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J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr

Regular School · Mount Vernon, IL

J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr is a regular school school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, serving grades 04–05 with 260 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
04 – 05
Enrollment
260
Teachers (FTE)
18.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 124 48%
Black or African American 68 26%
Two or more races 48 18%
Hispanic/Latino 16 6%
Asian 3 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 260 126M / 134F

English Language Learners: 7 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 5.0% -22.7pp 27.7% 238
Reading Proficiency 9.0% -23.7pp 32.7% 238

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.55 grade levels
Math
-0.25 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
46 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
10
3.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
50
19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 260 100%

Contact & Location

623 S 34th St

Mount Vernon, IL 62864

Phone: (618)244-8064

http://www.mtv80.org

District

Mount Vernon SD 80

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,994

District enrollment: 1,509

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

172734002902

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD