Grand Prairie Elem School

Grand Prairie Elem School is an elementary campus of tiny scale in Centralia, Illinois, one of the schools within Grand Prairie CCSD 6, hosting 63 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 83% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Grand Prairie Elem School is a school of Grand Prairie CCSD 6, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Grand Prairie Elem School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Grand Prairie Elem School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grand Prairie Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 15.6%; Grand Prairie Elem School posts 29.9%, +14.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $63,118, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Grand Prairie Elem School is one of 31 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students).

The closest other public school is Irvington Elem School, roughly 3.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grand Prairie Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.3%.

Grand Prairie Elem School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 63 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 9% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Grand Prairie Elem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.