Is Bureau Valley North a good school?

Bureau Valley North ranks 627 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bureau Valley North?

In the 2023-24 school year, 171 students attended Bureau Valley North.

What is the racial makeup of Bureau Valley North?

Students at Bureau Valley North are 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bureau Valley North attend?

Students who attend Bureau Valley North usually go on to attend: High : Bureau Valley High School

Bureau Valley North

Summary:

Bureau Valley North is an elementary school located in Walnut, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 192 students. It is part of the Bureau Valley CUSD 340 district, which is ranked 249 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bureau Valley North has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from a 2-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 3-star rating in recent years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA (46.2%) and Math (35.4%) are higher than the state averages (41.2% and 28.4%, respectively). The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 59% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.8%. However, the school's performance for male students and white students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools. Additionally, Bureau Valley North has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 20.7% in 2021-2022 to 6.9% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet performs worse than Bureau Valley North in terms of student proficiency rates, chronic absenteeism, and spending per student. However, Montmorency CCSD #145 outperforms Bureau Valley North in these areas. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Bureau Valley North's performance for low-income students is relatively strong, ranking in the top 596 out of 1,793 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance for special education students is an area of concern, ranking in the bottom 1,029 out of 1,194 Illinois elementary schools in 2018-2019.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

323 S Main St
Walnut, IL 61376-9368

(815) 379-2900

District: Bureau Valley CUSD 340

SchoolDigger Rank:
627^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,485

Students who attend Bureau Valley North usually attend:

High:

Bureau Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.8

Number of students: 171

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bureau Valley North ranks better than 69.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Bureau Valley North is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2015 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.3. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.3%), Hispanic (8.8%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bureau Valley North is 8.8. (See more...)

Compare Bureau Valley North employs 19.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bureau Valley North is $19,485.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bureau Valley North:

SchoolDigger ranks Bureau Valley North 627^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Bureau Valley North in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bureau Valley CUSD 340:

SchoolDigger ranks Bureau Valley CUSD 340 249^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bureau Valley North

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.20	673^rd	2020	66.7%
2006	81.22	243^rd	2086	88.4%
2007	75.63	471^st	2095	77.5%
2008	79.69	346^th	2092	83.5%
2009	69.91	734^th	2120	65.4%
2010	68.24	804^th	2139	62.4%
2011	71.42	681^st	2147	68.3%
2012	71.39	686^th	2166	68.3%
2013	70.69	645^th	2167	70.2%
2014	68.26	668^th	2093	68.1%
2015	49.05	926^th	2052	54.9%
2016	48.68	980^th	2046	52.1%
2017	37.67	1227^th	2044	40.0%
2018	30.64	1404^th	2037	31.1%
2019	34.06	1340^th	2086	35.8%
2021	50.03	852^nd	1948	56.3%
2022	55.24	838^th	2082	59.8%
2023	50.08	947^th	2077	54.4%
2024	66.24	627^th	2067	69.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.35	1029^th	1194	13.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.99	1211^th	1765	31.4%
2019	31.43	1331^st	1816	26.7%
2021	49.58	642^nd	1514	57.6%
2022	60.39	543^rd	1763	69.2%
2023	60.60	554^th	1808	69.4%
2024	58.22	596^th	1793	66.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.58	1386^th	1964	29.4%
2019	29.25	1436^th	2019	28.9%
2021	46.39	819^th	1680	51.3%
2022	49.41	877^th	1970	55.5%
2023	62.92	640^th	1957	67.3%
2024	75.86	394^th	1942	79.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.50	1293^rd	1972	34.4%
2019	41.94	1107^th	2019	45.2%
2021	45.77	824^th	1707	51.7%
2022	55.59	776^th	1977	60.7%
2023	31.22	1294^th	1984	34.8%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bureau Valley North

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.17	1338^th	1463	8.5%
2019	16.91	1297^th	1462	11.3%
2021	35.82	872^nd	1308	33.3%
2022	37.77	920^th	1425	35.4%
2023	37.29	934^th	1419	34.2%
2024	44.34	774^th	1392	44.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bureau Valley North

