Prairie Central Upper Elementary Middle School
312 North Center St
Forrest IL, 61741, Livingston County
Phone: 815-657-8238
Ranking: 
(264 out of 3,028, top 9%)*
(264 out of 3,028, top 9%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 6
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: | 20 | NA | NA | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 316 | 273 | 300 | 333 | 321 | 299 | 290 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 155 | 49.1% | 147 | 53.8% | 130 | 43.3% | 170 | 51.1% | 165 | 51.4% | 154 | 51.5% | 144 | 49.7% |
| Grade 6: | 161 | 50.9% | 126 | 46.2% | 167 | 55.7% | 163 | 48.9% | 156 | 48.6% | 145 | 48.5% | 146 | 50.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 156 | 49.4% | 139 | 50.9% | 164 | 54.7% | 195 | 58.6% | 164 | 51.1% | 141 | 47.2% | 133 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 160 | 50.6% | 134 | 49.1% | 136 | 45.3% | 138 | 41.4% | 140 | 43.6% | 135 | 45.2% | 148 | 51.0% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.8% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.1% |
| White: | 285 | 90.2% | 248 | 90.8% | 271 | 90.3% | 310 | 93.1% | 297 | 92.5% | 271 | 90.6% | 267 | 92.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.3% | 6 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 38.3% | 86 | 31.5% | 45 | 15.0% | 120 | 36.0% | 102 | 31.8% | 85 | 28.4% | 73 | 25.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 6.0% | 29 | 10.6% | 76 | 25.3% | 36 | 10.8% | 45 | 14.0% | 34 | 11.4% | 31 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.80 | NA | NA | 14.77 | 15.86 | 14.93 | 14.50 | 18.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 92.0% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.1% | 100.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 98.0% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.2% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 82.0% | 58.9% |
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* Prairie Central Upper Elementary Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.