Independence Jr High School (Palos Heights SD 128 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Independence Jr High School is a Middle in Palos Heights, IL. It currently serves 208 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Palos Heights SD 128 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Palos Heights SD 128 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:208
Number of Teachers: 22
Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.63

Location Info

Location: 6610 W Highland Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Mailing Address: 6610 W Highland Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463-2217
Phone: (708)448-0737
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 70
Grade 7 75
Grade 8 63
Gender/Sex of Independence Jr High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 120 57.69
Female 88 42.31
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Independence Jr High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.96
Black or African American 12 5.77
Hispanic/Latino 41 19.71
Two or more races 4 1.92
White 149 71.64
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.67
Black or African American 5 4.17
Hispanic/Latino 27 22.50
Two or more races 2 1.67
White 84 70.00
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 7.96
Hispanic/Latino 14 15.91
Two or more races 2 2.27
White 65 73.86

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 8.57
Hispanic/Latino 10 14.29
Two or more races 1 1.43
White 53 75.71
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.33
Black or African American 2 2.67
Hispanic/Latino 17 22.67
Two or more races 2 2.67
White 53 70.67
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.59
Black or African American 4 6.35
Hispanic/Latino 14 22.22
Two or more races 1 1.59
White 43 68.25