Is Bradley West Elementary School a good school?

Bradley West Elementary School ranks 1340 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bradley West Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 390 students attended Bradley West Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bradley West Elementary School?

Students at Bradley West Elementary School are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bradley West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bradley West Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bradley Central Middle School High : Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School

Bradley West Elementary School

Summary:

Bradley West Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Bradley, Illinois, with 363 students. The school is part of the Bradley School District 61, which is ranked 620 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradley West Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 34.4% in the district. In Mathematics, only 16.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 14.1% in the district. The school also has significant performance gaps between student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for African American students but struggling with White, Multi-racial, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Noel Levasseur Elementary School in the Bourbonnais School District 53, Bradley West Elementary School is underperforming despite having similar student demographics. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 37.0% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. While the school has relatively high spending per student, the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning.

Detail:

Public 3-5

200 W State St
Bradley, IL 60915-2681

(815) 933-2216

District: Bradley School District 61

SchoolDigger Rank:
1340^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,650

Students who attend Bradley West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bradley Central Middle School
High:	Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 390

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

21.3%

African American:

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bradley West Elementary School ranks worse than 64.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.13. (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 Student population at Bradley West Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.1%), Hispanic (21.3%), African American (12.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bradley West Elementary School is 11.8. (See more...)

Compare Bradley West Elementary School employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bradley West Elementary School is $17,650.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bradley West Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bradley West Elementary School 1340^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bradley West Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Bradley School District 61:

SchoolDigger ranks Bradley School District 61 620^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.06	811^th	2020	59.9%
2004	54.50	1133^rd	2030	44.2%
2005	60.67	970^th	2022	52.0%
2006	54.90	1203^rd	2086	42.3%
2007	51.44	1290^th	2095	38.4%
2008	50.53	1259^th	2092	39.8%
2009	44.60	1378^th	2120	35.0%
2010	43.91	1410^th	2139	34.1%
2011	39.59	1489^th	2147	30.6%
2012	56.01	1140^th	2166	47.4%
2013	43.80	1312^th	2167	39.5%
2014	50.89	1074^th	2093	48.7%
2015	46.40	988^th	2052	51.9%
2016	42.38	1120^th	2046	45.3%
2017	31.37	1377^th	2044	32.6%
2018	28.06	1471^st	2037	27.8%
2019	34.01	1342^nd	2086	35.7%
2021	40.56	1041^st	1948	46.6%
2022	40.68	1162^nd	2082	44.2%
2023	37.73	1214^th	2077	41.6%
2024	32.13	1340^th	2067	35.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.82	48^th	78	38.5%
2019	41.46	52^nd	89	41.6%
2021	41.28	18^th	40	55.0%
2022	32.11	54^th	95	43.2%
2023	25.67	66^th	93	29.0%
2024	21.61	73^rd	93	21.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.17	450^th	718	37.3%
2019	54.98	219^th	743	70.5%
2024	48.83	325^th	826	60.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.13	621^st	763	18.6%
2019	22.96	1042^nd	1194	12.7%
2021	21.87	558^th	640	12.8%
2022	29.84	776^th	1113	30.3%
2023	28.98	812^th	1156	29.8%
2024	33.96	752^nd	1195	37.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.52	1224^th	1765	30.7%
2019	41.57	1058^th	1816	41.7%
2021	62.04	381^st	1514	74.8%
2022	54.72	666^th	1763	62.2%
2023	53.48	726^th	1808	59.8%
2024	41.75	1009^th	1793	43.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	68.02	14^th	52	73.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.03	1262^nd	1964	35.7%
2019	37.10	1232^nd	2019	39.0%
2021	38.28	960^th	1680	42.9%
2022	43.55	1006^th	1970	48.9%
2023	36.69	1164^th	1957	40.5%
2024	28.21	1371^st	1942	29.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.92	743^rd	907	18.1%
2024	31.97	605^th	886	31.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.28	1519^th	1972	23.0%
2019	32.41	1351^st	2019	33.1%
2021	38.63	970^th	1707	43.2%
2022	38.14	1131^st	1977	42.8%
2023	38.26	1142^nd	1984	42.4%
2024	38.49	1119^th	1959	42.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.95	281^st	698	59.7%
2019	57.15	223^rd	711	68.6%
2021	47.15	160^th	428	62.6%
2022	57.43	195^th	684	71.5%
2023	60.42	180^th	692	74.0%
2024	48.15	274^th	655	58.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	779^th	938	17.0%
2019	46.65	471^st	955	50.7%
2021	59.78	187^th	742	74.8%
2022	34.03	621^st	954	34.9%
2023	45.26	486^th	970	49.9%
2024	37.72	579^th	959	39.6%

