Palos School District 118

School district in Illinois, United States

Palos School District 118
Address
8800 West 119th Street Palos Park , Illinois, 60464 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–8^[1]
NCES District ID	1730600^[1]
Students and staff
Students	1,979^[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.

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.

Schools

Palos East Elementary School - Palos Heights, Principal Robert Szklanecki
Palos West Elementary School - Palos Park, Principal Jennifer Peloquin
Palos South Middle School - Palos Park, Principal Stuart Wrzesinski

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Palos CCSD 118". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
^ "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."
^ "Zoning." Palos Hills. Retrieved on January 20, 2017.
^ "Boundary Change Presentation Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine." Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. p. 7/12.
^ "Boundary Change Presentation Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine." Palos School District 118. Retrieved on January 20, 2017. p. 3/12.