Enrollment
122
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OPDYKE-BELLE-RIVE CCSD 5·NCES 170557005895
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School
19830 E Fourth St, Opdyke, IL 62872 · (618) 756-2492 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
85 students
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 | 4 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
13.4%
IL avg 37.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 13.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 16.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School this school | 122 | 69.7% | 29.8% |
| Wells Elementary School Grayville | 130 | 68.5% | 56.5% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School Joppa | 122 | 72.1% | 47.1% |
| Sangamon Valley Intermediate School Illiopolis | 115 | 67.0% | 54.2% |
| Spring Garden Elementary School Mount Vernon | 124 | 65.3% | 34.2% |
| Lovington Grade School Lovington | 148 | 72.3% | 27.7% |
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 Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #1,277 of 1,925 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.4% | #1,784 of 2,077 ▼ 425 | #11 of 11 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,139 of 2,077 ▼ 792 | #8 of 11 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #2,291 of 2,419 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #749 of 2,132 | #5 of 12 |
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
122
-26 (-18%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 90
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 | 122 | 13.5 | 9.0:1 | 70% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 13.5 | 10.2:1 | 62% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 14.3 | 10.1:1 | 56% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 15.4 | 10.1:1 | 70% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 71% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | 54% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (155 to 122); teachers down 12% (15.4 to 13.5).
About Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School is a small elementary school in Opdyke, Illinois, (ZIP code 62872). The latest federal count shows 122 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 68% smaller than average.
Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 is the district for Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School.
The large majority of students at Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School, 95%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 84%. By the diversity index, Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School comes in at 10%.
Teachers at the school number 13.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.0:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.8% and a predicted 31.3%.
Federal survey data for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $63,118, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 31 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 5,314 students.
Of nearby public schools, Spring Garden Elementary School is the closest, at about 4.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Its average proficiency rate of 29.8% is below the 35.5% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 148 in 2020-21 and 122 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
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- Spring Garden Elementary School4.4 mi · 124
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- Bethel Grade School6.5 mi · 154
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center7.1 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchoolHow large is Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School?
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School enrolls approximately 122 students in grades PK-08.
Is Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School have?
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
How diverse is Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School?
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School in?
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School is part of Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5.
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