Prairie-Hills Junior High School
16315 Richmond
Markham IL, 60428, Cook County
Phone: 708-210-2860
Ranking: 
(2,710 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*
(2,710 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 979 | 919 | 592 | 607 | 664 | 733 | 731 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 301 | 30.7% | 316 | 34.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 336 | 34.3% | 325 | 35.4% | 289 | 48.8% | 304 | 50.1% | 312 | 47.0% | 346 | 47.2% | 357 | 48.8% |
| Grade 8: | 342 | 34.9% | 278 | 30.3% | 303 | 51.2% | 303 | 49.9% | 352 | 53.0% | 386 | 52.7% | 374 | 51.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 476 | 48.6% | 473 | 51.5% | 296 | 50.0% | 286 | 47.1% | 320 | 48.2% | 367 | 50.1% | 360 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 503 | 51.4% | 446 | 48.5% | 296 | 50.0% | 321 | 52.9% | 336 | 50.6% | 356 | 48.6% | 364 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 9.3% | 83 | 9.0% | 41 | 6.9% | 45 | 7.4% | 47 | 7.1% | 48 | 6.5% | 45 | 6.2% |
| Black: | 858 | 87.6% | 805 | 87.6% | 531 | 89.7% | 543 | 89.5% | 601 | 90.5% | 667 | 91.0% | 669 | 91.5% |
| White: | 28 | 2.9% | 27 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 881 | 90.0% | 821 | 89.3% | 222 | 37.5% | 509 | 83.9% | 571 | 86.0% | 420 | 57.3% | 542 | 74.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 319 | 53.9% | 30 | 4.9% | 52 | 7.8% | 48 | 6.5% | 40 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 42.57 | 15.89 | 14.48 | 15.18 | 17.95 | 22.50 | 38.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | 59.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.1% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.6% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 28.9% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 53.6% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.9% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 60.0% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.7% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.6% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 74.0% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 59.0% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 67.0% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.8% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 66.0% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 72.0% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.5% | 59.8% |
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* Prairie-Hills Junior High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.