Summary:
The three elementary schools in ZIP code 61282 enroll 967 students and serve different grade spans: George O Barr School serves PK–5, Bowlesburg Elementary School serves K–4, and Eagle Ridge School serves PK–8. In 2025–2026, all three were below state proficiency in both subjects: their average was 33% in English language arts (ELA) and 16% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important area-wide finding is that each school trails the state in both subjects.
George O Barr leads the all-grades results, at 40% in ELA and 22% in math; Eagle Ridge is lowest, at 22% and 7%. George is ahead of Eagle by 19 percentage points in ELA and 15 points in math, but remains 16 and 18 points below state results. Bowlesburg falls between them at 36% in ELA and 19% in math. Grade-level results add a useful distinction: Bowlesburg’s fourth-grade ELA was 49%, 22 points above George’s 27%, while George’s fifth-grade ELA and science were 67% and 56%, respectively, above the state results.
Across the two reported years, the three-school average moved farther from the state: the ELA gap widened from 20 to 24 percentage points, and the math gap from 20 to 24 points. Bowlesburg’s ELA rose slightly, while its math fell 6 points; George’s ELA fell 4 points and math was nearly unchanged, while Eagle Ridge’s ELA was unchanged and math fell 3 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile history was mixed: George went from 27 to 35 to 34, Bowlesburg from 37 to 28 to 14, and Eagle Ridge from 6 to 3 to 14. Context also varies: student-teacher ratios were 11.2 at George, 13.2 at Bowlesburg, and 10.7 at Eagle Ridge; George reported 67% free/reduced lunch eligible and Bowlesburg 97% in school year 2024–2025, while Eagle Ridge reported Community Eligibility, meaning all students receive free meals. These schools serve different grade mixes, so all-grades comparisons are not identical grade-for-grade comparisons.
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