Enrollment
123
Elementary
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD CUSD 1·NCES 170688000355
Bradford Grade School
345 Silver St, Bradford, IL 61421 · (309) 897-4441 · Stark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
64 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 69% · US 70%
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
Bradford Grade School→Bradford Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Bradford CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 46.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bradford Grade School
Bradford Grade School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Grade School this school | 123 | 52.0% | 56.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Rushville | 113 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Cypress Elementary School Cypress | 116 | 50.0% | 31.5% |
| Unity Elementary School Brookport | 128 | 53.1% | 59.5% |
| Ashley Com Consolidated School Ashley | 115 | 53.9% | 39.7% |
| Ste Marie Elementary School Sainte Marie | 133 | 50.4% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bradford Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #410 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #538 of 2,077 ▼ 147 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #713 of 2,077 ▼ 332 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #2,286 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #1,245 of 2,132 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
123
+20 (+19%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 248
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 | 123 | 9.2 | 13.4:1 | 52% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 10.1 | 13.1:1 | 36% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 8.8 | 15.3:1 | 47% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 106 | 8.5 | 12.5:1 | 56% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 40% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 21 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradford Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (106 to 123); teachers up 8% (8.5 to 9.2).
About Bradford Grade School
Bradford Grade School is a public elementary school run by Bradford CUSD 1 in Bradford, Illinois. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 123 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in Bradford CUSD 1, with 168 students enrolled.
At Bradford Grade School, White students make up 90% of the student body. It is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Stark County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bradford Grade School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
At Bradford Grade School, 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Stark County.
The allk12 Grade for Bradford Grade School is A-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bradford Grade School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 56.5%. Predicted: 41.5%. Difference: 15.0 points.
Stark County census figures show that median household income is about $62,878, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Bradford Grade School is among the 5 public schools in Stark County.
The shortest distance from Bradford Grade School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Bradford Jr High School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bradford Grade School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 103 in 2020-21 and 123 in 2024-25, a rise of 20 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,308
Census ACS
Median income
$62,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bradford Jr High School0.1 mi · 45
- Stark County Elementary School10.0 mi · 299
- Neponset Grade School11.0 mi · 137
- Stark County High School12.6 mi · 230
- Stark County Junior High School12.6 mi · 140
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet13.2 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Bradford Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bradford Grade School?
Bradford Grade School enrolls approximately 123 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bradford Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bradford Grade School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bradford Grade School have?
Bradford Grade School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Bradford Grade School?
Student demographics at Bradford Grade School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bradford Grade School?
Bradford Grade School is overseen by Bradford CUSD 1 in Stark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.