West Prairie North Elementary Sch

West Prairie North Elementary Sch is a K-5 school of one-room-style scale in Good Hope, Illinois, operated by West Prairie CUSD 103, teacheing 141 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

West Prairie CUSD 103 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 573 students. West Prairie North Elementary Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, West Prairie North Elementary Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%).

Looking at school resources, West Prairie North Elementary Sch shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting West Prairie North Elementary Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, West Prairie North Elementary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.3%, the actual is 27.1%, a residual of -11.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for McDonough County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,795 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. West Prairie North Elementary Sch is one of 19 public schools in McDonough County (combined enrollment of about 3,250 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elem School, roughly 6.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Prairie North Elementary Sch at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

West Prairie North Elementary Sch operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Prairie North Elementary Sch has increased 26%, going from 112 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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