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Prairie-Hills Junior High School

Regular School · Markham, IL

Prairie-Hills Junior High School is a regular school school in Markham, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 766 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 25.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
766
Teachers (FTE)
30.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
25.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 589 77%
Hispanic/Latino 146 19%
Two or more races 14 2%
White 11 1%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 766 390M / 376F

English Language Learners: 48 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -20.7pp 27.7% 433
Reading Proficiency 10.0% -22.7pp 32.7% 523

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.56 grade levels
Math
-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
966
126.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 766 100%

Contact & Location

16315 Richmond

Markham, IL 60428

Phone: (708)210-2860

http://www.phsd144.net

District

Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,308

District enrollment: 2,511

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

172472002673

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD