Bluffview Elem School, Dupo IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bluffview Elem School

Bluffview Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Dupo, a small village about nine miles south of St. Louis in the American Bottom. The school enrolls a modest student population spanning eight grade bands, with the largest grades in the early years and a declining cohort as students move into upper elementary. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, multiracial, and Hispanic students. Enrollment information on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to look into these figures with the school directly.

Academic performance on Illinois state assessments shows mixed results across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, third grade sits below the proficiency midpoint, but fourth through sixth grades perform above it. Mathematics shows a steeper challenge. Third-grade math proficiency is around the state midpoint, but fourth and fifth grades drop considerably below it. By sixth grade, performance climbs slightly but remains well below the state benchmark. Science was tested only in fifth grade, where about half the students demonstrated proficiency. The school administered assessments to all students who were in tested grades, with participation rates at full levels.

Among districts in St. Clair County, Bluffview's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint. The school population does not include secondary grades, so graduation and chronic absenteeism data do not apply. Detailed staffing, attendance, discipline, and course-access information was not provided.

Dupo itself is a working-class railroad town centered on the Union Pacific Dupo Yard, a major regional intermodal hub. The village is car-dependent with no public transit, though residents can reach St. Louis by car in a short drive. The housing stock consists mostly of early-1900s through 1950s cottages and bungalows, many under a modest square footage. Home values have moved modestly downward recently in the local market. New residential development has concentrated east of the railroad tracks, and newer subdivisions off Main Street include homes selling at higher price points. The village has no traditional downtown retail core and little in-town commerce beyond a Dollar General; residents shop in St. Louis. Civic anchors include Dupo Community Park and the Daugherty Public Library.

The district comprises three schools: Bluffview Elementary, Dupo Junior High, and Dupo High School. No major changes to the district's curriculum, operations, or finances were publicly reported in the recent past. A parent considering this school should ask the administration directly about support services, curriculum specifics in math, and any interventions underway to address lower proficiency in the upper elementary grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 37%

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

This schoolComm Unit School District No 196, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.