Photo: Andy McMurray · CC BY 2.5Bull Valley’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts
34% of students in Bull Valley’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Bull Valley, 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.
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.
Bull Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 98 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bull Valley’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 34% and math 26% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
McHenry Community High School District 156 spends $19,440 per student and Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $19,827, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then four middle and seven 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.
What’s behind Bull Valley’s grade
B+: better than 69% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bull Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Bull Valley (14% of its land) are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Bull Valley
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Bull Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bull Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bull Valley | B+ | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Wonder Lake | B+ | Harrison School District 36 PK–8 · Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Woodstock | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 |
| McHenry | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| McHenry Township | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Greenwood | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share McHenry Community High School District 156 with Bull Valley for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bull Valley
20 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).
Questions about Bull Valley’s schools
Are Bull Valley’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bull Valley children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bull Valley in?
McHenry Community High School District 156, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,214 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bull Valley are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47.
Where do Bull Valley kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: McHenry Community High School, Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School, Prairie Ridge High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School.
What is Bull Valley’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 155 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bull Valley spend per student?
$19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156, $19,827 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200, $25,105 in Community High School District 155 and $23,286 in McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bull Valley families are saying about school.
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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.