Summary:
ZIP code 62814 has three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: Bluford Grade School (PK–8), Farrington Elementary School (K–8), and Webber High School (grades 9–12). The clearest comparison is between the elementary schools’ 2025–26 all-grades results: the most important finding is that Farrington leads, while Bluford’s math result is especially weak.
Farrington stands out in both elementary subjects: 67% were proficient in ELA, compared with 49% at Bluford, an 18-point gap; in math, Farrington had 40% proficiency versus Bluford’s 20%, a 20-point gap. Farrington was above the state in both subjects, with ELA at 67% versus 56% statewide and math just above the state’s 40%. Bluford fell below the state in both, including by 20 points in math. At Webber, results vary by grade: 9th-grade science was 52%, above the state’s 47%, while 9th- and 10th-grade ELA were 48% and 36%, below state rates of 62% and 54%.
Elementary ELA improved relative to the state from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but math did not: ELA rose 10 points at Bluford and 7 at Farrington, while math rose 1 point at Bluford and fell 4 at Farrington. Webber also posted notable gains in matched results, including a 28-point rise in 9th-grade science and a 13-point rise in 10th-grade ELA, though its current 10th-grade ELA remains below the state. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings give Bluford the 43rd percentile and two stars, and Webber the 34th percentile and two stars; no comparable current Farrington ranking is supplied. Attendance adds another distinction: chronic absenteeism was 28% at Webber, above the 24% state rate, while it was 13% at Bluford and 10% at Farrington. Webber’s graduation rate was 94%, above the state’s 90%. The schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible measures for 2024–25 were 39% at Bluford, 44% at Farrington, and 34% at Webber; their student–teacher ratios were 11.7, 7.5, and 12.6, respectively.
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