East Prairie Middle School
Tuscola, IL · Tuscola CUSD 301
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Town, distant
229th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 67%▲ Improving
409 S Prairie St, Tuscola, IL 61953
(217)253-2828NCES ID 173960003999Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks East Prairie Middle School 229th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 67% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 52th in 2019 to 67th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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 2022) 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.
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 278 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.3% | 91.0% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.2% | 4.3% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.9% | 2.5% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 1.1% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 2.2% | 0.0% | ▼ 2.2 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 $180K in zip 61953 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than East Prairie Middle School
- #330Villa Grove Jr High SchoolVilla Grove CUSD 302 · 7.7 mi away330th of 685
ELA 65% ▼5 · Math 28% ▼9Compare - #374Unity Jr High SchoolTolono CUSD 7 · 13.7 mi away374th of 685
ELA 54% ▼16 · Math 31% ▼6Compare - #253Bement Middle SchoolBement CUSD 5 · 18 mi away253rd of 685
ELA 68% ▼2 · Math 35% ▼2Compare - #488Jefferson Elem SchoolCharleston CUSD 1 · 21.2 mi away488th of 685
ELA 45% ▼25 · Math 23% ▼14Compare - #472Jefferson Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 21.2 mi away472nd of 685
ELA 47% ▼23 · Math 24% ▼13Compare - #651Urbana Middle SchoolUrbana SD 116 · 21.5 mi away651st of 685
ELA 21% ▼49 · Math 12% ▼25Compare - #206Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello CUSD 25 · 21.7 mi away206th of 685
ELA 70% = · Math 41% ▲4Compare - #496Edison Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 21.8 mi away496th of 685
ELA 39% ▼31 · Math 27% ▼10Compare
What school district is East Prairie Middle School in?
East Prairie Middle School is part of the Tuscola CUSD 301 district in Tuscola, Illinois.
Is East Prairie Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks East Prairie Middle School 229th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 67% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of East Prairie Middle School?
White 91%, Hispanic 4%, Two or more races 3%, Black 1% (278 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near East Prairie Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61953 is $180K 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.