Emmet Township’s public schools
Macomb Community Unit School District 185 and West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 106% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Emmet Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Emmet Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. West Prairie South Elementary Sch places highest (better than 96%); West Prairie Junior High School lowest (28%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Emmet Township, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Macomb Senior High School and West Prairie Senior High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Emmet Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Emmet Township · depends on your address
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
MacArthur Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 127 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
Kindergarten in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Elem School
Grades K–2 · 412 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
1st grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Elem School
Grades K–2 · 412 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
2nd grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Elem School
Grades K–2 · 412 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
3rd grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Edison Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 397 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
4th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Edison Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 397 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
5th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Edison Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 397 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
6th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie South Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 182 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Grades PK–6 · 141 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Good Hope
7th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 80 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
8th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 479 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 80 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
9th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 170 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
10th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 170 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
11th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 170 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
12th grade in Emmet Township · depends on your address
Macomb Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Macomb
West Prairie Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 170 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Colchester
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Macomb Community Unit School District 185.
Two districts serve Emmet Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Emmet Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Emmet Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Emmet Township | — | Macomb Community Unit School District 185 PK–12 · West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 |
| Macomb City | B− | Macomb Community Unit School District 185 |
| Macomb | B− | Macomb Community Unit School District 185 |
| Sciota | — | West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 |
| Hire | — | West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 |
| Macomb Township | — | Macomb Community Unit School District 185 |
| Colchester | C+ | West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 |
| Chalmers | — | Macomb Community Unit School District 185 PK–12 · West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Macomb Community Unit School District 185 with Emmet Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Emmet Township
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Emmet Township’s schools
Are Emmet Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Macomb Community Unit School District 185 and West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emmet Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Emmet Township in?
Macomb Community Unit School District 185 and West Prairie Community Unit School District 103.
Where do Emmet Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Macomb Senior High School and West Prairie Senior High School.
Parents talk
What Emmet Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Emmet Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.