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Grand Prairie Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

21462 N Richview Ln, Centralia, IL 62801 · (618) 249-6289 · Part of Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6

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Directions
Students
63
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Grand Prairie Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grand Prairie Township kids: Centralia High School

On the path

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

K–8Grand Prairie Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Centralia High Schoolin Centralia

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

21462 N Richview Ln, Centralia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten5
Grade 17
Grade 22
Grade 37
Grade 48
Grade 512
Grade 69
Grade 78
Grade 84
Enrollment over time
76’20
76’21
70’22
73’23
63’24

Down 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grand Prairie Elem School from Grand Prairie Township families.

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; Grand Prairie Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.