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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUNKER HILL CUSD 8·NCES 170777000394
Wolf Ridge Education Center
700 W Orange St, Bunker Hill, IL 62014 · (618) 585-4831 · Macoupin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
209 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 47 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Wolf Ridge Education Center→Bunker Hill High School
Based on grade levels within Bunker Hill CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.8pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 12.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Wolf Ridge Education Center
Wolf Ridge Education Center's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Ridge Education Center this school | 407 | 51.4% | 40.8% |
| Henry-Senachwine Grade School Henry | 387 | 51.4% | 36.8% |
| South Elementary School Chillicothe | 424 | 52.8% | 57.8% |
| Jerseyville East Elementary School Jerseyville | 392 | 49.5% | 49.5% |
| Carlinville Primary School Carlinville | 376 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Westview Elementary School Canton | 377 | 50.4% | 41.2% |
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 Wolf Ridge Education Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macoupin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #890 of 1,925 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #1,529 of 2,077 ▼ 8 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #785 of 2,077 ▲ 236 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #967 of 2,419 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,609 of 2,035 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #1,729 of 2,042 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #1,268 of 2,132 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #304 of 615 | N/A |
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
407
+46 (+13%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 193
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 | 407 | 26.6 | 15.3:1 | 51% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25.2 | 14.0:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 26.7 | 13.5:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 24.4 | 15.3:1 | 49% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 45% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 15 | 18.7:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 193 | 8 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolf Ridge Education Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (373 to 407); teachers up 9% (24.4 to 26.6).
About Wolf Ridge Education Center
Wolf Ridge Education Center is a medium-sized elementary school based in Bunker Hill, Illinois. The school's 407 students are in pre-K through 8.
Bunker Hill CUSD 8 is the district for Wolf Ridge Education Center. It has 2 schools and 573 students.
The large majority of students at Wolf Ridge Education Center, 91%, are White. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Wolf Ridge Education Center comes in at 16%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1 at Wolf Ridge Education Center, with 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Macoupin County.
The allk12 Grade for Wolf Ridge Education Center is C+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Wolf Ridge Education Center are 1.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.8% actual, 41.9% predicted).
Macoupin County has about 44,350 residents, and median household income is about $70,805, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 28 public schools in Macoupin County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,221.
The closest other public school is Bunker Hill High School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Wolf Ridge Education Center ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 361 to 407 over 4 years.
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Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bunker Hill High School0.3 mi · 166
- Shipman Elementary School7.1 mi · 155
- Midway School7.4 mi · 120
- Staunton High School8.8 mi · 384
- Staunton Elementary School8.8 mi · 541
- Staunton Jr High School8.8 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Wolf Ridge Education CenterHow many students attend Wolf Ridge Education Center?
Wolf Ridge Education Center enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Wolf Ridge Education Center serve?
Wolf Ridge Education Center serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Wolf Ridge Education Center?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Wolf Ridge Education Center.
What is the student diversity at Wolf Ridge Education Center?
Student demographics at Wolf Ridge Education Center are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wolf Ridge Education Center in?
Wolf Ridge Education Center is part of Bunker Hill CUSD 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.