Summary:
The 61854 zip code is home to a single public middle school, Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School, which serves grades 4-8 and is part of the Blue Ridge CUSD 18 district.
While Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School performs reasonably well in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 47.8% to 53.2% and slightly below the state average, its math and science proficiency rates are significantly lower, ranging from 16.3% to 47.2% in math and 28.3% to 33.3% in science, all below state averages. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. These academic and attendance issues may be influenced by the school's socioeconomic factors, as nearly half of the student population receives free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's relatively high per-student spending of $18,487 and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 suggest that resources are being allocated, but the academic outcomes indicate a need to evaluate the effectiveness of these expenditures. Additionally, the fact that the school's district is ranked 547 out of 811 in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests that the school's performance may be influenced by broader district-level factors, such as leadership, policies, and resource allocation.
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