Is Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School a good school?

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School ranks 587 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 217 students attended Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School?

Students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School are 94% White, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School usually go on to attend Blue Ridge High School

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Summary:

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School is a public middle school located in Mansfield, Illinois, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 210 students. The school is part of the Blue Ridge CUSD 18 district, which is ranked 349 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 450 to 845 out of 1,293-1,369 Illinois middle schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.1%) and Mathematics (23.8%) are both higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's performance varies across grade levels, with 4th-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates below the state average, while 5th-6th-grade ELA and 5th-grade Math proficiency rates are above the state average. The school's performance for female and male students is generally on par, but its ranking for White students has declined from the middle third to the bottom third of Illinois middle schools over the past few years. Interestingly, the school's performance for special education students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top third and top quarter of Illinois middle schools, respectively.

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School generally outperforms the nearby J.W. Eater Junior High School in Rantoul, which has consistently lower academic proficiency rates and a lower statewide ranking. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, which is located just 4.87 miles away and has significantly higher proficiency rates and a top 10% statewide ranking. The school's relatively strong performance for low socioeconomic status students is noteworthy, but the high chronic absenteeism rate, which has increased from 4.1% in 2019-2020 to 21.0% in 2023-2024, is an area of concern that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.

Detail:

Public 4-8

107 South McKinley Street
Mansfield, IL 61854-6718

(217) 489-5201

District: Blue Ridge CUSD 18

SchoolDigger Rank:
587^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,487

Students who attend Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Blue Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School:

Elementary:

Ruth M Schneider Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 217

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School ranks better than 66.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.58. (See more...)

Compare Details Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School ranks better than 56.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.06. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (94%), two or more races (5.1%), Hispanic (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School is 11.4. (See more...)

Compare Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School employs 18.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School is $18,487.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School 689^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School 587^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Blue Ridge CUSD 18:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Ridge CUSD 18 349^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.32	642^nd	2020	68.2%
2004	67.89	753^rd	2030	62.9%
2005	71.88	616^th	2022	69.5%
2006	65.31	873^rd	2086	58.1%
2007	64.94	884^th	2095	57.8%
2008	72.68	634^th	2092	69.7%
2009	69.24	756^th	2120	64.3%
2010	78.09	425^th	2139	80.1%
2011	73.17	604^th	2147	71.9%
2012	75.82	522^nd	2166	75.9%
2013	69.80	667^th	2167	69.2%
2014	48.70	1134^th	2093	45.8%
2015	36.78	1217^th	2052	40.7%
2016	44.03	1080^th	2046	47.2%
2017	44.60	1065^th	2044	47.9%
2018	45.18	1051^st	2037	48.4%
2019	47.38	1015^th	2086	51.3%
2021	42.57	1003^rd	1948	48.5%
2022	29.80	1404^th	2082	32.6%
2023	56.95	798^th	2077	61.6%
2024	62.58	689^th	2067	66.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	44.85	481^st	1113	56.8%
2023	52.98	419^th	1156	63.8%
2024	75.52	193^rd	1195	83.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.18	998^th	1765	43.5%
2019	33.81	1277^th	1816	29.7%
2021	50.54	616^th	1514	59.3%
2022	33.71	1175^th	1763	33.4%
2023	66.74	406^th	1808	77.5%
2024	64.86	447^th	1793	75.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.92	1022^nd	1964	48.0%
2019	46.69	1024^th	2019	49.3%
2021	39.63	929^th	1680	44.7%
2022	29.10	1347^th	1970	31.6%
2023	60.34	683^rd	1957	65.1%
2024	59.04	701^st	1942	63.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.81	992^nd	1972	49.7%
2019	48.06	960^th	2019	52.5%
2021	39.93	939^th	1707	45.0%
2022	33.10	1246^th	1977	37.0%
2023	51.45	864^th	1984	56.5%
2024	64.08	603^rd	1959	69.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.74	1146^th	1463	21.7%
2019	27.82	1110^th	1462	24.1%
2021	27.07	1025^th	1308	21.6%
2022	13.28	1327^th	1425	6.9%
2023	33.34	990^th	1419	30.2%
2024	41.19	825^th	1392	40.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2014	57.73	561^st	1322	57.6%
2015	35.73	791^st	1302	39.2%
2016	33.20	845^th	1294	34.7%
2017	46.83	642^nd	1293	50.3%
2018	60.75	450^th	1293	65.2%
2019	41.03	755^th	1356	44.3%
2021	41.81	624^th	1241	49.7%
2022	37.77	787^th	1369	42.5%
2023	47.34	643^rd	1367	53.0%
2024	51.06	587^th	1363	56.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.28	517^th	792	34.7%
2024	54.29	253^rd	802	68.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.84	408^th	1161	64.9%
2019	34.22	827^th	1217	32.0%
2021	34.33	672^nd	1019	34.1%
2022	30.12	884^th	1221	27.6%
2023	51.04	522^nd	1234	57.7%
2024	68.00	265^th	1219	78.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.32	434^th	1226	64.6%
2019	42.61	702^nd	1276	45.0%
2021	49.86	450^th	1017	55.8%
2022	40.34	708^th	1286	44.9%
2023	45.25	634^th	1275	50.3%
2024	57.03	457^th	1251	63.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.41	433^rd	1223	64.6%
2019	40.01	729^th	1296	43.8%
2021	35.29	632^nd	1048	39.7%
2022	35.62	767^th	1286	40.4%
2023	48.99	579^th	1292	55.2%
2024	50.68	531^st	1264	58.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.39	486^th	889	45.3%
2019	21.87	745^th	905	17.7%
2021	25.10	625^th	813	23.1%
2022	19.48	772^nd	898	14.0%
2023	26.10	702^nd	895	21.6%
2024	32.21	607^th	875	30.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	154
1990	150	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	150
1991	143	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	143
1992	202	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	203
1993	271	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1994	204	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	207
1995	219	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1996	219	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1997	231	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1998	204	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
1999	203	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
2000	204	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
2001	216	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2002	206	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2003	206	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2004	191	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	195
2005	191	7	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	202
2006	190	7	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	2	201
2007	181	9	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	195
2008	183	6	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	191
2009	177	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	181
2010	174	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	180
2011	163	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	169
2012	161	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	167
2013	155	2	0	3	0	0	4	0	164
2014	281	3	1	3	1	0	6	0	295
2015	260	2	1	5	2	0	6	0	276
2016	265	3	1	4	2	0	5	0	280
2017	259	4	1	5	2	1	9	0	281
2018	250	0	2	7	2	0	8	0	269
2019	225	0	0	8	2	0	6	0	241
2020	211	1	0	8	1	0	9	0	230
2021	195	0	0	7	1	0	11	0	214
2022	186	1	1	5	1	0	13	0	207
2023	192	0	0	3	0	0	15	0	210
2024	204	0	0	2	0	0	11	0	217

