Enrollment
37
Middle
DISTRICT 56 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT-MORGAN CUSD 2·NCES 170660004552
Bluffs Junior High School
100 W Rockwood St, Bluffs, IL 62621 · (217) 754-3815 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL37 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
18 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 10 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 38% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bluffs Junior High School→Bluffs High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott-Morgan CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.5%
IL avg 51.0% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 9.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bluffs Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 37 | #690 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
37
-16 (-30%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 94
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37 | 4.4 | 8.3:1 | 49% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 43 | 3.7 | 11.8:1 | 47% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 2.5 | 15.2:1 | 45% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 4.6 | 6.7:1 | 68% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 32 | 4 | 8.0:1 | 63% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 48% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 4 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffs Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (31 to 37); teachers down 3% (4.6 to 4.4).
About Bluffs Junior High School
Bluffs Junior High School is a middle-grades school located in Bluffs, Illinois, in Scott County. The school enrolls 37 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 has 169 students spread across 3 schools.
Most students at Bluffs Junior High School are White: 100% of enrollment.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.3:1, with 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bluffs Junior High School is 49%.
Bluffs Junior High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bluffs Junior High School is +1.5 points: 44.9% actual, 43.4% predicted.
Within Scott County, median household income is about $66,705, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 5 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 736.
The nearest other public school, Bluffs Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 35.4%; Bluffs Junior High School's is 44.9%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 53 in 2020-21 and 37 in 2024-25, a decrease of 16 students.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,937
Census ACS
Median income
$66,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott-Morgan CUSD 2
- Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 81 students
- Bluffs High SchoolHigh · 51 students
Other schools in Bluffs
- Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 81 students
- Bluffs High SchoolHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffs Elementary School0.0 mi · 81
- Bluffs High School0.0 mi · 51
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High School5.4 mi · 47
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High5.4 mi · 49
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School5.4 mi · 116
- Winchester High School9.7 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffs Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bluffs Junior High School?
Bluffs Junior High School enrolls approximately 37 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bluffs Junior High School serve?
Bluffs Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bluffs Junior High School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Bluffs Junior High School.
How diverse is Bluffs Junior High School?
Bluffs Junior High School reports a student body of 100% White.
Who oversees Bluffs Junior High School?
Bluffs Junior High School is overseen by Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.