Bluffs Junior High School
Bluffs, IL · Scott-Morgan CUSD 2
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, remote
200th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 71%▲ Improving
100 W Rockwood St, Bluffs, IL 62621
(217)754-3815NCES ID 170660004552Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bluffs Junior High School 200th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 71% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 10th in 2019 to 71th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 43 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.3% | 100.0% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Bluffs Junior High School
- #573Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 · 5.4 mi away573rd of 685
ELA 27% ▼29Compare - #304Griggsville-Perry Middle SchoolGriggsville-Perry CUSD 4 · 11.2 mi away304th of 685
ELA 55% ▼1 · Math 40%Compare - #511Jacksonville Middle SchoolJacksonville SD 117 · 15.5 mi away511th of 685
ELA 41% ▼15 · Math 23%Compare - #638Pikeland Community SchoolPikeland CUSD 10 · 17.9 mi away638th of 685
ELA 27% ▼29 · Math 11%Compare - #377Brown County Middle SchoolBrown County CUSD 1 · 19.5 mi away377th of 685
ELA 46% ▼10 · Math 38%Compare - #599Schuyler Industry Middle SchoolSchuyler-Industry CUSD 5 · 25.9 mi away599th of 685
ELA 28% ▼28 · Math 19%Compare - #407A-C Central Middle SchoolA-C Central CUSD 262 · 29.3 mi away407th of 685
ELA 40% ▼16Compare
What school district is Bluffs Junior High School in?
Bluffs Junior High School is part of the Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 district in Bluffs, Illinois.
Is Bluffs Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bluffs Junior High School 200th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 71% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bluffs Junior High School?
White 100% (43 students, 2023–24).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.