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Prairie View Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8500 175th St, Tinley Park, IL 60487 · (708) 532-8540 · Part of Kirby School District 140

Orland Township’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Prairie View Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Orland Township kids: Victor J Andrew High School

On the path

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

PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Prairie View Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Victor J Andrew High Schoolin Orland Hills

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8500 175th St, Tinley Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6192
Grade 7193
Grade 8194
Enrollment over time
657’20
641’21
605’22
599’23
579’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 13%Black 6%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Prairie View Middle School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Kirby School District 140

The district →
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A−
530 students14:1
Fernway Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orland Park
B−
461 students16:1
Millennium Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A
451 students12:1
Helen Keller Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B
426 students12:1
John A Bannes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B+
421 students13:1
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
627 students13:1

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; Orland Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.