Best Public Schools in Opdyke, IL

Summary:

The city of Opdyke, Illinois has only one school, the Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 138 students. The school is part of the Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 district, which is ranked 681 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 580th out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,218th out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars during this period. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with low proficiency rates in ELA, math, and science. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average. However, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as 61.59% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Addressing the school's performance issues will likely require a comprehensive approach involving targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the broader community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 E Fourth St	Opdyke	62872	Jefferson County	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 756-2492	122	13	9.0	69.7%	116 (95.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	39.8	1218^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.8%		59.5	742^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	64.1%	476	7.7	60.0	31.3	76.5	18.8	35.7	46.3	30.0	6.3	11.8	12.5	7.1	13.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	35.6	$21,287	$865	$20,422

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bluford	3.37 mi	5	729^th
Mount Vernon	6.43 mi	23	558^th
Dahlgren	6.72 mi	1	464^th
Wayne City	10.45 mi	2	191^st
Ina	12.1 mi	2	616^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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