For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 584 students in Bunker Hill CUSD 8 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Bunker Hill CUSD 8 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
584 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bunker Hill CUSD 8 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#724 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)12%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
15 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
10 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
530 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
91%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
26 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
49
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
40
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
41
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
43
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
27
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
34
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
44
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
52
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,791 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,303 is less than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,791
$22,158
Spending / Student
$16,303
$21,406
Best Bunker Hill CUSD 8 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Bunker Hill High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
314 S Meissner St
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
(618) 585-3232
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
(618) 585-3232
Grades: 8-12
| 225 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Wolf Ridge Education Center
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
700 W Orange St
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
(618) 585-4831
Bunker Hill, IL 62014
(618) 585-4831
Grades: PK-7
| 359 students
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