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Prairie-Hills Junior High School

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Prairie-Hills Junior High School is located in Markham, IL and is in Prairie-hills Esd 144. It is a public school that serves 664 students in grades 7-8.

Prairie-Hills Junior High School did not make AYP in 2010. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Illinois in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Prairie-Hills Junior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2010, Prairie-Hills Junior High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Illinois average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Prairie-Hills Junior High School's students and teachers. more

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Prairie-Hills ESD 144 District Spending

$8,577Per Pupil

The Prairie-Hills ESD 144 spends $8,577 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 56% on instruction, 41% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Prairie-Hills ESD 144 District

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Grades 7-8
Prairie-Hills ESD 144

Did not make AYP
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Prairie-Hills Junior High School
3035 West 163RD St
Markham, IL 60428
(708) 210-2860

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 664

51% 49%

Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Prairie-Hills Junior High School had 94% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Illinois had 39% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

Black

91%

Hispanic

White

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18:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Prairie-Hills Junior High School had 18 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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alittle too much fighting at the school. they have rules against it, but people still fight.

Submitted by a Current Student on Jan 18, 2012

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