Palos School District 118

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Palos School District 118
Address
8800 West 119th Street
Palos Park
, Illinois, 60464
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8 [1]
NCES District ID 1730600 [1]
Students and staff
Students1,979 [1]
Other information
Website www.palos118.org

Palos School District 118 (Palos 118) is a school district headquartered in Palos Park, Illinois, in the Chicago metropolitan area.

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The district serves these areas: [2] Palos Park, Palos Heights, and a southern section of Palos Hills. [3] It also serves unincorporated areas with "Orland Park, Illinois" postal addresses. [4]

For the 2016–2017 school year the district transferred about 150 families to Palos West to rebalance elementary school enrollment. As of the fall of 2020, 1,958 students were enrolled in the district. The current superintendent is Anthony M. Scarsella. [5]

The spirit colors of the district's schools are Red, Black, and White.

The mascot of the district is a Northern Cardinal.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Palos CCSD 118". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "Approved 2016-2017 Boundaries" (Archive). Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. Linked from: "2016-2017 Boundary Information Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ."
  3. "Zoning." Palos Hills. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
  4. "Boundary Change Presentation Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. p. 7/12.
  5. "Boundary Change Presentation Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. p. 3/12.