Tri-City Elem School
Buffalo, IL · Tri City CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant
452nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 79%▲ Improving
324 W Charles St, Buffalo, IL 62515
(217)364-4035NCES ID 173945004859Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City Elem School 452nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 79% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 79th 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 278 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.2% | 94.6% | ▼ 3.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 3.2% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.4% | 1.4% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.7% | ▼ 0.4 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 Tri-City Elem School
- #1499Riverton Elem SchoolRiverton CUSD 14 · 6.7 mi away1,499th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼26 · Math 27% ▼36Compare - #1158Rochester Elem 2-3Rochester CUSD 3A · 9.7 mi away1,158th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼17 · Math 38% ▼25Compare - –Rochester Elem EC-1 SchRochester CUSD 3A · 9.8 mi awayCompare
- #290Sherman Elem SchoolWilliamsville CUSD 15 · 10.3 mi away290th of 2,105
ELA 72% ▲12 · Math 65% ▲2Compare - #1741Wilcox Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 10.8 mi away1,741st of 2,105
ELA 33% ▼27 · Math 14% ▼49Compare - #1719Fairview Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 11.4 mi away1,719th of 2,105
ELA 28% ▼32 · Math 20% ▼43Compare - –Matheny-Withrow Elem SchSpringfield SD 186 · 11.8 mi awayCompare
- #1372Springfield Ball Charter SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 11.8 mi away · charter1,372nd of 2,105
ELA 39% ▼21 · Math 30% ▼33Compare
What school district is Tri-City Elem School in?
Tri-City Elem School is part of the Tri City CUSD 1 district in Buffalo, Illinois.
Is Tri-City Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City Elem School 452nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 79% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Tri-City Elem School?
White 95%, Two or more races 3%, Hispanic 1% (278 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.