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Schools in Walnut · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Walnut’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

36% of students in Walnut’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Walnut, 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 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
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
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
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
906 students on the public path
In brief

Walnut’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1328 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Walnut’s, its schools beat 73%, 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 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,747 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Bureau Valley Elem and JH, then Bureau Valley High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Walnut’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 (1328)Better than 73%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 477 test results and a graduating class of 79 could put Walnut anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Walnut’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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–8Bureau Valley Elem and JHin ManliusB
9–12Bureau Valley High Schoolin SheffieldC+

Walnut’s public schools are run by Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340. 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.

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 · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 29.9% · 466 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 488 students tested

Walnut vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WalnutBBureau Valley Community Unit School District 340

Every school in Walnut

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).

Also serving Walnutin other towns
Bureau Valley North
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
183 students9:1Rate it →
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Wyanet
126 students16:1Rate it →
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 →

Questions about Walnut’s schools

Are Walnut’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Walnut children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Walnut in?

Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 906 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Walnut kids go to high school?

Bureau Valley High School in Sheffield, with 294 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Walnut’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 spend per student?

$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 (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.