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Midwest Central Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

450 E Southmoor St, Manito, IL 61546 · (309) 968-6464 · Part of Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

Manito Township’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Midwest Central Primary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Manito Township kids: Midwest Central Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Midwest Central Primary SchoolYou are here
6–8Midwest Central Middle Schoolin Green Valley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

450 E Southmoor St, Manito

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten66
Grade 149
Grade 265
Grade 353
Grade 469
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
415’20
440’21
432’22
427’23
430’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Midwest Central Primary School from Manito Township families.

Other schools in Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191

The district →
Midwest Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Green Valley
B
183 students12:1
Midwest Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Manito
C−
235 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; Manito Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.