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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 202324

43
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
49%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator

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.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%71%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Bluffs Junior High School
56%
IL average
52%
Math
Bluffs Junior High School
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Bluffs Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%56%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Bluffs Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%24%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Bluffs Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%79%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%25%201920202023no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%79%201920202024no testing 2020–21

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 (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White100%
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categories changedWhite 100%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White98.3%100.0% 1.7 pts
Hispanic1.7%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.

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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.