Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCOLA CUSD 301·NCES 173960003999
East Prairie Middle School
409 S Prairie St, Tuscola, IL 61953 · (217) 253-2828 · Douglas County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
116 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 5 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
East Prairie Middle School→Tuscola High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tuscola CUSD 301. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 28.3% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 East Prairie Middle School
East Prairie Middle School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Middle School this school | 271 | 42.8% | 54.3% |
| Farmington Central Jr High School Farmington | 253 | 42.3% | 56.8% |
| Pinckneyville Middle School Pinckneyville | 235 | 43.8% | 60.0% |
| John L Nash Middle School Clifton | 278 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
| Bismarck-Henning Jr High School Bismarck | 246 | 44.3% | 40.4% |
| Auburn Jr High at Divernon Divernon | 236 | 41.1% | 52.2% |
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 East Prairie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #148 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #264 of 640 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #174 of 640 ▲ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #482 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #120 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #498 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #362 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
271
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 329
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 | 271 | 23.9 | 11.4:1 | 43% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 22.6 | 12.3:1 | 45% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 22.6 | 12.6:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 20.5 | 13.2:1 | 35% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 34% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 32% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Prairie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (271 to 271); teachers up 16% (20.5 to 23.9).
About East Prairie Middle School
East Prairie Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Tuscola, Illinois, (ZIP code 61953). It reported 271 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Across its 3 schools, Tuscola CUSD 301 enrolls 904 students. East Prairie Middle School is one of those schools.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at East Prairie Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Douglas County, where about 89% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The school has 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Federal data show 43% of students (116) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, East Prairie Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Illinois public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, East Prairie Middle School is 7.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.3% actual, 46.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Douglas County, home to about 19,751 people, the median household earns about $77,320 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. East Prairie Middle School shares Douglas County with 9 other public schools.
The closest school to East Prairie Middle School is Tuscola High School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: East Prairie Middle School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 54.3% versus a 39.6% average.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 271, down from 289 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for East Prairie Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,751
Census ACS
Median income
$77,320
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,780 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscola CUSD 301
- North Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Tuscola High SchoolHigh · 299 students
Other schools in Tuscola
- North Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Tuscola High SchoolHigh · 299 students
Other East Prairie Middle schools
One other US public school is named East Prairie Middle. East Prairie Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLEEAST PRAIRIE, MO · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Tuscola High School0.1 mi · 299
- North Ward Elementary School0.9 mi · 334
- Villa Grove Jr High School7.7 mi · 95
- Villa Grove Elementary School7.7 mi · 310
- Villa Grove High School7.7 mi · 194
- Arcola Elementary School8.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About East Prairie Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Prairie Middle School?
East Prairie Middle School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does East Prairie Middle School serve?
East Prairie Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at East Prairie Middle School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at East Prairie Middle School.
How diverse is East Prairie Middle School?
East Prairie Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Prairie Middle School in?
East Prairie Middle School is part of Tuscola CUSD 301.
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