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Prairie Central CUSD 8 Schools
Prairie Central CUSD 8 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Livingston County (Fairbury). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Prairie Central CUSD 8 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Prairie Central CUSD 8
4 of 6 schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8 carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 1
Best schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Prairie Central Upper Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Prairie Central JR High School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Prairie Central Elem School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Prairie Central High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Prairie Central CUSD 8
High schools (1)
- D Prairie Central High School, Fairbury
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C Prairie Central JR High School, Forrest
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- C- Prairie Central Elem School, Fairbury
- Prairie Central Primary East, Chatsworth
- Prairie Central Primary West, Chenoa
- C+ Prairie Central Upper Elementary, Forrest
Where Prairie Central CUSD 8 schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Fairbury (2)
- Forrest (2)
- Chatsworth (1)
- Chenoa (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Livingston County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,722 students with 146 full-time-equivalent teachers and 209 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1700005
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pontiac CCSD 429 (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Ridgeview CUSD 19 (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Lexington CUSD 7 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Tri Point CUSD 6-J (3 schools, 18 mi)
- El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 (4 schools, 25 mi)
- Iroquois West CUSD 10 (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Tri Valley CUSD 3 (3 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Prairie Central CUSD 8
How many schools are in Prairie Central CUSD 8?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Prairie Central CUSD 8 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fairbury, Forrest, Chatsworth, Chenoa.
How good are the schools in Prairie Central CUSD 8?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Prairie Central CUSD 8?
1,722 students were enrolled in Prairie Central CUSD 8 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Prairie Central CUSD 8?
Prairie Central CUSD 8 is in Illinois, based in Livingston County, with its district office in Fairbury. Its boundary covers about 368 sq mi.