Enrollment
80
Middle
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST PRAIRIE CUSD 103·NCES 170031405702
West Prairie Junior High School
600 S Hun St, Colchester, IL 62326 · (309) 776-3220 · McDonough County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
32 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 37 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 54% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
West Prairie Junior High School→West Prairie Senior High School
Based on grade levels within West Prairie CUSD 103. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 29.2% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 West Prairie Junior High School
West Prairie Junior High School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Prairie Junior High School this school | 80 | 40.0% | 52.1% |
| Griggsville-Perry Middle School Perry | 92 | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| A-C Central Middle School Ashland | 89 | 41.6% | 29.0% |
| V I T Jr High School Table Grove | 69 | 39.1% | 39.7% |
| Lincolnwood Jr High School Raymond | 90 | 40.0% | 37.8% |
| Cisne Middle School Cisne | 115 | 40.9% | 45.5% |
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 West Prairie Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #658 of 691 |
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
80
-104 (-57%) vs 2020
-58% since 2010-11, when it was 190
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 | 80 | 8.2 | 9.8:1 | 40% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 8.2 | 11.5:1 | 44% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 7.6 | 13.1:1 | 39% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 15.7 | 10.3:1 | 49% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 59% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 53% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Prairie Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (161 to 80); teachers down 48% (15.7 to 8.2).
About West Prairie Junior High School
West Prairie Junior High School is a very small middle-grades school serving families in Colchester, Illinois. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 80 students. That is 83% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in West Prairie CUSD 103 totals 573 students.
Of every 100 students at West Prairie Junior High School, about 95 are White. The school is also 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 86% White share among all McDonough County residents. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at West Prairie Junior High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. The school has 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 3.2 students per teacher. In all, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in McDonough County is 56%.
West Prairie Junior High School scores 52.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
For the population of McDonough County, median household income comes to about $52,795, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McDonough County counts 19 public schools with about 3,250 students.
West Prairie Senior High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from West Prairie Junior High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 52.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
West Prairie Junior High School enrolled 184 in 2020-21 and 80 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
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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 West Prairie CUSD 103
- West Prairie South Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- West Prairie Senior High SchoolHigh · 170 students
- West Prairie North Elementary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Colchester
- West Prairie South Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- West Prairie Senior High SchoolHigh · 170 students
- Wcisec MdElementary
Nearby schools
- West Prairie Senior High School0.0 mi · 170
- West Prairie South Elementary School0.2 mi · 182
- Macomb Middle School6.4 mi · 479
- MacArthur Early Childhood Center6.5 mi · 127
- Macomb Senior High School6.5 mi · 660
- Edison Elementary School7.4 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About West Prairie Junior High SchoolHow large is West Prairie Junior High School?
West Prairie Junior High School enrolls approximately 80 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does West Prairie Junior High School serve?
West Prairie Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Prairie Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Prairie Junior High School is approximately 9.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Prairie Junior High School?
West Prairie Junior High School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Prairie Junior High School?
West Prairie Junior High School is overseen by West Prairie CUSD 103 in McDonough County.
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