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Rank History for White students at Bradley West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.34	1347^th	1463	7.9%
2019	15.83	1317^th	1462	9.9%
2021	27.04	1026^th	1308	21.6%
2022	27.68	1103^rd	1425	22.6%
2023	22.12	1174^th	1419	17.3%
2024	22.51	1150^th	1392	17.4%

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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 Bradley West Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	271	1	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	277
1989	277	n/a	2	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	289
1990	268	4	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	277
1991	260	6	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
1992	262	2	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
1993	282	6	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
1994	279	3	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1995	310	3	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1996	310	3	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1997	301	2	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1998	311	5	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
1999	305	2	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2000	458	8	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
2001	473	9	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
2002	466	17	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2003	466	17	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2004	426	19	4	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	466
2005	389	20	6	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
2006	364	14	5	43	1	n/a	n/a	15	442
2007	353	35	6	49	1	n/a	n/a	10	454
2008	384	32	7	45	1	n/a	n/a	14	483
2009	368	31	9	46	0	n/a	n/a	18	472
2010	357	33	9	47	1	n/a	n/a	30	477
2011	323	44	7	67	1	0	42	0	484
2012	315	34	1	60	1	5	53	0	469
2013	338	36	1	71	0	2	51	0	499
2014	331	26	3	77	0	1	48	0	486
2015	307	33	5	63	0	0	45	0	453
2016	321	35	2	64	1	0	46	0	469
2017	321	38	1	58	2	0	53	0	473
2018	317	52	2	67	3	0	42	0	483
2019	275	56	1	73	2	0	45	0	452
2020	238	59	2	64	2	0	37	0	402
2021	227	53	6	64	2	0	28	0	380
2022	229	53	5	63	1	0	29	0	380
2023	204	49	3	82	0	0	25	0	363
2024	207	50	2	83	0	0	48	0	390

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bradley West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	277	17.0	16.2	n/a
1989	289	17.0	17.0	n/a
1990	277	16.0	17.3	n/a
1991	269	17.5	15.3	n/a
1992	270	18.0	15.0	n/a
1993	300	17.0	17.6	n/a
1994	296	16.5	17.9	n/a
1995	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1996	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1997	322	18.7	17.2	n/a
1998	332	20.0	16.6	n/a
1999	319	17.8	17.9	n/a
2000	483	23.8	20.3	n/a
2001	503	29.0	17.3	n/a
2002	504	29.0	17.4	32.7
2003	504	29.0	17.4	32.7
2004	466	27.0	17.3	33.3
2005	444	27.0	16.4	33.6
2006	442	22.4	19.7	32.6
2007	454	22.0	20.6	38.1
2008	483	24.0	20.1	36.2
2009	472	31.0	15.2	42.1
2010	477	32.0	14.9	58.6
2011	484	33.0	14.6	60.1
2012	469	34.0	13.7	61.6
2013	499	n/a	n/a	63.7
2014	486	34.0	14.2	53.7
2015	453	33.0	13.7	57
2016	469	32.0	14.6	47.3
2017	473	33.0	14.3	62.4
2018	483	30.0	16.1	59
2019	452	32.0	14.1	66.4
2020	402	33.6	11.9	57.5
2021	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	380	33.4	11.3	55.5
2023	363	32.0	11.3	63.4
2024	390	33.0	11.8	56.7

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 Bradley West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	277	17.0	16.2	n/a
1989	289	17.0	17.0	n/a
1990	277	16.0	17.3	n/a
1991	269	17.5	15.3	n/a
1992	270	18.0	15.0	n/a
1993	300	17.0	17.6	n/a
1994	296	16.5	17.9	n/a
1995	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1996	328	18.0	18.2	n/a
1997	322	18.7	17.2	n/a
1998	332	20.0	16.6	n/a
1999	319	17.8	17.9	n/a
2000	483	23.8	20.3	n/a
2001	503	29.0	17.3	n/a
2002	504	29.0	17.4	32.7
2003	504	29.0	17.4	32.7
2004	466	27.0	17.3	33.3
2005	444	27.0	16.4	33.6
2006	442	22.4	19.7	32.6
2007	454	22.0	20.6	38.1
2008	483	24.0	20.1	36.2
2009	472	31.0	15.2	42.1
2010	477	32.0	14.9	58.6
2011	484	33.0	14.6	60.1
2012	469	34.0	13.7	61.6
2013	499	n/a	n/a	63.7
2014	486	34.0	14.2	53.7
2015	453	33.0	13.7	57
2016	469	32.0	14.6	47.3
2017	473	33.0	14.3	62.4
2018	483	30.0	16.1	59
2019	452	32.0	14.1	66.4
2020	402	33.6	11.9	57.5
2021	380	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	380	33.4	11.3	55.5
2023	363	32.0	11.3	63.4
2024	390	33.0	11.8	56.7

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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