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Schools in Walnut Grove Township

Walnut Grove Township’s public schools

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walnut Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% 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

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170
Students per teacher
9.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
697 students on the public path
In brief

Walnut Grove Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Walnut Grove Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. West Prairie North Elementary Sch places highest (better than 58%); West Prairie Junior High School lowest (28%). 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 Walnut Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6West Prairie North Elementary SchWest Prairie Community Unit School District 103B
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Prairie Community Unit School District 103.

Two districts serve Walnut Grove Township

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

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 573 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,946IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 602 students · 8.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,491IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Prairie Community Unit School District 10322%
State average 29.9% · 311 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Prairie Community Unit School District 10320%
State average 25.8% · 287 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 17012%
State average 29.9% · 310 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 1705%
State average 25.8% · 47 students tested · the state reports 0–10%

Walnut Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walnut Grove Township—West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 · Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 PK–12
Sciota—West Prairie Community Unit School District 103
Macomb—Macomb Community Unit School District 185
Swan—Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238
Bushnell—Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170

Every school in Walnut Grove 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).

District schools in Walnut Grove Townshipby address
West Prairie North Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Good Hope
B
141 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Walnut Grove Townshipin other towns
Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bushnell
131 students9:1Rate it →
West Prairie Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Colchester
C
80 students10:1Rate it →
Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Bushnell
C
175 students7:1Rate it →
West Prairie Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colchester
B−
170 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Walnut Grove Township’s schools

Are Walnut Grove Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Walnut Grove Township. West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walnut Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Walnut Grove Township in?

West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District 170.

Where do Walnut Grove Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch and West Prairie Senior High 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). Stars are from neighbors.