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Prairie Central Upper Elementary

Regular School · Forrest, IL

Prairie Central Upper Elementary is a regular school school in Forrest, Illinois, serving grades 05–06 with 216 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
05 – 06
Enrollment
216
Teachers (FTE)
18.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 189 88%
Hispanic/Latino 20 9%
Two or more races 7 3%
Total enrollment 216 113M / 103F

English Language Learners: 5 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 34.0% +6.3pp 27.7% 223
Reading Proficiency 43.0% +10.3pp 32.7% 223

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
13
6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 216 100%

Contact & Location

312 N Center St

Forrest, IL 61741

Phone: (815)657-8238

http://www.prairiecentral.org

District

Prairie Central CUSD 8

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,975

District enrollment: 1,725

NCES ID

170000502056

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD