For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 239 students in Bluford Unit School District 318. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Bluford Unit School District 318 have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
368 Students
621,252 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Bluford Unit School District 318, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#531 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
1%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
96%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,916 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,430. The school district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,348 is less than the state median of $21,668. The school district spending/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,916
$22,430
Spending / Student
$15,348
$21,668
Best Bluford Unit School District 318 Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Bluford Grade School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
901 6th St
Bluford, IL 62814
(618) 732-8242
Bluford, IL 62814
(618) 732-8242
Gr: PK-8 | 239 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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