Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Eppards Point Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schultz, Raymond, Round BarnSchultz, Raymond, Round Barn · Photo: Ramccoy55 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schools in Eppards Point Township

Eppards Point Township’s public schools

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Eppards Point Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% 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

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,068 students on the public path
In brief

Eppards Point Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Eppards Point Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prairie Central Jr High School places highest (better than 73%); Pontiac Jr High School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Eppards Point Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Pontiac High School and Prairie Central 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 Eppards Point Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–13 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
2–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pontiac Township High School District 90.

Three districts serve Eppards Point Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pontiac Township High School District 90Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 658 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,527IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,135 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,487IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,712 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,593IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9022%
State average 29.9% · 173 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9027%
State average 25.8% · 163 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 42913%
State average 29.9% · 653 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 4299%
State average 25.8% · 625 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 830%
State average 29.9% · 794 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 832%
State average 25.8% · 787 students tested

Eppards Point Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Eppards Point Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Eppards Point Township—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Avoca—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Pike—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Yates—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Pontiac—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 with Eppards Point Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Eppards Point Township

9 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).

Also serving Eppards Point Townshipin other towns
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Pontiac
361 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary West
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chenoa
244 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary East
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chatsworth
148 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairbury
B
367 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Pontiac
C
227 students11:1Rate it →
Pontiac Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pontiac
C−
326 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest
B+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
B
658 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairbury
B−
487 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Eppards Point Township’s schools

Are Eppards Point Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Eppards Point Township. Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Eppards Point Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Eppards Point Township in?

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8.

Where do Eppards Point Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pontiac High School and Prairie Central High School.

Parents talk

What Eppards Point Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Eppards Point 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.