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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRBY SD 140·NCES 172127000294
Prairie View Middle School
8500 175th St, Tinley Park, IL 60487 · (708) 532-8540 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 43.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Prairie View Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #109 of 640 ▲ 18 | #33 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #228 of 640 ▼ 38 | #55 of 146 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #230 of 691 | #67 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #156 of 558 | #54 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #312 of 560 | #84 of 138 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #341 of 440 | #78 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
-78 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 862
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 49.2 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 48.3 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 52 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 657 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 49 | 12.5:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 12% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 862 | 51 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie View Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (614 to 579); teachers unchanged (49 to 49.2).
About Prairie View Middle School
A medium-sized middle-grades school in Tinley Park, Illinois, Prairie View Middle School is part of Kirby SD 140. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 579 students. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
The Kirby SD 140 system has 7 schools and 3,495 students.
A majority of students at Prairie View Middle School, 74%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Cook County, the White share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie View Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 at Prairie View Middle School, with 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Prairie View Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Prairie View Middle School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
The nearest other public school, Millennium Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairie View Middle School.
For locale, NCES codes Prairie View Middle School as Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 657 to 579 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kirby SD 140
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Fernway Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Helen Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- John A Bannes Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Tinley Park
- Tinley Park High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Walker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 554 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other Prairie View Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Prairie View Middle. Prairie View Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Prairie View Middle SchoolOTSEGO, MN · 953 students
- Prairie View MiddleSun Prairie, WI · 699 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolHENDERSON, CO · 679 students
- Prairie View MiddleLaCygne, KS · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Millennium Elementary School0.5 mi · 451
- Christa McAuliffe School0.5 mi · 530
- Victor J Andrew High School0.7 mi · 2,213
- Virgil I Grissom Middle School0.9 mi · 627
- Fernway Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 461
- John A Bannes Elementary School1.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie View Middle SchoolHow large is Prairie View Middle School?
Prairie View Middle School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
Is Prairie View Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie View Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Prairie View Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Prairie View Middle School.
How diverse is Prairie View Middle School?
Prairie View Middle School reports a student body of 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Prairie View Middle School public or private?
Prairie View Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kirby SD 140.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.