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Orland Jr High School vs Independence Jr High School

Orland Jr High School and Independence Jr High School are very closely rated, both scoring around 8.7 out of 10. Orland Jr High School is significantly larger with 545 students, about 2.6× the size of Independence Jr High School (208). In math proficiency, Independence Jr High School leads at 38.0%.

Attendance data is under correction. A public school's existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating shown here may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Orland Jr High School

Orland Park, IL

8.7/10
Middle School6th – 8th

545 students

Independence Jr High School

Palos Heights, IL

8.7/10
Middle School6th – 8th

208 students

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Ratings Comparison

MetricOrland Jr High SchoolIndependence Jr High School
Overall Rating8.7 / 108.7 / 10
Academic Score8.29.2
Growth Score9.48.2
Diversity Index——
Free/Reduced Lunch——
Environment Score8.48.8
State Rank#288 of 3,814#289 of 3,814
State Percentile93th92th

Test Scores

SubjectOrland Jr High SchoolIndependence Jr High School
Math Proficiency37.0%38.0%
Math (State Avg)——
ELA Proficiency54.0%66.0%
ELA (State Avg)——

School Details

DetailOrland Jr High SchoolIndependence Jr High School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment545208
Student-Teacher Ratio13.0:19.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch——
DistrictOrland SD 135Palos Heights SD 128
CityOrland ParkPalos Heights

Neighborhood

MetricOrland Park (60462)Palos Heights (60463)
Median Household Income$96,747$105,389
Median Home Value$330,400$343,700
Median Rent$1,393$2,119
College Educated (Bachelor's+)44.9%41.0%
Poverty Rate8.1%6.0%
Avg Commute33 min30 min
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