Enrollment
131
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUSHNELL PRAIRIE CITY CUSD 170·NCES 170795000402
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School
847 Walnut St, Bushnell, IL 61422 · (309) 772-3123 · McDonough County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
76 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 47 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School→Bushnell-Prairie City High School
Based on grade levels within Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
37.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.2% | 10.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School this school | 131 | 58.0% | 30.1% |
| Stark County Junior High School Toulon | 140 | 55.7% | 37.7% |
| Western Jr High School Kinderhook | 146 | 55.5% | 44.3% |
| South Central Middle School Kinmundy | 140 | 56.4% | 24.9% |
| West Central Middle School Stronghurst | 169 | 59.2% | 25.3% |
| Hardin County Jr High School Elizabethtown | 107 | 55.1% | 25.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #436 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #513 of 640 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #519 of 640 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #623 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #197 of 581 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-10 (-7%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 13.8 | 9.5:1 | 58% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 120 | 12.8 | 9.4:1 | 61% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 11.9 | 11.5:1 | 65% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 11.3 | 14.1:1 | 53% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 14 | 11.2:1 | 52% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 56% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 16 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (159 to 131); teachers up 23% (11.3 to 13.8).
About Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School is a very small middle-grades school in Illinois, with an address in Bushnell. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 131 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 72% below that mark.
Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 (3 schools, 602 students) runs Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School.
By race and ethnicity, Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School is 89% White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. In McDonough County overall, the White share is about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 13.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.5:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in McDonough County average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Illinois public middle schools.
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School scores 30.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for McDonough County show that the median household earns about $52,795 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. McDonough County has 19 public schools with about 3,250 students, including Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School.
Of the public schools around it, Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School is closest to Bushnell-Prairie City High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 131, compared with 141 in 2020-21.
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McDonough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,920
Census ACS
Median income
$52,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170
- Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Bushnell-Prairie City High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Other schools in Bushnell
- Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Bushnell-Prairie City High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Bushnell-Prairie City High School0.0 mi · 175
- Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- West Prairie North Elementary School8.3 mi · 141
- Abingdon-Avon Middle School8.5 mi · 204
- Avon Elementary School8.6 mi · 48
- Lincoln Elementary School10.1 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School?
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School.
How diverse is Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School?
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School?
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School is overseen by Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 in McDonough County.
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