Prairie Central High School
Fairbury, IL · Prairie Central CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
359th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 40%▼ Declining
411 N 7th St, Fairbury, IL 61739
(815)692-2355NCES ID 170000505126Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Central High School 359th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 65th in 2019 to 40th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 518 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.2% | 84.2% | ▼ 10.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.6% | 10.2% | ▲ 8.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.0% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 1.2% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.0% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.2 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 $195K in zip 61739 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 Prairie Central High School
- #203Pontiac High SchoolPontiac Twp HSD 90 · 11 mi away203rd of 601
ELA 58% ▲12 · Math 42% ▲10Compare - #202Ridgeview High SchoolRidgeview CUSD 19 · 14.1 mi away202nd of 601
ELA 51% ▲5 · Math 49% ▲17Compare - –Tri-Point High SchoolTri Point CUSD 6-J · 15.3 mi awayCompare
- #77Lexington High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 16.1 mi away77th of 601
ELA 73% ▲27 · Math 56% ▲24Compare - #205Flanagan-Cornell High SchoolFlanagan-Cornell Dist 74 · 20.1 mi away205th of 601
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 46% ▲14Compare - #245GCMS High SchoolGibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 · 20.3 mi away245th of 601
ELA 54% ▲8 · Math 39% ▲7Compare - #327Dwight High SchoolDwight Twp HSD 230 · 23.4 mi away327th of 601
ELA 51% ▲5 · Math 30% ▼2Compare - #145Normal Community High SchoolMcLean County USD 5 · 26.2 mi away145th of 601
ELA 62% ▲16 · Math 48% ▲16Compare
What school district is Prairie Central High School in?
Prairie Central High School is part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 district in Fairbury, Illinois.
Is Prairie Central High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Central High School 359th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Prairie Central High School?
White 84%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 3%, Asian 1% (518 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Prairie Central High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61739 is $195K 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.