Summary:
The Bradford CUSD 1 school district in Illinois is home to a single elementary school, Bradford Grade School, which serves students from preschool through 5th grade. Despite being the only elementary school in the district, Bradford Grade School stands out as a strong-performing institution, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years.
Academically, Bradford Grade School excels, with student proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the state averages across multiple grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.8% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and 54.9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students particularly stand out, outperforming their peers across the state in both subject areas.
While Bradford Grade School boasts strong academic performance, it faces some challenges, such as a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's consistent improvement, with its statewide ranking rising from 574th in 2022-2023 to 410th in 2023-2024, suggests that the school is actively working to address these issues and provide a high-quality education to its students, even with a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
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