Elementary · Illinois
Chippewa Elem School
Chippewa Elem School, a public elementary school in Palos Heights, Illinois: grades 1–3, 237 students, 13.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Palos Heights SD 128.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 237
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.1
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- Grades
- 1–3
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 49% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 13.1 · 2,311 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 80% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 365 · 2,319 schools compared
Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Illinois: 53%78%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A higher share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 47% · 1,514 elementary schools compared
78 students tested, grades 3 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Illinois: 39%85%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A higher share proficient than 97% of elementary schools in Illinois
Median 32% · 1,679 elementary schools compared
78 students tested, grades 3 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades 1–3
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Palos Heights SD 128
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Palos Heights SD 128.
Location
- Address
- 12425 S Austin Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708)388-7260
- County
- Cook County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–K | 183 | 16.5 | — | — | |
| 4–5 | 174 | 13.5 | 66% | 45% | |
Nathan Hale Primary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 334 | 12.6 | 33% | 29% |
Hazelgreen Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 290 | 11.8 | — | 27% |
Nathan Hale IntermediateFree meals for all | 4–5 | 175 | 11.7 | 43% | 24% |
Lane Elem SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 228 | 8.6 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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