[2] Chippewa Elementary School, the most populous of the schools as of May 2008, educates District 128 students in grades one through three, and also runs a kindergarten program; it is under the direction of Mary Ann Redshaw.
[5] The district superintendent is Dr. Kathleen Casey,[6] and the mascot of Independence Junior High School is the patriot.
[5] The administration of Independence Junior High School runs a program linked to its home page; this program is a page-long short story known as a "Five Minute Mystery" that students are meant to solve in an attempt to encourage the school's students to read more.
[7] Navajo Heights hosts a series of activities, including book clubs, a math team alternatively known as a Math Olympiad, a chorus, and a community service committee.
[8] Additionally, the school presents the products of project assignments from the students of the two grades of which it serves.