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Schools in Prairie Creek Township

Prairie Creek Township’s public schools

Lincoln Community High School District 404, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21 and Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% 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
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Community High School District 404
Students per teacher
11.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
578 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Prairie Creek Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Emden Elementary School places highest (better than 68%); Illini Central Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Prairie Creek Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Illini Central Middle School and Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr 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 Prairie Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lincoln Community High School District 404.

Three districts serve Prairie Creek Township

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

Lincoln Community High School District 404Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 764 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,062IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 175 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,876IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 640 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,843IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40432%
State average 29.9% · 182 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40421%
State average 25.8% · 214 students tested
Reading · K–12, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 2127%
State average 29.9% · 92 students tested
Math · K–12, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 2117%
State average 25.8% · 80 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Illini Central Community Unit School District 18925%
State average 29.9% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–12, Illini Central Community Unit School District 18911%
State average 25.8% · 285 students tested

Prairie Creek Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Prairie Creek Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Creek Township—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 PK–12 · Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21 K–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
DelavanCDelavan Community Unit School District 703
Orvil—Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21
Allens Grove—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Boynton—Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 · Delavan Community Unit School District 703 PK–12
Malone—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 PK–12 · Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 PK–12
Mason City—Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Sheridan—New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 with Prairie Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prairie Creek Township

4 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 Prairie Creek Townshipin other towns
Illini Central Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mason City
C+
264 students10:1Rate it →
Emden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Emden
B+
90 students10:1Rate it →
Illini Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mason City
C
139 students11:1Rate it →
Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hartsburg
B−
85 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Creek Township’s schools

Are Prairie Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Lincoln Community High School District 404, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21 and Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Prairie Creek Township in?

Lincoln Community High School District 404, Hartsburg-Emden Community Unit School District 21 and Illini Central Community Unit School District 189.

Where do Prairie Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Illini Central Middle School and Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School.

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What Prairie Creek Township families are saying about school.

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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.