For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 511 students in Community Unit School District No 196. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Community Unit School District No 196 have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,106 Schools
# Students
922 Students
1,189,821 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
89,534 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Community Unit School District No 196, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#743 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)7%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.69
# American Indian Students
1 Student
2,918 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
65,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
321,483 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
27%
# Black Students
67 Students
201,875 Students
% Black Students
7%
17%
# White Students
747 Students
544,403 Students
% White Students
81%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,110 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
63 Students
52,729 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
66
53,905
# Students in K Grade:
63
116,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
75
129,937
# Students in 2nd Grade:
59
128,443
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
128,944
# Students in 4th Grade:
51
128,405
# Students in 5th Grade:
58
130,441
# Students in 6th Grade:
68
134,533
# Students in 7th Grade:
69
113,187
# Students in 8th Grade:
75
116,893
# Students in 9th Grade:
81
2,567
# Students in 10th Grade:
73
2,075
# Students in 11th Grade:
57
1,893
# Students in 12th Grade:
56
1,802
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,735 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,206 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 36% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,735
$22,343
Spending / Student
$21,206
$21,585
Best Community Unit School District No 196 Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bluffview Elementary School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
905 Bluffview Elementary Ln
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3311
Dupo, IL 62239
(618) 286-3311
Grades: PK-6
| 511 students
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