Prairie View Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 579 students
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
17000 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
627
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Kirby SD 140
Cook County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Virgil I Grissom Middle School is a public middle school in Tinley Park, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Kirby SD 140. The school is located in a large suburb in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 627 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 627 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Kirby SD 140
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 172127002402
Schools near Virgil I Grissom Middle School
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Public · Grades 5–8 · 520 students
Orland Jr High School
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Walker Intermediate School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 554 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.