📍 409 S Prairie St, Tuscola, Douglas County, 61953
East Prairie Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tuscola, Douglas County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jared Vanausdoll. It is part of the Tuscola CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Prairie Middle School enrolls 285 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 47% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 285 students (41%) 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.
East Prairie Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 102.
East Prairie Middle School is one of 3 schools in Tuscola CUSD 301, based in Tuscola, Illinois. The district serves 904 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, East Prairie Middle School is close to the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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