	14.9	n/a
1992	233	14.8	15.7	n/a
1993	243	15.7	15.5	n/a
1994	236	15.7	15.0	n/a
1995	213	15.0	14.2	n/a
1996	213	15.0	14.2	n/a
1997	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1998	238	16.0	14.9	n/a
1999	233	16.0	14.6	n/a
2000	220	18.0	12.2	n/a
2001	241	18.0	13.4	n/a
2002	264	20.0	13.2	0
2003	264	20.0	13.2	0
2004	244	18.5	13.2	0
2005	258	19.0	13.6	0
2006	236	19.0	12.4	0
2007	231	19.0	12.2	0
2008	222	15.0	14.8	0
2009	238	18.0	13.2	0
2010	253	18.0	14.0	0
2011	254	15.4	16.4	0
2012	258	16.0	16.1	1.9
2013	242	15.7	15.3	1.7
2014	249	17.1	14.5	n/a
2015	252	17.0	14.8	13.5
2016	247	18.0	13.7	23.9
2017	229	20.0	11.4	15.7
2018	221	20.0	11.0	11.8
2019	236	19.7	11.9	11
2020	233	19.9	11.6	12
2021	250	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	216	21.6	9.9	12
2023	224	19.8	11.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Independence Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	226	15.7	14.3	n/a
1989	229	15.7	14.5	n/a
1990	222	15.7	14.1	n/a
1991	235	15.7	14.9	n/a
1992	233	14.8	15.7	n/a
1993	243	15.7	15.5	n/a
1994	236	15.7	15.0	n/a
1995	213	15.0	14.2	n/a
1996	213	15.0	14.2	n/a
1997	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1998	238	16.0	14.9	n/a
1999	233	16.0	14.6	n/a
2000	220	18.0	12.2	n/a
2001	241	18.0	13.4	n/a
2002	264	20.0	13.2	0
2003	264	20.0	13.2	0
2004	244	18.5	13.2	0
2005	258	19.0	13.6	0
2006	236	19.0	12.4	0
2007	231	19.0	12.2	0
2008	222	15.0	14.8	0
2009	238	18.0	13.2	0
2010	253	18.0	14.0	0
2011	254	15.4	16.4	0
2012	258	16.0	16.1	1.9
2013	242	15.7	15.3	1.7
2014	249	17.1	14.5	n/a
2015	252	17.0	14.8	13.5
2016	247	18.0	13.7	23.9
2017	229	20.0	11.4	15.7
2018	221	20.0	11.0	11.8
2019	236	19.7	11.9	11
2020	233	19.9	11.6	12
2021	250	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	216	21.6	9.9	12
2023	224	19.8	11.2	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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