Prairie Jr High School
11910 South Kostner Ave
Alsip IL, 60803, Cook County
Phone: 708-371-3080
Ranking: 
(1,051 out of 3,028, top 35%)*
(1,051 out of 3,028, top 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oaklawn School District 126
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 349 | 328 | 357 | 381 | 355 | 375 | 370 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 174 | 49.9% | 168 | 51.2% | 156 | 43.7% | 201 | 52.8% | 179 | 50.4% | 188 | 50.1% | 187 | 50.5% |
| Grade 8: | 175 | 50.1% | 160 | 48.8% | 201 | 56.3% | 180 | 47.2% | 175 | 49.3% | 187 | 49.9% | 183 | 49.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 55.6% | 161 | 49.1% | 170 | 47.6% | 206 | 54.1% | 169 | 47.6% | 168 | 44.8% | 186 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 155 | 44.4% | 167 | 50.9% | 187 | 52.4% | 175 | 45.9% | 152 | 42.8% | 182 | 48.5% | 163 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 110 | 31.5% | 96 | 29.3% | 82 | 23.0% | 71 | 18.6% | 75 | 21.1% | 83 | 22.1% | 77 | 20.8% |
| Black: | 36 | 10.3% | 45 | 13.7% | 53 | 14.8% | 49 | 12.9% | 24 | 6.8% | 25 | 6.7% | 24 | 6.5% |
| White: | 188 | 53.9% | 177 | 54.0% | 201 | 56.3% | 226 | 59.3% | 217 | 61.1% | 236 | 62.9% | 241 | 65.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 14 | 3.9% | 25 | 6.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 41.0% | 136 | 41.5% | 74 | 20.7% | 126 | 33.1% | 95 | 26.8% | 85 | 22.7% | 82 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.4% | 21 | 6.4% | 83 | 23.2% | 28 | 7.3% | 27 | 7.6% | 22 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.17 | 12.09 | 15.11 | 15.74 | 14.80 | 16.20 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.4% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 87.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 84.0% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.0% | 76.0% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 59.8% |
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* Prairie Jr High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.