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C−

Prairie-Hills Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

16315 Richmond, Markham, IL 60428 · (708) 210-2860 · Part of Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144

Bremen Township’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
766
Students per teacher
26:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Prairie-Hills Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 26 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bremen Township kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Bremen Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Prairie-Hills Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

16315 Richmond, Markham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6223
Grade 7268
Grade 8275
Enrollment over time
957’20
889’21
825’22
820’23
766’24

Down 20% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 2%White 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie-Hills Junior High School from Bremen Township families.

Other schools in Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144

The district →
Mae Jemison School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
C−
368 students20:1
Highlands Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
C−
311 students28:1
Markham Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Markham
C−
292 students23:1
Chateaux School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hazel Crest
D
249 students19:1
Fieldcrest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Forest
C+
217 students17:1
Nob Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Country Club Hills
D
164 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bremen Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.