Enrollment
45
Middle
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD CUSD 1·NCES 170688004784
Bradford Jr High School
115 High St, Bradford, IL 61421 · (309) 897-2801 · Stark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL45 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
9.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
31 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 14 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 33% |
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
Feeds from
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
84.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
IL avg 37.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.4% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 88.1% |
% 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
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+51.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 52 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 →
Where Bradford Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 45 | #684 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
45
-5 (-10%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 86
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 | 45 | 5 | 9.0:1 | 69% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 5 | 8.8:1 | 43% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 4.7 | 9.3:1 | 45% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 45 | 6 | 7.5:1 | 44% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 54 | 5 | 10.8:1 | 41% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 6 | 14.3:1 | 31% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradford Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (45 to 45); teachers down 17% (6 to 5).
About Bradford Jr High School
Bradford Jr High School is a middle school located in Bradford, Illinois, in Stark County. It had 45 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 90% below average.
District-wide, Bradford CUSD 1 has 2 schools and 168 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Bradford Jr High School are White. Other students are 4% Black, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Stark County residents are about 92% White, a similar share.
There are 5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bradford Jr High School, giving a ratio of 9.0:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. A total of 31 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 51% average among public schools in Stark County.
On the allk12 Grade, Bradford Jr High School lands at A+, ahead of 97% of Illinois public middle schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bradford Jr High School does better than predicted by 51.5 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 83.2%; the prediction is 31.7%.
In Stark County, median household income comes to about $62,878, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stark County counts 5 public schools with about 837 students.
Bradford Grade School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Ranked by average proficiency, Bradford Jr High School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Bradford Jr High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bradford Jr High School had a net loss of 5 students, or 10%.
The allk12 page for Bradford Jr High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Grade School0.1 mi · 123
- Stark County Elementary School10.1 mi · 299
- Neponset Grade School11.0 mi · 137
- Stark County High School12.7 mi · 230
- Stark County Junior High School12.7 mi · 140
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet13.1 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Bradford Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Bradford Jr High School?
Bradford Jr High School enrolls approximately 45 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bradford Jr High School serve?
Bradford Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bradford Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bradford Jr High School is approximately 9.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradford Jr High School?
At Bradford Jr High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bradford Jr High School?
Bradford Jr High 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.