Blue Mound’s public schools beat 80% of Illinois districts
The public schools Blue Mound’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Blue Mound’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 1,392 Illinois towns that have similar household incomes, Blue Mound’s schools beat 93%, higher than their 80% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Strong results on a lean budget
Blue Mound spends 18% less per student than the state average. Even so, its schools beat 80% of Illinois districts. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Well above the state in reading and math
Reading proficiency is 55%, 24 points above the state. Math is 52%, 26 points above the state. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Blue Mound compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Mound (some depend on your address).
Parts of Blue Mound are served by Lexington Community Unit School District 7.
Two districts serve Blue Mound
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Blue Mound vs. its neighbors
Blue Mound’s schools rank 2nd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.
Every school in Blue Mound
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Blue Mound families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Blue Mound
There’s no college in Blue Mound, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Illinois State University in Normal, 12.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Blue Mound. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.