J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr
Mount Vernon, IL · Mount Vernon SD 80
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 5 · Town, remote
1,612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 23%▲ Improving
623 S 34th St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618)244-8064NCES ID 172734002902Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr 1,612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 23% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 13th in 2019 to 23th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 280 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 53.7% | 46.1% | ▼ 7.6 pts | |
| Black | 31.9% | 27.1% | ▼ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.1% | 17.1% | ▲ 9.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.0% | 6.1% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Asian | 2.3% | 2.9% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 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.
Typical home value $134K in zip 62864 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr in?
J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr is part of the Mount Vernon SD 80 district in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
Is J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr a good school?
SchoolRow ranks J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr 1,612th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 23% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr?
White 46%, Black 27%, Two or more races 17%, Hispanic 6% (280 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62864 is $134K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
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.