Prairie-Hills Junior High School
Markham, IL · Prairie-Hills ESD 144
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
631st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 8%· Stable
16315 Richmond, Markham, IL 60428
(708)210-2860NCES ID 172472002673Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Prairie-Hills Junior High School 631st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 8% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 9th in 2019 to 8th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 820 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 89.5% | 80.0% | ▼ 9.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 7.4% | 16.5% | ▲ 9.1 pts | |
| White | 2.5% | 2.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.3% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $158K in zip 60428 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Prairie-Hills Junior High School
- #672Rosa L Parks Middle SchoolW Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 · 2.4 mi away672nd of 685
ELA 21% ▼7 · Math 4% ▼8Compare - #471Kellar SchoolPosen-Robbins ESD 143-5 · 3.1 mi away471st of 685
ELA 50% ▲22 · Math 21% ▲9Compare - #369Parker Junior High SchoolFlossmoor SD 161 · 3.3 mi away369th of 685
ELA 58% ▲30 · Math 27% ▲15Compare - #309James Hart SchoolHomewood SD 153 · 3.3 mi away309th of 685
ELA 63% ▲35 · Math 31% ▲19Compare - #524Coolidge Middle SchoolSouth Holland SD 151 · 3.3 mi away524th of 685
ELA 44% ▲16 · Math 18% ▲6Compare - #423Arbor Park Middle SchoolArbor Park SD 145 · 3.5 mi away423rd of 685
ELA 49% ▲21 · Math 28% ▲16Compare - #613Brooks Middle SchoolHarvey SD 152 · 3.6 mi away613th of 685
ELA 31% ▲3 · Math 13% ▲1Compare - #637Southwood Middle SchoolCountry Club Hills SD 160 · 3.6 mi away637th of 685
ELA 26% ▼2 · Math 12% =Compare
What school district is Prairie-Hills Junior High School in?
Prairie-Hills Junior High School is part of the Prairie-Hills ESD 144 district in Markham, Illinois.
Is Prairie-Hills Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Prairie-Hills Junior High School 631st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 8% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Prairie-Hills Junior High School?
Black 80%, Hispanic 17%, White 2% (820 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Prairie-Hills Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60428 is $158K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.