Prairie-Hills Junior High School

16315 Richmond, Markham IL, 60428 | Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144 | 708-210-2860
  • grades 6-8
  • students 906
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 13% 61% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Markham
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
21%Markham
33%Illinois

Prairie-Hills Junior High School is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144" in Markham, IL. There are a total of 906 students and 63 teachers at Prairie-Hills Junior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Prairie-Hills Junior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 13.0%, which is 61% lower than the Illinois average.

Prairie-Hills Junior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students906
Teachers63
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

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-Hills Junior 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
All10%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
613%
76%
811%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All16%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
618%
714%
818%
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-Hills Junior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 2.6% 2.2% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 84.9% 87.1% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.8% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5% 8.5% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.6% 1.1% 3.0% 3.1%

Markham demographics profile

StatisticMarkhamIllinoisNational
Population13,91812,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,09722891
Median age34.537.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)37%55%55%
Speak English95%77%79%
Speak Spanish2%13%13%

Education level achieved in Markham

IndexMarkhamIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade90.6%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school89.1%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college62.4%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree33.8%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.8%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters9.1%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Prairie-Hills Junior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.