Summary:
The Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district in Illinois serves students from preschool through 12th grade across three schools: Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School, Bushnell-Prairie City High School, and Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School. The district faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and economic disadvantage, but also shows potential for improvement.
The standout school in the district is the Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School, which has the highest test scores, with 37.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 17.7% in Math. The 8th grade class at the junior high school particularly excels, with 55.8% proficient or better in ELA and 18.6% in Math, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Meanwhile, Bushnell-Prairie City High School stands out for its high graduation rate of 89% and low dropout rate of 2.4%.
However, the district as a whole struggles with low academic performance, with the Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School performing the worst, with only 17.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 16.8% in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. Additionally, all three schools in the district have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average of 18.2%. The district also has high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage.
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