📍 PO Box 496, Forrest, Livingston County, 61741
Prairie Central Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forrest, Livingston County. The school has 237 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandon Burke. It is part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Prairie Central Upper Elementary enrolls 237 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 237 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Prairie Central Upper Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 53, state house district 105.
Prairie Central Upper Elementary is one of 6 schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8, based in Fairbury, Illinois. The district serves 1,712 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 237 students, Prairie Central Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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