For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 265 students in Blue Ridge CUSD 18 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Blue Ridge CUSD 18 School District have an average math proficiency score of 34% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
670 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
58 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Blue Ridge CUSD 18 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#573 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
32%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
93%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,958 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,051 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,958
$21,990
Spending / Student
$20,051
$21,244
Best Blue Ridge CUSD 18 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
309 N John St
Farmer City, IL 61842
(309) 928-2611
Farmer City, IL 61842
(309) 928-2611
Grades: PK-3
| 265 students
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