Summary:
The Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Bluffs Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Despite its small size, with just 43 students, the school's academic performance has been mixed, with strengths in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, but weaker results in Mathematics.
Bluffs Junior High School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 301 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 650 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025. In ELA, the school outperformed the district and state averages in 2024-2025, with 57.5% proficiency compared to 55.1% for the district and 53.1% for the state. However, in Mathematics, the school significantly underperformed, with only 15% proficiency compared to 30.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's 8th-grade students had notably higher ELA proficiency (84.6%) than their 6th and 7th-grade peers (50% and 40%, respectively).
Other key metrics for Bluffs Junior High School include a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7 in 2023-2024. The school also had a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (46.51% in 2023-2024) compared to the district's overall spending of $13,640 per student. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and highlight areas for potential improvement, such as addressing attendance issues and strengthening the Mathematics curriculum and instruction.
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