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Wolf Ridge Education Center

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Wolf Ridge Education Center ranks 1164 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wolf Ridge Education Center is an elementary school located in Bunker Hill, Illinois, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school is part of the Bunker Hill CUSD 8 district, which is ranked 556 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wolf Ridge Education Center has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 56.5%, slightly above the district's 56.5% but below the state's 53.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was only 22.4%, significantly lower than the district's 22.4% and the state's 38.5%. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students all in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, and many in the bottom quarter. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Staunton Elementary School, which is about 8.73 miles away, outperforms Wolf Ridge Education Center in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, with rates of 66.8% and 49.4%, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates and low spending per student may be contributing to its academic challenges, and these issues should be addressed to improve student outcomes. Developing targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific needs of the school's student subgroups should be a priority for the school and district.

407

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,852

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 W Orange St
Bunker Hill, IL 62014-1535

(618) 585-4831

District: Bunker Hill CUSD 8

Students who attend Wolf Ridge Education Center usually attend:

High:

Bunker Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,164^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

528^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2018

From bottom 34% (2018) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

556^th of 811Bunker Hill CUSD 8 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	1164 of 2056	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1238 of 2067	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1176 of 2077	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1252 of 2082	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	1247 of 1948	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	1034 of 2086	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1155 of 2037	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	975 of 2044	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.7	701 of 2046	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.5	760 of 2052	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.6	1362 of 2093	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.7	1518 of 2167	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.4	1101 of 2166	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	1218 of 2147	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.2	994 of 2139	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.7	912 of 2120	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.1	497 of 2092	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	743 of 2095	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.5	609 of 2086	70.8%	★★★★☆
2005	48.7	1257 of 2022	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	1279 of 2030	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	922 of 1049	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	626 of 886	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	751 of 907	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	881 of 1942	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	1104 of 1942	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	870 of 1957	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	994 of 1970	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	991 of 1680	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	960 of 2019	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	1186 of 1964	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1263 of 1800	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1020 of 1793	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1055 of 1808	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1125 of 1763	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	852 of 1514	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	993 of 1816	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1239 of 1765	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1302 of 1947	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1259 of 1959	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1323 of 1984	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1338 of 1977	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1358 of 1707	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1094 of 2019	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	990 of 1972	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1212 of 1292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	996 of 1195	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1051 of 1156	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	888 of 1113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1179 of 1389	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1212 of 1392	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1176 of 1419	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1248 of 1425	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1177 of 1308	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1052 of 1462	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1164 of 1463	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	528 of 1368	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	843 of 1363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	730 of 1367	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	895 of 1369	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	847 of 1241	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1033 of 1356	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	854 of 1293	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	432 of 1248	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	775 of 1251	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	413 of 1275	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	735 of 1286	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	646 of 1017	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1022 of 1276	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	890 of 1226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	460 of 1229	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.6	868 of 1219	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	821 of 1234	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1118 of 1221	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	800 of 1019	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1025 of 1217	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	867 of 1161	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	584 of 1271	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	790 of 1264	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	957 of 1292	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	982 of 1286	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	845 of 1048	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	880 of 1296	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	702 of 1223	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	551 of 884	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	772 of 875	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	706 of 895	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	808 of 898	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	734 of 813	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	837 of 905	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	786 of 889	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Science53%+10 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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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
Wolf Ridge Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Orange St	Bunker Hill	62014	Macoupin County	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 585-4831	407	27	15.3	51.4%	372 (91.4%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	42.1	1164^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.4%		36.4	1238^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.1%	74	39.5	67.4	52.6	37.8	52.6	57.9	57.1	76.1	56.5	31.6	35.1	13.2	15.8	31.4	10.9	22.4	98.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.0	14.5	22.6	$11,852	$702	$11,150
Shipman Elementary School	Public	3-4	211 Dora Reno White St	Shipman	62685	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	155	13	12.0	47.1%	149 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	76.8	462^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	77.5%		76.5	446^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.4%	16			71.8	70.7					71.2	62.0	45.1					52.9	98.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	98.1	96.9	97.5			$13,638	$1,072	$12,565
Midway School	Public	PK, KG-2	6321 Midway Dr	Moro	62067	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 692-7446	120	7	17.1	23.3%	113 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)																	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2			$17,082	$452	$16,630
Staunton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 N Deneen St	Staunton	62088	Macoupin County	Staunton CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 635-3831	541	35	15.2	48.6%	511 (94.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	72.1	551^st of 2056 public elementary schools	73.2%		68.7	576^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.1%	25	48.3		60.5	65.1	74.2				66.8	66.7	38.6	43.8				49.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	13.5		$11,121	$607	$10,514
Ben-Gil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Kelly St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 839-4828	523	42	12.4	66.2%	494 (94.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60	810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.6%		61.5	709^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.7%	101	45.9		52.6	66.2	58.1				58.8	42.7	49.3	28.4				40.0	98.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	99.3	97.9	98.3	13.3		$15,620	$2,083	$13,537
Parkside Primary School	Public	2-3	600 E Central St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-4100	321	22	14.4	55.1%	278 (86.6%)	13 (4.0%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)			34.9						34.9	40.1						40.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4			$13,817	$1,045	$12,772
Meadowbrook Intermediate School	Public	4-5	111 W Roosevelt Dr	Moro	62067	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7270	344	22	15.6	48.0%	304 (88.4%)	7 (2.0%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	48	1037^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.6%		57	781^st of 2067 public elementary schools	62.2%	256	39.1			47.9	54.7				51.3		30.8	31.8				31.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$13,909	$917	$12,992
Worden Elementary School	Public	3-5	110 N Main St	Worden	62097	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 692-7442	258	17	15.2	26.4%	229 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	71	577^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.8	787^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.9%	210	51.1		58.2	56.8	59.8				58.4	63.3	51.4	48.9				54.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6			$15,702	$611	$15,091
Brighton North Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	201 E City Limits Rd	Brighton	62012	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	293	18	15.9	43.3%	271 (92.5%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)																	99.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.7	98.6	99.3	21.7		$12,391	$1,038	$11,353
Bethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLI	Public	K-3	309 Albers Pl	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Region III Special Educational Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 462-1031	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolf Ridge Education Center

What district is Wolf Ridge Education Center in?

Bunker Hill CUSD 8

What schools do graduates of Wolf Ridge Education Center attend?

Students who attend Wolf Ridge Education Center usually go on to attend:

High : Bunker Hill High School

What is the racial makeup of Wolf Ridge Education Center?

Students at Wolf Ridge Education Center are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Wolf Ridge Education Center a good school?

Wolf Ridge Education Center ranks 1164^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wolf Ridge Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Wolf Ridge Education Center.

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