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West Prairie Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

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
80
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about West Prairie Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 56.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Colchester Township kids: West Prairie Senior High School

On the path

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

PK–6West Prairie South Elementary Schin Colchester
7–8West Prairie Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12West Prairie Senior High Schoolin Colchester

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, 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 737
Grade 843
Enrollment over time
184’20
85’21
99’22
94’23
80’24

Down 56.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Prairie Junior 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 Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colchester
B−
170 students11:1

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.