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Schools in Blue Ridge Township · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18

Blue Ridge Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

18% of students in Blue Ridge Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Blue Ridge Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
652 students on the public path
In brief

Blue Ridge Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1348 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blue Ridge Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,407 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS, then Blue Ridge High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Blue Ridge Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1348)Better than 21%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 282 test results could put Blue Ridge Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Blue Ridge Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (282 in math, 282 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Ridge Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Ruth M Schneider Elem Schoolin Farmer CityB+
4–8Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HSBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18C+
9–12Blue Ridge High Schoolin Farmer CityB−

Blue Ridge Township’s public schools are run by Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, which also serves Bellflower, Bellflower, De Witt and Farmer City and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 652 students · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,407IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 29.9% · 282 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 282 students tested

Blue Ridge Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Blue Ridge Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blue Ridge TownshipCBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Santa AnnaCBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Bellflower—Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
SangamonA−Monticello Community Unit School District 25 PK–12 · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 PK–12
Goose Creek—DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57
MahometA−Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

3 of the 5 neighbors share Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 with Blue Ridge Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Blue Ridge Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Blue Ridge Townshipby address
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Mansfield
C+
232 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Blue Ridge Townshipin other towns
Ruth M Schneider Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farmer City
B+
265 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmer City
B−
155 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Blue Ridge Township’s schools

Are Blue Ridge Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Blue Ridge Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Blue Ridge Township in?

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 652 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Blue Ridge Township kids go to high school?

Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City, with 155 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Blue Ridge Township spend per student?

$19,407 in Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Blue Ridge Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.