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J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

623 S 34th St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8064 · Part of Mount Vernon School District 80

Shiloh Township’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
260
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

623 S 34th St, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4128
Grade 5125
Grade 62
Grade 71
Grade 84
Enrollment over time
270’20
261’21
275’22
280’23
260’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 26%Two or more races 18%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr from Shiloh Township families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon School District 80

The district →
Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mount Vernon
243 students17:1
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Mount Vernon
C−
562 students14:1
Zadok Casey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
C−
380 students12:1

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; Shiloh Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.