West Prairie South Elementary School
Colchester, IL · West Prairie CUSD 103
Regular public school · Grades PK - 6 · Rural, distant
709th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 66%▲ Improving
310 S Coal St, Colchester, IL 62326
(309)776-3790NCES ID 170031405704Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks West Prairie South Elementary School 709th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 66% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 53th in 2019 to 66th 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 178 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2003, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.2% | 96.1% | ▼ 0.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 1.7% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 1.1% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2003. 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 $99K in zip 62326 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is West Prairie South Elementary School in?
West Prairie South Elementary School is part of the West Prairie CUSD 103 district in Colchester, Illinois.
Is West Prairie South Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks West Prairie South Elementary School 709th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 66% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of West Prairie South Elementary School?
White 96%, Two or more races 2%, Hispanic 1% (178 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near West Prairie South Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62326 is $99K 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.