Gold Township’s public schools
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Annawan Community Unit School District 226 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gold Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Gold Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Gold Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Annawan Grade School places highest (better than 65%); Bureau Valley High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Gold Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Bureau Valley High School and Annawan 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gold Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Gold Township · depends on your address
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Grades PK–2 · 126 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wyanet
Kindergarten in Gold Township · depends on your address
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Grades PK–2 · 126 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wyanet
1st grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Grades PK–2 · 126 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wyanet
2nd grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Grades PK–2 · 126 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wyanet
3rd grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
4th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
5th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Bureau Valley North
Grades PK–5 · 183 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Walnut
6th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
7th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
8th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Grades 3–8 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Manlius
Annawan Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 243 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
9th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sheffield
Annawan High School
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
10th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sheffield
Annawan High School
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
11th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sheffield
Annawan High School
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
12th grade in Gold Township · depends on your address
Bureau Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 294 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sheffield
Annawan High School
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Annawan
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340.
Two districts serve Gold Township
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
Gold Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Gold Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Township | — | Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Annawan Community Unit School District 226 PK–12 |
| Manlius | — | Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 |
| Mineral | — | Annawan Community Unit School District 226 PK–12 · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 |
| Fairfield | — | Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 |
| Alba | — | Annawan Community Unit School District 226 |
| Yorktown | — | Annawan Community Unit School District 226 PK–12 · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 with Gold Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Gold Township
5 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 Gold Township’s schools
Are Gold Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Gold Township. Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Annawan Community Unit School District 226 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gold Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Gold Township in?
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 and Annawan Community Unit School District 226.
Where do Gold Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bureau Valley High School and Annawan High School.
Parents talk
What Gold Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gold Township → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.