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Illini Bluffs Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
287th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 75% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Illini Bluffs Middle School serves 181 students in grades 6–8 in Glasford, Illinois. Its 2025–2026 results place it near the top of nearby schools in ELA and math, with particularly strong results in eighth grade. The clearest standout is eighth-grade science: 79% of students were proficient, compared with 52% statewide, and the school led all seven nearby schools with reported results.

The school also ranked second among nine nearby schools with all-grades results in both ELA and math. Its ELA rate of 76% was 7 points above the next-highest result, at Farmington Central Junior High School; in math, its 46% was just below Farmington’s 47%. Results vary by grade: seventh-grade ELA was a relative weak spot at 61%, behind Farmington and Ingersoll Middle School, while sixth-grade math was 38%, below Farmington and Norwood Elementary School. Chronic absenteeism was 18%, better than the state’s 24% but higher than the 11% rate in Illini Bluffs CUSD 327.

ELA proficiency climbed from 49% in 2023–2024 to 76% in 2025–2026, and its advantage over the state grew from 7 to 20 percentage points. Math also improved, from 31% to 46%, though its advantage over the state varied across the three years. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 75th percentile and gave it four stars in 2025–2026; its percentile rose from 67 two years earlier. Two group rankings stand out: SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for Low Socio Economic Status Students at the 91st percentile, compared with 75th overall, while its Special Education Students ranking fell to the 5th percentile in 2022–2023. As context, 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest reported rate among nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio was 14.5.

181
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,734
Per pupil spending ?
29.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
97.7%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd
       Glasford, IL  61533-9506

(309) 389-2231

District: Illini Bluffs CUSD 327


Students who attend Illini Bluffs Middle School usually attend:

High:    Illini Bluffs High School

Feeder schools for Illini Bluffs Middle School:

Elementary:    Illini Bluffs Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.7%
Two or more races:
4.4%
Hispanic:
1.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (67% vs 49% meeting standards)
✓Above the Illinois median (75th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school67%
District avg64%
Illinois avg49%
287th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 25%▬ steady since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
227th of 738Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202670.9287 of 112674.5%★★★★☆
202570.6350 of 136874.4%★★★★☆
202460.5444 of 136367.4%★★★☆☆
202352.3566 of 136758.6%★★★☆☆
202248.1624 of 136954.4%★★★☆☆
202152.6483 of 124161.1%★★★☆☆
201972.5313 of 135676.9%★★★★☆
201876.7249 of 129380.7%★★★★☆
201771.6306 of 129376.3%★★★★☆
201669.1334 of 129474.2%★★★★☆
201569.8305 of 130276.6%★★★★☆
201474.9297 of 132277.5%★★★★☆
201378.0263 of 136780.8%★★★★☆
201279.6217 of 136584.1%★★★★☆
201178.8226 of 134483.2%★★★★☆
201079.4209 of 132784.3%★★★★☆
200974.0331 of 131874.9%★★★★☆
200872.4361 of 129372.1%★★★★☆
200777.3253 of 128780.3%★★★★☆
200678.9227 of 127282.2%★★★★☆
200584.1151 of 120987.5%★★★★☆
200478.1264 of 120478.1%★★★★☆
200388.085 of 118592.8%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202324.2577 of 67414.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202663.1293 of 86766.2%★★★☆☆
202561.6437 of 124865.0%★★★☆☆
202455.8474 of 125162.1%★★★☆☆
202349.2569 of 127555.4%★★★☆☆
202241.4693 of 128646.1%★★☆☆☆
202155.5385 of 101762.1%★★★☆☆
201968.1349 of 127672.6%★★★★☆
201881.0190 of 122684.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202683.072 of 78890.9%★★★★★
202573.5220 of 122982.1%★★★★☆
202471.1234 of 121980.8%★★★★☆
202347.0596 of 123451.7%★★★☆☆
202234.7772 of 122136.8%★★☆☆☆
202158.9290 of 101971.5%★★★★☆
201966.1303 of 121775.1%★★★★☆
201859.6372 of 116168.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202664.6263 of 82968.3%★★★☆☆
202575.8260 of 127179.5%★★★★☆
202462.9387 of 126469.4%★★★☆☆
202354.6492 of 129261.9%★★★☆☆
202252.7508 of 128660.5%★★★☆☆
202141.3541 of 104848.4%★★☆☆☆
201974.6275 of 129678.8%★★★★☆
201862.8381 of 122368.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202319.2768 of 8054.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.6512 of 78134.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202653.2324 of 75457.0%★★★☆☆
202549.8437 of 88450.6%★★★☆☆
202443.9478 of 87545.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.1600 of 89533.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.8627 of 89830.2%★★☆☆☆
202140.7454 of 81344.2%★★☆☆☆
201958.2350 of 90561.3%★★★☆☆
201864.4282 of 88968.3%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)91st percentile+16 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)57th percentile-17 vs school
Disabled (2023)14th percentile-44 vs school
Special Education (2023)5th percentile-54 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science79%+27 vs state
English Language Arts76%+20 vs state
Mathematics46%+6 vs state

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Students at Illini Bluffs Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Illini Bluffs Middle School ranks 287th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Illini Bluffs Middle School.

Students who attend Illini Bluffs Middle School usually go on to attend Illini Bluffs High School

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