Illini Bluffs Elementary School

Illini Bluffs Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Glasford, Illinois, overseen by Illini Bluffs CUSD 327, with 425 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 (855 students total), Illini Bluffs Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Illini Bluffs Elementary School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Illini Bluffs Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Peoria County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Illini Bluffs Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.5%.

In the surrounding community, Peoria County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,108 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Peoria County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), Illini Bluffs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Illini Bluffs High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Illini Bluffs Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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