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Bradford Grade School

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Bradford Grade School ranks 572 nd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Grade School in Bradford, Illinois, serves prekindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls 123 students, the smallest enrollment among nine nearby schools with reported figures. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency rates were 67% in English language arts (ELA) and 55% in math, above state rates of 56% and 40%. The most important comparison is that Bradford exceeds the state and nearby-school averages, but trails its district—especially in math.

Bradford’s ELA and math rates were each 14 percentage points above the averages for seven nearby schools with reported all-grade results. It ranked third among those schools in both subjects: Neponset Grade School and Lincoln Elementary School led in ELA, while both led in math. But Bradford was 4 points below Bradford CUSD 1 in ELA and 14 points below in math. Third grade was a standout: 93% were proficient in both ELA and math, compared with 48% and 49% statewide. Fifth-grade ELA was a relative weakness at 50%, 5 points below the state; fifth-grade math was 42%, 6 points above it. Chronic absenteeism was also below state and district rates, at 18% versus 24% and 21%.

Results have improved overall: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 14 percentage points and math rose 9; math’s advantage over the state narrowed by 2 points. SchoolDigger rated Bradford at the 67th percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, below nearby leaders Neponset (82nd percentile) and Lincoln (75th); Bradford’s percentile was 84 in 2021–2022. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably higher, at the 88th percentile versus 69th overall. For White Students, its 2025–2026 ranking was lower, at the 45th percentile versus 67th overall. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 52%, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.3, close to nearby averages. Fourth-grade scores are suppressed, and the school’s small enrollment means grade-level results may reflect relatively few students.

123

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,543

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.7%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

345 Silver St
Bradford, IL 61421-5074

(309) 897-4441

District: Bradford CUSD 1

Students who attend Bradford Grade School usually attend:

Middle:

Bradford Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

Illinois avg48%

572^nd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 738Bradford CUSD 1 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	572 of 1737	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	635 of 2056	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	410 of 2067	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	574 of 2077	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	325 of 2082	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	96.1	67 of 1948	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.2	649 of 2086	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	324 of 2037	84.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	645 of 2044	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	662 of 2046	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	1021 of 2052	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	809 of 2093	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.3	600 of 2167	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	439 of 2166	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	832 of 2147	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.7	858 of 2139	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.3	375 of 2120	82.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	477 of 2092	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	917 of 2095	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.3	495 of 2086	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	69.8	677 of 2022	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	528 of 2030	74.0%	★★★★☆
2003	60.4	969 of 2020	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	207 of 1800	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	63 of 1793	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	178 of 1808	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	75 of 1763	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	796 of 1947	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	351 of 1984	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	635 of 1149	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	784 of 1389	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	455 of 1392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	643 of 1419	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	393 of 1425	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	76 of 1308	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	52.6	675 of 1462	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	465 of 1463	68.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+16 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bradford Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	345 Silver St	Bradford	61421	Stark County	Bradford CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 897-4441	123	9	13.3	52.0%	111 (90.2%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	65.4	572^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	67.1%		68.4	635^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.1%	63	50.0		93.3		50.0				67.3	93.3		41.7				55.1	96.7%		$17,543	$519	$17,024
Stark County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Van Buren St	Wyoming	61491	Stark County	Stark County CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 695-5181	299	23	13.0	52.5%	277 (92.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	20.9	1362^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	21.6%		30	1435^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.2%	73	31.0		50.0	31.0	28.6				36.1	42.1						23.8	97.2%		$15,773	$1,677	$14,097
Neponset Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 W Main St	Neponset	61345	Bureau County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 594-2306	137	13	10.7	73.0%	106 (77.4%)	2 (1.5%)	21 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	79.9	304^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.1	427^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.2%	123	68.8			62.5	68.8			100.0	72.4	100.0		62.5				59.8	100%		$16,384	$1,458	$14,926
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet	Public	PK, KG-2	109 W 4th St	Wyanet	61379	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 699-2251	126	8	15.5	49.2%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	94%		$16,850	$446	$16,405
Belle Alexander Elementary School	Public	K-1	1401 Lake St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 852-2449	241	19	12.8	73.0%	138 (57.3%)	24 (10.0%)	50 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.2%)								(n/a)																	94.3%		$14,516	$1,168	$13,348
Wethersfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	439 Willard St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Wethersfield CUSD 230	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4800	296	21	14.4	48.6%	209 (70.6%)	19 (6.4%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	55.8	738^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.2	762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.9%	24	42.9		83.8	63.2	39.3	70.0			65.4	73.0	36.8					39.8	98.6%		$13,219	$1,103	$12,116
Irving Elementary School	Public	2-3	609 W Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-3013	242	16	15.3	77.7%	137 (56.6%)	14 (5.8%)	65 (26.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	32.2						32.2	96.3%		$14,444	$1,227	$13,217
Henry-Senachwine Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Richard St	Henry	61537	Marshall County	Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 364-2531	387	29	13.4	51.4%	356 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	27.8	1221^st of 1737 public elementary schools	29.7%		41.7	1173^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	42.9%	48	57.1	60.7	41.2	51.4	34.3	39.4	41.7	60.7	44.5	35.3	32.4	31.4				27.1	96.8%		$13,886	$379	$13,507
Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	625 6th Street	Lacon	61540	Marshall County	Midland CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 463-8010	249	0	15.4	43.0%	236 (94.8%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	40.9	984^th of 1737 public elementary schools	43.4%		63.7	730^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.5%	254			45.7	57.1					52.4	42.9	46.9					45.2	97.2%		$12,240	$578	$11,662
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-3	725 W Putnam St	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 875-4417	220	19	11.7	45.0%	190 (86.4%)	5 (2.3%)	18 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	97.2%		$15,401	$1,189	$14,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Grade School

How many students attend Bradford Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Bradford Grade School.

Is Bradford Grade School a good school?

Bradford Grade School ranks 572^nd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bradford Grade School attend?

Students who attend Bradford Grade School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bradford Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Grade School?

Students at Bradford Grade School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Bradford Grade School in?

Bradford CUSD 1

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