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Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

19830 E Fourth St, Opdyke, IL 62872 · (618) 756-2492 · Part of Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5

Pendleton Township’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
122
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pendleton Township kids: Mount Vernon High School

On the path

Where Pendleton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchYou are here
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount Vernon

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

19830 E Fourth St, Opdyke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten10
Grade 112
Grade 217
Grade 39
Grade 417
Grade 510
Grade 617
Grade 713
Grade 813
Enrollment over time
148’20
142’21
145’22
138’23
122’24

Down 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch from Pendleton Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Pendleton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.