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Palos West Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
12700 S 104th Ave
Palos Park, IL 60464
Phone
(708) 448-6888
District
Palos CCSD 118
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
714
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.7% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Palos West Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
71%
30%
66%
28%
75%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
31%
68%
34%
51%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
29%
52%
34%
39%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 73 10.2%
Kindergarten 88 12.3%
Grade 1 108 15.1%
Grade 2 114 16.0%
Grade 3 98 13.7%
Grade 4 106 14.8%
Grade 5 127 17.8%
Total 714 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.4% 79.0% 48.2%
Black 2.0% 2.9% 17.2%
Hispanic 12.2% 14.1% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.1% 3.7% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,851 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,345.2 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.4% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 28.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,128 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 3.9% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.8% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.4% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.9% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,358 $26,001,000 59.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,741 $3,663,000 8.4%
Staff $613 $1,289,000 3.0%
General Administration $460 $967,000 2.2%
School Administration $854 $1,797,000 4.1%
Operation $1,691 $3,558,000 8.2%
Transportation $1,007 $2,119,000 4.9%
Other $799 $1,682,000 3.9%
Total Support $7,165 $15,075,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,099 $2,312,000 5.3%
Total Expenditures $20,622 $43,388,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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