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J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center

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J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center ranks 1536 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

1536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center is a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 280 students. The school is part of the Mount Vernon School District 80, which is ranked 761 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.4%) and Mathematics (19.3%) are significantly lower than the state averages (53.1% and 38.5%, respectively). Additionally, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also below the state average, with a 25% proficiency rate compared to the state's 40.6%. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School, Rome Community Cons Elementary School, and Summersville Grade School, perform significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. However, the nearby schools within the same district, such as Dr. Andy Hall Early Education Center and Dr. Nick Osborne Primary Center, also have low academic performance and high percentages of students from low-income families.

260

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,764

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

623 S 34th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-6203

(618) 244-8064

District: Mount Vernon School District 80

Students who attend J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center usually attend:

Middle:	Zadok Casey Middle School
High:	Mount Vernon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.7%

African American:

26.2%

Two or more races:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

Illinois avg44%

1,536^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

761^st of 811Mount Vernon School District 80 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
2025	26.1	1536 of 2056	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1584 of 2067	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1777 of 2077	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1670 of 2082	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1580 of 1948	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1794 of 2086	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	1640 of 2037	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	1754 of 2044	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	1746 of 2046	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	1832 of 2052	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.7	1723 of 2093	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	1639 of 2167	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.2	1722 of 2166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	1919 of 2147	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1817 of 2139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	1826 of 2120	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	1810 of 2092	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1724 of 2095	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.1	1441 of 2086	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.7	720 of 2022	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.0	897 of 2030	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	68.1	779 of 2020	61.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	616 of 688	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	464 of 655	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	618 of 692	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	553 of 684	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	389 of 428	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	475 of 711	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	482 of 698	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	502 of 1049	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	476 of 886	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	610 of 907	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1348 of 1942	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1458 of 1942	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1666 of 1957	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1674 of 1970	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1328 of 1680	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1676 of 2019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1586 of 1964	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	36.2	19 of 24	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1270 of 1800	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1419 of 1793	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1631 of 1808	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1456 of 1763	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1098 of 1514	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1592 of 1816	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1456 of 1765	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1550 of 1947	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1516 of 1959	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1681 of 1984	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1471 of 1977	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1487 of 1707	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1790 of 2019	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1600 of 1972	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	80 of 120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	84 of 93	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	85 of 89	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	69 of 78	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	801 of 1292	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	872 of 1195	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	963 of 1156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	900 of 1113	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	507 of 640	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	986 of 1194	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	426 of 763	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1192 of 1389	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1236 of 1392	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1365 of 1419	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1360 of 1425	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1238 of 1308	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	1400 of 1462	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1374 of 1463	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2019)21st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science25%-16 vs state

Mathematics19%-19 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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center	Public	4-5	623 S 34th St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8064	260	18	14.4	85.0%	124 (47.7%)	68 (26.2%)	16 (6.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	26.1	1536^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.5	1584^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.4%	48	25.0			34.9	40.3				37.4		26.4	12.1				19.3									$15,764	$2,221	$13,543
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center	Public	K-3	401 N 30th St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8068	562	41	13.6	91.6%	256 (45.6%)	149 (26.5%)	49 (8.7%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (17.8%)								(n/a)			25.7						25.5	22.3						22.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6		$15,695	$2,221	$13,474
Bethel Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Bethel Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Bethel School District 82	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8095	154	13	11.5	76.6%	130 (84.4%)	4 (2.6%)	14 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	49.6	1008^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.3	858^th of 2067 public elementary schools	58.5%	150	47.6	20.0	33.3	52.9	61.9	36.8	60.0	53.3	49.0	50.0	47.1	38.1	10.5	20.0	7.1	30.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.0	26.2	$17,415	$1,318	$16,097
McClellan Elementary School	Public	K-8	9475 N IL Highway 148	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	McClellan CCSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 244-8072	56	7	8.3	44.6%	55 (98.2%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									40.5							18.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	26.7	$11,511	$1,385	$10,126
Summersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1118 Fairfield Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Summersville School District 79	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8079	283	23	12.2	38.2%	247 (87.3%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.1%)	69	622^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	69.7%		70.2	546^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.6%	76	46.4	76.9	59.5	57.1	55.2	60.9	85.3	88.5	67.4	62.2	51.4	41.4	47.8	67.6	65.4	56.5	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	100.0	29.0	$12,675	$353	$12,322
Spring Garden Elementary School	Public	K-4	14975 E Bakerville Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Spring Garden CCSD 178	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8070	124	11	11.7	65.3%	119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	41.1	1189^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.2%		28.3	1454^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.7%	265			57.1	40.0					50.0	35.7	25.0					31.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$14,091	$1,026	$13,066
Woodlawn Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2661	322	24	13.1	43.2%	297 (92.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	59.6	820^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.1%		44.3	1064^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.5%	244	39.5	58.6	52.9	56.4	46.5	50.0	50.0	62.1	52.4	67.6	48.7	41.9	30.0	40.5	44.8	44.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.4	31.9	$14,188	$461	$13,727
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 E Fourth St	Opdyke	62872	Jefferson County	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 756-2492	122	13	9.0	69.7%	116 (95.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	39.8	1218^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.8%		59.5	742^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	64.1%	476		7.7	60.0	31.3		76.5	18.8	35.7	46.3	30.0	6.3		11.8	12.5	7.1	13.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	35.6	$21,287	$865	$20,422
Rome Community Cons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	233 W South St	Dix	62830	Jefferson County	Rome CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 266-7214	286	23	12.3	47.2%	263 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	56.3	882^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	57.1%		57	780^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.3%	102	53.6	51.4	75.0	61.0	57.1	43.8	71.0	51.4	59.2	50.0	39.0	17.9	21.9	46.7	28.6	33.7	98.4	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.4	97.8	98.4	36.7	$14,920	$495	$14,425
Waltonville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	802 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 279-7221	212	18	11.9	51.4%	205 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	58.6	844^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.9%		50.1	936^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.7%	92	41.7	32.0	54.2	81.3	62.5	42.9	51.7	52.0	56.1	58.3	50.0	29.2	14.3	24.1	4.0	28.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	35.5	$14,171	$1,099	$13,072

Frequently Asked Questions about J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center

Is J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center a good school?

J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center ranks 1536^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center attend?

Students who attend J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zadok Casey Middle School
High : Mount Vernon High School

What is the racial makeup of J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center?

Students at J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center are 48% White, 26% African American, 18% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center in?

Mount Vernon School District 80

How many students attend J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 260 students attended J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center.

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