Bluford Grade School
Bluford, IL · Bluford Unit School District 318
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Rural, distant
1,565th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 26%· Stable
901 6th St, Bluford, IL 62814
(618)732-8242NCES ID 170141706362Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Bluford Grade School 1,565th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 26% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 26th in 2025.
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 239 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2015, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2015 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 100.0% | 96.2% | ▼ 3.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 1.7% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts |
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Bluford Grade School
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ELA 25% ▼14 · Math 23% ▲4Compare
What school district is Bluford Grade School in?
Bluford Grade School is part of the Bluford Unit School District 318 district in Bluford, Illinois.
Is Bluford Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Bluford Grade School 1,565th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 26% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Bluford Grade School?
White 96%, Two or more races 2% (239 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.