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Schools in Bunker Hill · Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8

Bunker Hill’s public schools score below 72% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Bunker Hill’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bunker Hill, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
16%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
573 students on the public path
In brief

Bunker Hill’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1488 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bunker Hill’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Bunker Hill’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,848 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Bunker Hill High School. 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 Bunker Hill’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 28% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1488)Better than 21%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 289 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Bunker Hill anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bunker Hill’s students in the tested grades sat them (292 in math, 286 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Wolf Ridge Education CenterBunker Hill Community Unit School District 8C
9–12Bunker Hill High SchoolBunker Hill Community Unit School District 8C+

Bunker Hill’s public schools are run by Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8, which also serves Bunker Hill, Dorchester and Royal Lakes. 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.

Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 573 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,848IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 29.9% · 286 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 292 students tested

Bunker Hill vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bunker Hill’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bunker HillCBunker Hill Community Unit School District 8

Every school in Bunker Hill

2 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 Bunker Hillin other towns
Wolf Ridge Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
407 students15:1Rate it →
Bunker Hill High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
166 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Bunker Hill’s schools

Are Bunker Hill’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bunker Hill children attend score below 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bunker Hill in?

Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 573 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bunker Hill kids go to high school?

Bunker Hill High School, with 166 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Bunker Hill’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bunker Hill spend per student?

$15,848 in Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 (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.