Prairie Central High School
411 North 7th St
Fairbury IL, 61739, Livingston County
Phone: 815-692-2355
Ranking: (202 out of 666, top 30%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | NA | NA | 48 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 42 | ||||||
Total Students: | 614 | 607 | 606 | 623 | 618 | 668 | 659 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 179 | 29.2% | 164 | 27.0% | 153 | 25.2% | 164 | 26.3% | 169 | 27.3% | 165 | 24.7% | 168 | 25.5% |
Grade 10: | 162 | 26.4% | 153 | 25.2% | 157 | 25.9% | 169 | 27.1% | 161 | 26.1% | 164 | 24.6% | 171 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 135 | 22.0% | 143 | 23.6% | 151 | 24.9% | 143 | 23.0% | 142 | 23.0% | 165 | 24.7% | 171 | 25.9% |
Grade 12: | 138 | 22.5% | 147 | 24.2% | 145 | 23.9% | 147 | 23.6% | 146 | 23.6% | 174 | 26.0% | 149 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 314 | 51.1% | 299 | 49.3% | 298 | 49.2% | 312 | 50.1% | 292 | 47.2% | 311 | 46.6% | 331 | 50.2% |
Female: | 300 | 48.9% | 308 | 50.7% | 308 | 50.8% | 311 | 49.9% | 301 | 48.7% | 338 | 50.6% | 316 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.5% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.3% |
Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% |
White: | 567 | 92.3% | 562 | 92.6% | 565 | 93.2% | 587 | 94.2% | 585 | 94.7% | 633 | 94.8% | 624 | 94.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.8% | 25 | 4.1% | 19 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 33.9% | 169 | 27.8% | 54 | 8.9% | 168 | 27.0% | 161 | 26.1% | 140 | 21.0% | 131 | 19.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.2% | 79 | 13.0% | 131 | 21.6% | 50 | 8.0% | 67 | 10.8% | 76 | 11.4% | 54 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.93 | NA | NA | 12.71 | 12.30 | 12.35 | 12.80 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 70.0% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.1% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 61.0% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.8% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 52.0% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 52.0% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 49.4% |
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* Prairie Central High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.