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Schools in Bonus Township · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

Bonus Township’s public schools score below 78% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bonus Township’s districts is 11%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bonus Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#622of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
7,523 students on the public path
In brief

Bonus Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1069 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bonus Township’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,291 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bonus Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 22% of Illinois school districts, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1069)Better than 7%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,221 test results and a graduating class of 679 could put Bonus Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bonus Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,608 in math, 3,834 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bonus Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Bonus Township’s public schools are run by Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100, which also serves Belvidere, Belvidere, Caledonia and Caledonia and others. Parts of Bonus Township (4% of its land) are served by North Boone Community Unit School District 200 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 7,523 students · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 2608 students tested

Bonus Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bonus Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bonus TownshipC−Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Spring—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Belvidere—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Marengo—Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 with Bonus Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bonus Township

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bonus Townshipin other towns
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1Rate it →
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1Rate it →
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C
911 students12:1Rate it →
Belvidere South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C−
754 students11:1Rate it →
Belvidere North High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
B+
1,354 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
C+
1,167 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bonus Township’s schools

Are Bonus Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bonus Township children attend score below 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bonus Township in?

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,523 students in 10 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bonus Township are served by North Boone Community Unit School District 200.

Where do Bonus Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Belvidere North High Sch and Belvidere High School.

What is Bonus Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bonus Township spend per student?

$20,291 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.