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Bureau Valley North

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

323 S Main St, Walnut, IL 61376 · (815) 379-2900 · Part of Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Walnut Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
183
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bureau Valley North

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Walnut Township kids: Bureau Valley Elem and JH

On the path

Where Walnut Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bureau Valley NorthYou are here
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHin Manlius

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

323 S Main St, Walnut

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten29
Grade 120
Grade 230
Grade 325
Grade 425
Grade 523
Enrollment over time
205’20
204’21
192’22
171’23
183’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bureau Valley North from Walnut Township families.

Other schools in Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

The district →
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wyanet
126 students16:1
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Manlius
B
303 students10:1
Bureau Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheffield
C+
294 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Walnut Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.