Prairie Central Upper Elementary
Public · Grades 5–6 · 216 students
Prairie Central Jr High School
800 N Wood St, Forrest, IL 61741
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
250
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Prairie Central CUSD 8
Livingston County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Prairie Central Jr High School
Prairie Central Jr High School is a public middle school in Forrest, Illinois, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Prairie Central CUSD 8. The school is located in a remote rural area in Livingston County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 250 students were enrolled, with about 12.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 250 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Prairie Central CUSD 8
- County
- Livingston County
- NCES school ID
- 170000505127
Schools near Prairie Central Jr High School
All 2 schools in Forrest →
Prairie Central High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 487 students
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
Public · Grades 4–8 · 129 students
Pontiac Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 326 students
Ridgeview Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 107 students
GCMS Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 211 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.