Prairie Central Jr High School
800 North Wood St
Forrest IL, 61741, Livingston County
Phone: 815-657-8660
Ranking: 
(860 out of 3,028, top 28%)*
(860 out of 3,028, top 28%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
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: | 19 | NA | NA | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 308 | 332 | 321 | 292 | 291 | 321 | 327 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 140 | 45.5% | 164 | 49.4% | 167 | 52.0% | 153 | 52.4% | 140 | 48.1% | 152 | 47.4% | 174 | 53.2% |
| Grade 8: | 168 | 54.5% | 168 | 50.6% | 154 | 48.0% | 139 | 47.6% | 151 | 51.9% | 169 | 52.6% | 153 | 46.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 171 | 55.5% | 189 | 56.9% | 170 | 53.0% | 137 | 46.9% | 136 | 46.7% | 147 | 45.8% | 158 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 137 | 44.5% | 143 | 43.1% | 151 | 47.0% | 155 | 53.1% | 131 | 45.0% | 153 | 47.7% | 154 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 276 | 89.6% | 306 | 92.2% | 296 | 92.2% | 262 | 89.7% | 267 | 91.8% | 300 | 93.5% | 310 | 94.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.8% | 11 | 3.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 15 | 5.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 122 | 39.6% | 103 | 31.0% | 54 | 16.8% | 91 | 31.2% | 72 | 24.7% | 80 | 24.9% | 77 | 23.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 3.9% | 33 | 9.9% | 80 | 24.9% | 30 | 10.3% | 37 | 12.7% | 32 | 10.0% | 33 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | NA | NA | 15.85 | 13.27 | 12.65 | 13.80 | 18.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 87.0% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 64.0% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 77.0% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 59.8% |
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* Prairie Central 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.