📍 901 6th St, Bluford, Jefferson County, 62814
Bluford Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bluford, Jefferson County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Strohschein. It is part of the Bluford Unit School District 318 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths.
Bluford Grade School enrolls 249 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 249 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bluford Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 58, state house district 115.
Bluford Grade School is one of 2 schools in Bluford Unit School District 318, based in Bluford, Illinois. The district serves 370 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 249 students, Bluford Grade School is larger than the district average of about 185 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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