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Schools in Walnut Township · Ohio Community High School District 505, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Walnut Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

In Walnut Township, 36% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Walnut 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2022, 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. Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 has no newer results, so its figures are from 2020–21.

Reading proficiency
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Students per teacher
10.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
802 students on the public path
In brief

Walnut Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1382 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Walnut Township’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 20% in spring 2022, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ohio Community High School District 505 spends $55,962 per student and Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 $20,747, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Walnut Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1382)Better than 72%
Towns in Bureau County (25)Better than 64%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 477 test results and a graduating class of 79 could put Walnut Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when nearly all of Walnut Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (488 in math, 466 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bureau Valley NorthBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340B−
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHin ManliusB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Walnut Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340). From grade 9, students attend the Ohio Community High School District 505, shared with East Grove, La Moille, May, Ohio and Ohio. Its middle school is in Manlius. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Walnut Township

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

Ohio Community High School District 505Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 22 students, down 31% since 2020–21 · 4.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$55,962IL $21,567 · FY2024
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,747IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ohio Community High School District 50525%
State average 29.9% · 9 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Reading · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34036%
State average 29.9% · 466 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 34020%
State average 25.8% · 488 students tested

Walnut Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walnut TownshipBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Ohio Community High School District 505 9–12
Bureau—Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12 · Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Greenville—Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340
Ohio—Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17 PK–8 · Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Ohio Community High School District 505 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 with Walnut Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Walnut Township

4 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).

District schools in Walnut Townshipby address
Bureau Valley North
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut
B−
183 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Walnut Townshipin other towns
Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Manlius
B
303 students10:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheffield
C+
294 students11:1Rate it →
Ohio Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ohio
22 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Walnut Township’s schools

Are Walnut Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Walnut Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Walnut Township in?

Two districts: Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 runs grades PK–12, and Ohio Community High School District 505 runs grades 9–12, shared with East Grove, La Moille, May, Ohio and Ohio.

Where do Walnut Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bureau Valley High School and Ohio Community High School.

What is Walnut Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Walnut Township spend per student?

$55,962 in Ohio Community High School District 505 and $20,747 in Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.