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	154	10.0	15.4	n/a
1990	150	12.1	12.3	n/a
1991	143	11.5	12.4	n/a
1992	203	13.5	15.0	n/a
1993	272	13.7	19.9	n/a
1994	207	12.9	16.0	n/a
1995	222	14.6	15.2	n/a
1996	222	14.6	15.2	n/a
1997	233	14.5	16.1	n/a
1998	206	13.8	14.9	n/a
1999	206	13.6	15.1	n/a
2000	205	14.6	14.0	n/a
2001	219	13.6	16.1	n/a
2002	211	12.6	16.7	27.5
2003	211	12.6	16.7	27.5
2004	195	11.6	16.8	25.1
2005	202	10.6	19.1	24.3
2006	201	13.4	15.0	28.6
2007	195	12.0	16.3	38.5
2008	191	11.0	17.4	33.5
2009	181	15.4	11.8	37.6
2010	180	15.3	11.7	39.7
2011	169	13.3	12.6	42.6
2012	167	12.3	13.4	48.5
2013	164	13.9	11.7	47
2014	295	19.4	15.1	45.4
2015	276	21.0	13.1	47.5
2016	280	22.0	12.7	45
2017	281	22.7	12.3	46.3
2018	269	22.3	12.0	47.6
2019	241	20.1	11.9	45.2
2020	230	19.4	11.8	44.3
2021	214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	207	18.8	11.0	45.4
2023	210	17.1	12.2	47.6
2024	217	18.9	11.4	48.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	154	10.0	15.4	n/a
1990	150	12.1	12.3	n/a
1991	143	11.5	12.4	n/a
1992	203	13.5	15.0	n/a
1993	272	13.7	19.9	n/a
1994	207	12.9	16.0	n/a
1995	222	14.6	15.2	n/a
1996	222	14.6	15.2	n/a
1997	233	14.5	16.1	n/a
1998	206	13.8	14.9	n/a
1999	206	13.6	15.1	n/a
2000	205	14.6	14.0	n/a
2001	219	13.6	16.1	n/a
2002	211	12.6	16.7	27.5
2003	211	12.6	16.7	27.5
2004	195	11.6	16.8	25.1
2005	202	10.6	19.1	24.3
2006	201	13.4	15.0	28.6
2007	195	12.0	16.3	38.5
2008	191	11.0	17.4	33.5
2009	181	15.4	11.8	37.6
2010	180	15.3	11.7	39.7
2011	169	13.3	12.6	42.6
2012	167	12.3	13.4	48.5
2013	164	13.9	11.7	47
2014	295	19.4	15.1	45.4
2015	276	21.0	13.1	47.5
2016	280	22.0	12.7	45
2017	281	22.7	12.3	46.3
2018	269	22.3	12.0	47.6
2019	241	20.1	11.9	45.2
2020	230	19.4	11.8	44.3
2021	214	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	207	18.8	11.0	45.4
2023	210	17.1	12.2	47.6
2024	217	18.9	11.4	48.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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