For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 232 students in Prairie Central CUSD 8 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Prairie Central CUSD 8 School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,722 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
145 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Prairie Central CUSD 8 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#303 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)32%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
164 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
30%
# Black Students
15 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
1,468 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
85%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
64 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
123
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
127
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
132
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
131
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
129
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
90
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
130
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
113
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
118
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
110
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
137
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
121
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
150
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,472 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,648 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$30 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,472
$21,990
Spending / Student
$17,648
$21,244
Best Prairie Central CUSD 8 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie Central Jr High School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
800 N Wood St
Forrest, IL 61741
(815) 657-8660
Forrest, IL 61741
(815) 657-8660
Grades: 7-8
| 232 students
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