Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch
Bushnell, IL · Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
569th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 17%▲ Improving
847 Walnut St, Bushnell, IL 61422
(309)772-3123NCES ID 170795000402Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch 569th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 8th in 2019 to 17th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 120 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 87.7% | 85.8% | ▼ 1.9 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 7.5% | ▲ 7.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 5.8% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.2% | 0.0% | ▼ 5.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.9% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $70K in zip 61422 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch
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ELA 35% ▼2 · Math 17% ▼1Compare
What school district is Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch in?
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch is part of the Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district in Bushnell, Illinois.
Is Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch 569th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch?
White 86%, Black 8%, Two or more races 6% (120 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61422 is $70K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.