Prairie Jr High School

11910 S Kostner Ave, Alsip IL, 60803 | Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126 | 708-371-3080
  • grades 7-8
  • students 371
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 40% 19% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Alsip
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
31%Alsip
33%Illinois

Prairie Jr High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126" in Alsip, IL. There are a total of 371 students and 23 teachers at Prairie Jr High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Prairie Jr High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.5%, which is 19% higher than the Illinois average.

Prairie Jr High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students371
Teachers23
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Prairie Jr High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
720-24%
835-39%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All49%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
755-59%
840-44%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Prairie Jr High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 54.3% 49.4% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 11.4% 15.6% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 1.7% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 30.3% 29.4% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.9% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1%

Alsip demographics profile

StatisticAlsipIllinoisNational
Population18,84312,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,88822891
Median age39.037.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%55%55%
Speak English82%77%79%
Speak Spanish14%13%13%

Education level achieved in Alsip

IndexAlsipIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade80.9%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school80.3%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college50.1%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree25.9%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors18.9%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters5.4%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.6%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Prairie Jr High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.