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West Prairie Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

600 S Hun St, Colchester, IL 62326 · (309) 776-3220 · Part of West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

Colchester Township’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
170
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about West Prairie Senior High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Colchester Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–8West Prairie Junior High Schoolin Colchester
9–12West Prairie Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

600 S Hun St, Colchester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 946
Grade 1042
Grade 1140
Grade 1242
Enrollment over time
165’20
160’21
162’22
164’23
170’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Prairie Senior High School from Colchester Township families.

Other schools in West Prairie Community Unit School District 103

The district →
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colchester
A+
182 students11:1
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Good Hope
B
141 students9:1
West Prairie Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Colchester
C
80 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Colchester Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.