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Prairie View Middle School

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Prairie View Middle School ranks 236 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Prairie View Middle School is a public middle school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, serving 599 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kirby School District 140, which is ranked 231 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie View Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of Illinois middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 66% and 54.9% proficiency respectively in the 2024-2025 school year. Compared to the Kirby School District 140, Prairie View Middle School's ELA and Math proficiency rates are on par or slightly higher, indicating strong academic performance within the district. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, such as African American students (ranked top 10% in Illinois) and Hispanic students (ranked top 20% in Illinois), as well as students with disabilities and English Language Learners.

While Prairie View Middle School has seen some fluctuation in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% to 26.3% over the past few years, the school's performance is generally in line with or slightly better than the Kirby School District 140 average. When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Virgil I Grissom Middle School and Jerling Junior High School, Prairie View Middle School maintains a slight edge in many areas, including academic achievement, student group performance, and school ratings.

579

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,755

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 175th St
Tinley Park, IL 60487-2272

(708) 532-8540

District: Kirby School District 140

Students who attend Prairie View Middle School usually attend:

High:

Victor J Andrew High School

Feeder schools for Prairie View Middle School:

Elementary:	Christa McAuliffe School
	Fernway Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Illinois middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Illinois avg46%

236^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Kirby School District 140

231^st of 811Kirby School District 140 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	236 of 1368	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	217 of 1363	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	305 of 1367	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	210 of 1369	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	160 of 1241	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	214 of 1356	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	269 of 1293	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	383 of 1293	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.3	316 of 1294	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	301 of 1302	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	242 of 1322	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	255 of 1367	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	212 of 1365	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	201 of 1344	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	291 of 1327	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	284 of 1318	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	200 of 1293	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	198 of 1287	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.6	187 of 1272	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	74.9	319 of 1209	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.8	229 of 1204	81.0%	★★★★☆
2003	82.7	181 of 1185	84.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	56 of 574	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	67.2	113 of 569	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	188 of 573	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	58.8	78 of 184	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	79 of 192	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	82 of 198	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	23 of 201	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	91 of 209	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	91 of 694	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	112 of 639	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	145 of 674	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	216 of 483	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	112 of 486	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	154 of 480	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	218 of 1248	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	245 of 1251	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	285 of 1275	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	173 of 1286	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	178 of 1017	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	263 of 1276	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	271 of 1226	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	110 of 669	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	79 of 643	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	125 of 661	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	44 of 662	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	22 of 517	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	77 of 639	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	148 of 590	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	302 of 1229	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	247 of 1219	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	467 of 1234	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	96 of 1019	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	384 of 1217	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	665 of 1161	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	207 of 1271	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	177 of 1264	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	301 of 1292	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	220 of 1286	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	127 of 1048	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	181 of 1296	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	276 of 1223	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	101 of 164	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	94 of 812	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	174 of 802	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	200 of 805	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.9	314 of 781	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	111 of 548	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	123 of 792	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	86 of 602	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	252 of 884	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	255 of 875	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.0	374 of 895	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	259 of 898	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	214 of 813	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	304 of 905	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	366 of 889	58.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)58th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)38th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Science57%+12 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie View Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 175th St	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-8540	579	49	11.7		428 (73.9%)	37 (6.4%)	73 (12.6%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	80.9	236^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.7%		81	217^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.1%	19		57.3		64.7	66.1	67.2	66.0		56.6	54.5	53.6	54.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	96.3	$17,755	$390	$17,365
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	17000 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 429-3030	627	50	12.5		436 (69.5%)	35 (5.6%)	99 (15.8%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.7%)	83.3	201^st of 1368 public middle schools	85.3%		86.4	154^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.7%	47		54.5		65.5	84.0	66.8	71.7		50.5	63.4	53.8	55.7	96.9	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.0	96.9	97.1	96.0	$17,918	$390	$17,528
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	18146 Oak Park Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4510	725	61	11.8	39.4%	408 (56.3%)	74 (10.2%)	150 (20.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	64.4	432^nd of 1368 public middle schools	68.4%		44.2	686^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.7%	254		43.7		74.1	65.7	61.3	66.6		32.5	41.3	25.7	32.9	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	95.1	$19,349	$602	$18,747
Jerling Junior High School	Public	6-8	8851 W 151st St	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3708	677	46	14.5		513 (75.8%)	21 (3.1%)	97 (14.3%)	27 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	78.5	263^rd of 1368 public middle schools	80.8%		77.8	254^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.4%	9		57.9		75.8	73.1	77.4	75.5		33.6	47.9	42.1	41.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.5	97.8	98.3	96.0	$18,501	$517	$17,984
Walker Intermediate School	Public	5-6	19900 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60487	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 464-2285	554	51	10.7	19.0%	376 (67.9%)	64 (11.6%)	67 (12.1%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)								(n/a)	61.6		68.1	64.5			66.3	61.3	41.5			51.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	49.2	99.6	99.8	45.4	$18,995	$567	$18,427
Century Junior High School	Public	6-8	10801 W 159th St	Orland Park	60467	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3506	636	49	13.0		427 (67.1%)	59 (9.3%)	73 (11.5%)	54 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	82.6	210^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.6%		81.3	213^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.4%	3		67.8		72.8	71.1	71.7	71.9		43.1	46.7	55.7	48.9	97.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.4	$18,548	$517	$18,030
Mokena Junior High School	Public	6-8	19815 Kirkstone Way	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 342-4870	502	41	12.2	16.9%	396 (78.9%)	18 (3.6%)	64 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	88.2	144^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.5%		90.8	108^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.1%	36		66.1		71.7	74.1	84.0	76.6		44.0	66.5	66.9	59.2	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	99.4	98.3	$16,110	$711	$15,399
Orland Junior High School	Public	6-8	14855 West Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-4206	524	39	13.2		345 (65.8%)	35 (6.7%)	109 (20.8%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	74.9	300^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.1%		73.8	295^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.4%	5		50.3		75.3	70.2	59.6	68.2		49.1	48.3	36.7	44.6	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	94.3	$18,561	$517	$18,044
Arbor Park Middle School	Public	5-8	17303 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 687-5330	520	46	11.3	49.4%	200 (38.5%)	77 (14.8%)	157 (30.2%)	80 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	44.8	695^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.2%		48.3	610^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.2%	85	46.2	43.7	50.4	34.4	58.7	52.0	48.9	39.5	21.3	28.1	24.8	28.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	75.2	$17,658	$1,182	$16,476
Summit Hill Junior High School	Public	7-8	7260 W North Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 469-4330	566	52	10.8	20.8%	400 (70.7%)	51 (9.0%)	80 (14.1%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	87.2	161^st of 1368 public middle schools	88.2%		87.2	141^st of 1363 public middle schools	89.7%	20		65.8			70.7	81.4	76.4			49.2	70.7	60.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	$19,467	$585	$18,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie View Middle School

What district is Prairie View Middle School in?

Kirby School District 140

How many students attend Prairie View Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Prairie View Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Prairie View Middle School?

Students at Prairie View Middle School are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Prairie View Middle School attend?

Students who attend Prairie View Middle School usually go on to attend Victor J Andrew High School

Is Prairie View Middle School a good school?

Prairie View Middle School ranks 236^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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