Prairie Central Upper Elementary
Forrest, IL · Prairie Central CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 6 · Rural, remote
159th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 77%· Stable
312 N Center St, Forrest, IL 61741
(815)657-8238NCES ID 170000502056Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Central Upper Elementary 159th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 77% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 75th in 2019 to 77th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop 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) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop 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 220 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1997, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.1% | 85.9% | ▼ 7.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.6% | 8.2% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 5.0% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Black | 1.5% | 0.5% | ▼ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1997. 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 $168K in zip 61741 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 Upper Elementary
- #381Prairie Central Jr High SchoolPrairie Central CUSD 8 · 0.4 mi away381st of 685
ELA 62% ▼8 · Math 22% ▼28Compare - #306Tri-Point Jr High/ElementaryTri Point CUSD 6-J · 11.7 mi away306th of 685
ELA 50% ▼20 · Math 45% ▼5Compare - #572Pontiac Jr High SchoolPontiac CCSD 429 · 14 mi away572nd of 685
ELA 40% ▼30 · Math 13% ▼37Compare - #602Ridgeview Jr High SchoolRidgeview CUSD 19 · 16.8 mi away602nd of 685
ELA 28% ▼42 · Math 19% ▼31Compare - #222GCMS Middle SchoolGibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 · 18.8 mi away222nd of 685
ELA 73% ▲3 · Math 35% ▼15Compare - #133Lexington Jr High SchoolLexington CUSD 7 · 20.7 mi away133rd of 685
ELA 82% ▲12 · Math 44% ▼6Compare - #280Iroquois West Middle SchoolIroquois West CUSD 10 · 21.1 mi away280th of 685
ELA 59% ▼11 · Math 41% ▼9Compare - #243EPG Middle SchoolEl Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 · 24.8 mi away243rd of 685
ELA 62% ▼8 · Math 43% ▼7Compare
What school district is Prairie Central Upper Elementary in?
Prairie Central Upper Elementary is part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 district in Forrest, Illinois.
Is Prairie Central Upper Elementary a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Prairie Central Upper Elementary 159th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 77% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Prairie Central Upper Elementary?
White 86%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 5% (220 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Prairie Central Upper Elementary cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61741 is $168K 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.