Farrington Elem School
Bluford, IL · Farrington CCSD 99
Regular public school · Grades K - 8 · Rural, distant
765th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 64%▼ Declining
20941 E Divide Rd, Bluford, IL 62814
(618)755-4414NCES ID 171494001831Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Farrington Elem School 765th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 64% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 77th in 2019 to 64th in 2025 — declining.
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 53 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92.5% | 92.5% | 0.0 pts | |
| Black | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0 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 Farrington Elem School
- #1209Field Elementary SchoolField CCSD 3 · 6 mi away1,209th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▼12 · Math 31% ▼13Compare - #1565Bluford Grade SchoolBluford Unit School District 318 · 8.4 mi away1,565th of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼20 · Math 19% ▼25Compare - #1201Kell Grade SchoolKell Cons SD 2 · 8.5 mi away1,201st of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼20Compare - #972Rome Comm Cons Elem SchoolRome CCSD 2 · 9.9 mi away972nd of 2,105
ELA 59% = · Math 33% ▼11Compare - #464Summersville Grade SchoolSummersville SD 79 · 10 mi away464th of 2,105
ELA 67% ▲8 · Math 56% ▲12Compare - #545Wayne City Attendance CenterWayne City CUSD 100 · 11.6 mi away545th of 2,105
ELA 66% ▲7 · Math 52% ▲8Compare - #293Iuka Comm Cons SchoolIuka CCSD 7 · 11.7 mi away293rd of 2,105
ELA 75% ▲16 · Math 61% ▲17Compare - #1736Dr Nick Osborne Primary CenterMount Vernon SD 80 · 12.7 mi away1,736th of 2,105
ELA 25% ▼34 · Math 23% ▼21Compare
What school district is Farrington Elem School in?
Farrington Elem School is part of the Farrington CCSD 99 district in Bluford, Illinois.
Is Farrington Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Farrington Elem School 765th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 64% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Farrington Elem School?
White 93%, Black 4%, Two or more races 4% (53 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.