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Prairie-Hills ESD 144 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 889 students in Prairie-Hills ESD 144 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Prairie-Hills ESD 144 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
2,621 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
129 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Prairie-Hills ESD 144 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#864 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
7%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.71
# American Indian Students
7 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
21 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
379 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
29%
# Black Students
2,149 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
82%
22%
# White Students
55 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
2%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
166
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
231
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
259
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
273
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
237
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
293
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
273
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
250
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
313
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
326
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,725 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,789 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 35% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$55 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,725
$22,162
Spending / Student
$20,789
$21,409
Best Prairie-Hills ESD 144 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie-hills Junior High School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
16315 Richmond
Markham, IL 60428
(708) 210-2860
Markham, IL 60428
(708) 210-2860
Grades: 6-8
| 889 students
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