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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Central Upper Elementary	0.0mi	Public	5-6	312 N Center St	Forrest	61741	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 657-8238	216	18	11.7	44.0%	189 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)	49.6			63.2	79.7			71.8		41.0	50.8			46.1	98.4%		$14,313	$195	$14,118
Prairie Central Junior High School	0.4mi	Public	7-8	800 N Wood St	Forrest	61741	Livingston County	Prairie Central CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 657-8660	250	21	12.1	52.4%	208 (83.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	34.6	728^th of 1126 public middle schools	35.3%		55.8	540^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.5%	188		48.1				53.4	56.4	55.2				39.8	21.1	28.5	99.1%		$17,383	$602	$16,781
Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary	11.7mi	Public	4-8	519 S Margaret Ave	Piper City	60959	Ford County	Tri Point CUSD 6-J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 686-2247	129	13	9.9	96.1%	106 (82.2%)	3 (2.3%)	12 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	58.2	417^th of 1126 public middle schools	63.0%		47.3	664^th of 1368 public middle schools	51.5%	247	42.3	45.8	51.6	50.0	55.6	60.6	79.2	59.1	58.1	65.4	61.1	45.5		53.0	88.3%		$23,288	$10,357	$12,932
Pontiac Junior High School	14.1mi	Public	6-8	600 N Morrow St	Pontiac	61764	Livingston County	Pontiac CCSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 842-4343	326	29	11.3	50.0%	233 (71.5%)	25 (7.7%)	44 (13.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	21.2	897^th of 1126 public middle schools	20.3%		26.7	985^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.0%	88		31.1			45.9	43.3	57.7	49.2			20.7	27.0		18.4	99.4%		$18,346	$905	$17,441
Ridgeview Junior High School	16.8mi	Public	6-8	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 723-2951	107	8	13.3	39.3%	90 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	33.1	751^st of 1126 public middle schools	33.3%		28.2	962^nd of 1368 public middle schools	29.7%	211		53.3			57.9		36.7	39.8				31.4		24.3	97.3%		$19,354	$45	$19,309
GCMS Middle School	18.9mi	Public	6-8	316 E 19th St	Gibson City	60936	Ford County	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 784-8731	211	21	10.1	38.9%	176 (83.4%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	66.3	333^rd of 1126 public middle schools	70.4%		73.6	319^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.7%	14		71.7			79.7	68.9	78.3	75.8			37.7	43.3	41.7	40.7	98.6%		$18,297	$946	$17,351

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