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Bradley School District 61

At a glance

640^thof 811 Illinois districts▼ 20

Better than 21% of Illinois districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

111 N Crosswell Ave
Bradley, IL 60915-2091·(815) 933-3371·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 21.1% of districts

Schools

1,278

Students

Top rankedBradley West Elementary School1271^st of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bradley West Elementary School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Bradley School District 61 in Illinois serves students from three schools: two elementary schools and one middle school. While the middle school, Bradley Central Middle School, stands out with strong performance on English Language Arts assessments, the elementary schools, Bradley East Elementary and Bradley West Elementary, struggle to meet state averages, particularly in mathematics.

The district faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges. While the district spends more per student than the state average, the data suggests these resources are not effectively translating into improved academic outcomes, particularly at the elementary level. The disparity in performance between the middle school and elementary schools within the district suggests a need for targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to the differences.

Despite these challenges, Bradley West Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1214 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1271 out of 2056 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This indicates that there are pockets of progress within the district that could be leveraged to drive broader improvements.

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Ranking:

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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)	% Pneumococcal (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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 5th 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradley East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	610 Liberty St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2233	519	41	12.6	63.2%	250 (48.2%)	83 (16.0%)	120 (23.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.2%)								(n/a)																	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	92.2	94.0	93.8	27.2		$17,383	$1,414	$15,969
Bradley West Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 W State St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-2216	395	33	11.9	65.3%	191 (48.4%)	67 (17.0%)	90 (22.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.4%)	37.2	1271^st of 2056 public elementary schools	38.2%		32.1	1340^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.2%	69	31.2		45.0	37.8	43.2				41.7	54.1	19.6	17.6				29.0	97.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.5	97.3	96.8			$16,057	$1,218	$14,838
Bradley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Wabash Ave	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 939-3564	364	39	9.3	65.9%	183 (50.3%)	58 (15.9%)	87 (23.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	35.1	858^th of 1368 public middle schools	37.3%		39.8	751^st of 1363 public middle schools	44.9%	107		25.5				54.8	55.0	47.7	52.7				12.9	19.2	8.1	13.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	98.0	98.5		91.4	$18,629	$745	$17,885

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kankakee School District 111	0.86 mi	11	737^th
Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307	0.95 mi	1	273^rd
Bourbonnais School District 53	1.81 mi	5
Iroquois/Kankakee ROE	3.27 mi	3
St George CCSD 258	5.39 mi	1	209^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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