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	50.78	662^nd	1185	44.1%
2004	73.18	337^th	1204	72.0%
2005	79.33	238^th	1209	80.3%
2006	82.81	142^nd	1272	88.8%
2007	84.16	104^th	1287	91.9%
2008	86.59	72^nd	1293	94.4%
2009	84.39	102^nd	1318	92.3%
2010	78.29	240^th	1327	81.9%
2011	77.44	258^th	1344	80.8%
2012	77.03	271^st	1365	80.1%
2013	67.47	413^th	1367	69.8%
2014	65.75	430^th	1322	67.5%
2015	50.30	539^th	1302	58.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Bureau Valley North

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	362	0	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1996	362	0	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1997	403	1	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1998	373	3	0	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1999	389	4	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2000	390	2	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
2001	392	0	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
2002	374	1	0	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
2003	374	1	0	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
2004	311	4	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2005	296	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	12	312
2006	297	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	8	308
2007	419	1	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	7	434
2008	411	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	10	423
2009	391	0	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	11	406
2010	409	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	10	422
2011	388	0	6	2	0	0	9	0	405
2012	389	0	2	1	3	0	15	0	410
2013	396	0	2	10	1	0	8	0	417
2014	388	0	2	8	1	0	10	0	409
2015	391	0	2	14	1	0	9	0	417
2016	386	0	2	11	0	0	8	0	407
2017	397	0	2	15	0	0	7	0	421
2018	373	0	2	16	0	0	12	0	403
2019	349	0	1	14	0	0	12	0	376
2020	205	0	0	9	0	0	7	0	221
2021	186	0	0	12	0	0	7	0	205
2022	179	1	0	17	0	0	7	0	204
2023	170	0	0	13	0	0	9	0	192
2024	151	0	0	15	0	0	5	0	171

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bureau Valley North

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	376	29.8	12.6	n/a
1996	376	29.8	12.6	n/a
1997	418	29.0	14.4	n/a
1998	391	26.0	15.0	n/a
1999	405	25.0	16.2	n/a
2000	404	24.0	16.8	n/a
2001	399	24.0	16.6	n/a
2002	385	25.0	15.4	29.9
2003	385	25.0	15.4	29.9
2004	319	19.6	16.3	31
2005	312	19.6	15.9	36
2006	308	19.0	16.2	32.3
2007	434	25.0	17.4	33.3
2008	423	24.0	17.6	31.7
2009	406	29.0	14.0	30.4
2010	422	29.0	14.5	37.9
2011	405	28.0	14.4	34.3
2012	410	28.0	14.6	40
2013	417	31.3	13.2	37.6
2014	409	27.5	14.8	42.8
2015	417	28.0	14.8	48.9
2016	407	28.0	14.5	42.8
2017	421	27.5	15.3	42.8
2018	403	27.7	14.5	44.7
2019	376	28.0	13.4	42
2020	221	19.8	11.1	49.3
2021	205	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	204	18.8	10.8	46.6
2023	192	18.8	10.1	50
2024	171	19.4	8.8	48.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bureau Valley North

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	376	29.8	12.6	n/a
1996	376	29.8	12.6	n/a
1997	418	29.0	14.4	n/a
1998	391	26.0	15.0	n/a
1999	405	25.0	16.2	n/a
2000	404	24.0	16.8	n/a
2001	399	24.0	16.6	n/a
2002	385	25.0	15.4	29.9
2003	385	25.0	15.4	29.9
2004	319	19.6	16.3	31
2005	312	19.6	15.9	36
2006	308	19.0	16.2	32.3
2007	434	25.0	17.4	33.3
2008	423	24.0	17.6	31.7
2009	406	29.0	14.0	30.4
2010	422	29.0	14.5	37.9
2011	405	28.0	14.4	34.3
2012	410	28.0	14.6	40
2013	417	31.3	13.2	37.6
2014	409	27.5	14.8	42.8
2015	417	28.0	14.8	48.9
2016	407	28.0	14.5	42.8
2017	421	27.5	15.3	42.8
2018	403	27.7	14.5	44.7
2019	376	28.0	13.4	42
2020	221	19.8	11.1	49.3
2021	205	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	204	18.8	10.8	46.6
2023	192	18.8	10.1	50
2024	171	19.4	8.8	48.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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