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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALOS HEIGHTS SD 128·NCES 173057003904

Indian Hill

12800 S Austin Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463 · (708) 597-1285 · Cook County
GRADES PK–KGELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10758%
Kindergarten7642%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
14479%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
53%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
2815%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10758%
Female
7642%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Indian Hill→Chippewa Elementary School→Navajo Heights Elementary School→Independence Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Palos Heights SD 128. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Where Indian Hill ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
183#2,105 of 2,419#839 of 901
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
183
+56 (+44%) vs 2020
+1207% since 2000-01, when it was 14
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518311.116.5:1N/A
2023-2417010.116.8:1N/A
2022-23144916.1:1N/A
2020-21127N/AN/AN/A
2017-181146.517.7:110% (11)
2015-16122717.4:16% (7)
2010-11154277.0:1N/A
2000-0114114.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Hill.

Since 2017-18: students up 61% (114 to 183); teachers up 72% (6.5 to 11.1).

About Indian Hill

As a small elementary school, Indian Hill serves students in Palos Heights, Illinois. There are 183 students enrolled, covering pre-K through kindergarten. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 52% below that mark.

Indian Hill is one school in Palos Heights SD 128, a system of 4 schools with 830 students.

About 79% of the student body at Indian Hill is White. Other groups include 15% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Indian Hill are from different groups.

Based on 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Indian Hill has a ratio of 16.5:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 2.6 students per teacher.

Cook County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Indian Hill among them.

A B Shepard High School (Campus), about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

In 2020-21 the school reported 127 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 183. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students

Quick facts

School name
Indian Hill
District
Palos Heights SD 128
Address
12800 S Austin Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Phone
(708) 597-1285
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–KG
Total enrollment
183
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173057003904
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Palos Heights SD 128
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Other Indian Hill schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Indian Hill. Indian Hill is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Indian Hill
How many students attend Indian Hill?
Indian Hill enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-KG.
Is Indian Hill an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Hill is an elementary school covering grades PK-KG.
How many teachers does Indian Hill have?
Indian Hill employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Hill?
Student demographics at Indian Hill are roughly 79% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Indian Hill in?
Indian Hill is part of Palos Heights SD 128.
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