For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 94 students in West Prairie CUSD 103 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in West Prairie CUSD 103 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
590 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
West Prairie CUSD 103 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#525 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
30%
# Black Students
3 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
558 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
95%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
18 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
50
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
50
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
40
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
52
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
46
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
48
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
46
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
38
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
42
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
38
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,461 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,863 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$11 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$20,461
$21,990

Spending / Student
$18,863
$21,244

Best West Prairie CUSD 103 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
West Prairie Junior High School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
18575 E 800th St
Colchester, IL 62326
(309) 776-3220
Colchester, IL 62326
(309) 776-3220
Grades: 7-8
| 94 students
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