Ladd Comm Cons Sch, Ladd IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ladd Comm Cons Sch

Ladd Community Consolidated School is a public K-8 school of about a couple hundred students in a small, historically Italian and Polish immigrant village in rural Bureau County. The village itself is compact and walkable, with a traditional Main Street commercial core and houses built mostly in the mid-20th century. High school students from Ladd attend a consolidated regional high school elsewhere, so this school closes out a student's K-8 pathway before the transition out.

State testing data from the most recent year shows uneven results. In English language arts, the school's performance is mixed by grade: strong in grades six and seven, where a majority of students reached proficiency, but notably weaker in earlier grades three through five and in grade eight. Mathematics presents a steeper challenge. Fourth grade performs at a moderate level, but grades five through eight all show proficiency rates well below half, with eighth grade particularly low. Science results, assessed only in grades five and eight, are similarly below midpoint. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint relative to other districts in Bureau County, though that position reflects modest rather than strong standing.

One pattern worth noting: performance in the lower elementary grades (three and four) in both subjects is somewhat higher than in the upper middle grades (five through eight), suggesting that academic trajectories flatten or decline as students move through the school. A parent may want to ask the school directly about interventions targeting the upper grades, especially in mathematics.

The student body is predominantly white, with a notable share of Hispanic students and a small multiracial population. Enrollment is stable across grades, ranging from roughly a dozen to a couple dozen students per grade level. Data on free and reduced price lunch eligibility was not available, nor were figures for students with individualized education plans or English learner populations, so a reader cannot assess economic or special-need demographics from the information provided here.

The school sits on East Cleveland Street, a short walk from Main Avenue and the civic anchors of the village: War Memorial Park, the library, and the handful of local businesses and gathering places. Housing values in the area are modest, well below state and national medians, and rents are similarly low. This makes Ladd a potentially affordable option for families seeking to own or rent in a rural setting, though the economic context includes limited employer options within the village itself; most working-age residents commute to nearby Spring Valley or broader county employment in retail, manufacturing, and agriculture.

The district itself is small and serves only Ladd. No significant recent changes to curriculum, operations, or parent-facing policies were identified in available sources.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

even with state median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 16 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 765%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 11 pts below state median

This schoolLadd CCSD 94, 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.