Enrollment
181
Middle
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ILLINI BLUFFS CUSD 327·NCES 171996002254
Illini Bluffs Middle School
9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd, Glasford, IL 61533 · (309) 389-2231 · Peoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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
14.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
54 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 57 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Illini Bluffs Middle School→Illini Bluffs High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Illini Bluffs CUSD 327. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.1pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 31.3% |
% 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Schools most like Illini Bluffs Middle School
Illini Bluffs Middle School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illini Bluffs Middle School this school | 181 | 29.8% | 52.7% |
| New Berlin Jr High School New Berlin | 155 | 29.0% | 56.2% |
| Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek | 217 | 29.0% | 58.4% |
| Matherville Intermediate School Matherville | 182 | 30.8% | 39.2% |
| Erie Middle School Erie | 171 | 33.9% | 53.8% |
| Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall | 184 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Illini Bluffs Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #166 of 578 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #235 of 640 ▼ 4 | #7 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #221 of 640 ▲ 85 | #6 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #585 of 691 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #461 of 581 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #114 of 440 | #2 of 8 |
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
181
-28 (-13%) vs 2020
+197% since 1990-91, when it was 61
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 | 181 | 12.5 | 14.5:1 | 30% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 12.5 | 14.9:1 | 31% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 13.6 | 15.1:1 | 29% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 11 | 20.3:1 | 28% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 23% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 10 | 20.9:1 | 22% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 61 | 1 | 61.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Illini Bluffs Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (223 to 181); teachers up 13% (11 to 12.5).
About Illini Bluffs Middle School
Families in Glasford, Illinois, are served by Illini Bluffs Middle School, a very small middle-grades school. The school enrolls 181 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Within Illini Bluffs CUSD 327, Illini Bluffs Middle School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 855 students.
Roughly 92% of students at Illini Bluffs Middle School are White. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Peoria County residents are White. The diversity index for Illini Bluffs Middle School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.5:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. The 57% average for public schools in Peoria County is 27 points higher.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Illini Bluffs Middle School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Illini Bluffs Middle School scores 52.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.3%.
For Peoria County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,108 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Illini Bluffs Middle School, Peoria County has 81 public schools.
Illini Bluffs Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Illini Bluffs Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Illini Bluffs Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Illini Bluffs Middle School had a net loss of 28 students, or 13%.
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Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Illini Bluffs CUSD 327
- Illini Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Illini Bluffs High SchoolHigh · 249 students
Other schools in Glasford
- Illini Bluffs Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Illini Bluffs High SchoolHigh · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Illini Bluffs Elementary School0.1 mi · 425
- Illini Bluffs High School0.1 mi · 249
- Spring Lake Elementary School4.3 mi · 55
- Hollis Consolidated Grade School7.1 mi · 147
- Limestone Walters Elementary School7.2 mi · 169
- Oak Grove School7.7 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Illini Bluffs Middle SchoolHow many students attend Illini Bluffs Middle School?
Illini Bluffs Middle School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Illini Bluffs Middle School serve?
Illini Bluffs Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Illini Bluffs Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Illini Bluffs Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Illini Bluffs Middle School?
Student demographics at Illini Bluffs Middle School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Illini Bluffs Middle School?
Illini Bluffs Middle School is overseen by Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 in Peoria County.
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