Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Bradley’s public schools score below 59% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 15% of Bradley’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Bradley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all 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.
Bradley’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1458 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bradley’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 spends $17,238 per student and Bradley School District 61 $19,981, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Bradley-Bourbonnais C 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.
What’s behind Bradley’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Illinois school districts, #520 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bradley, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley East Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
Kindergarten in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley East Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
1st grade in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley East Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
2nd grade in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley East Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 519 students · 13:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
3rd grade in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley West Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 395 students · 12:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
4th grade in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley West Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 395 students · 12:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
5th grade in Bradley · depends on your address
Bradley West Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 395 students · 12:1 students per teacher
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
6th grade in Bradley · depends on your address
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
Bradley Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 364 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Bradley · depends on your address
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
Bradley Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 364 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bradley · depends on your address
St George Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 395 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bourbonnais
Bradley Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 364 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bradley
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Bradley
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,914 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Parts of Bradley (19% of its land) are served by Bourbonnais School District 53 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Bradley
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Bradley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bradley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley | C+ | Bradley School District 61 PK–8 · St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| Bourbonnais | B | Bourbonnais School District 53 PK–8 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| Kankakee | D | Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 9–12 |
| Kankakee Township | — | Kankakee School District 111 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 with Bradley for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bradley
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).
Questions about Bradley’s schools
Are Bradley’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bradley children attend score below 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #520 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bradley in?
Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,914 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bradley are served by Bourbonnais School District 53.
Where do Bradley kids go to high school?
Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School, with 1,914 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Bradley’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bradley spend per student?
$17,238 in Bradley-Bourbonnais Consolidated High School District 307, $19,981 in Bradley School District 61 and $14,687 in St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bradley 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.