Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61739

Summary:

The 61739 zip code in Illinois is home to two schools: Prairie Central High School and Prairie Central Elementary School, both part of the Prairie Central CUSD 8 district. While the high school performs better than the elementary school, both face challenges in meeting state academic standards, particularly in mathematics.

Prairie Central High School is ranked 265 out of 697 Illinois high schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 90.2% and a lower dropout rate of 2.8% compared to the state average. However, the school performs slightly below the state average in SAT/Mathematics and SAT/English Language Arts, but above the state average in ISA/Science.

In contrast, Prairie Central Elementary School is ranked 1163 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs below the state average in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics for all grades, with particularly low proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade mathematics. The higher free and reduced lunch rates at both schools suggest a relatively low-income student population, which may impact academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)			IAR Mathematics (2024)			SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Central High School	Public	9-12	411 N 7th St	Fairbury	61739	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 692-2355	516	43	12.0	35.9%	450 (87.2%)	9 (1.7%)	42 (8.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	54.7	265^th of 697 public high schools	62.0%		61.2	232^nd of 699 public high schools	66.8%	33	50.9							18.8	28.6	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.5	96.4	99.4	95.4	$16,334	$576	$15,758
Prairie Central Elementary School	Public	2-4	600 S 1st St	Fairbury	61739	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 692-2623	322	30	10.8	45.3%	291 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	39.5	1163^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	43.7%		45.6	1040^th of 2077 public elementary schools	49.9%	123		25.7	33.6	30.0	17.2	21.8	19.7			97.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.9	98.1	97.8		$11,918	$848	$11,070

Cities Near Zip Code 61739

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairbury	0.47 mi	2	392^nd
Forrest	5.28 mi	2	220^th
Pontiac	10.6 mi	6	651^st
Chenoa	10.79 mi	1
Saunemin	11.27 mi	1	749^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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