Summary:
Blue Ridge CUSD 18 in Illinois has a single middle school, Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Illinois middle schools, with mixed performance on standardized tests and a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate.
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) range from 47.8% to 53.2%, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In mathematics, proficiency rates range from 16.3% to 47.2%, significantly lower than the state average of 38.5%. The school's science proficiency rates for 5th and 8th grade are also below the state averages, at 28.3% and 33.3%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 25.4%, which is higher than the state average.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $18,487 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the state average, the school's academic performance suggests that the district may need to examine how these resources are being utilized to improve student outcomes. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 48.39% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicates that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the school's academic performance.
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