Bureau Valley Elem and JH

As a close-knit junior high in Manlius, Illinois, Bureau Valley Elem and JH caters to 303 students from grades 3 through 8, overseen by Bureau Valley CUSD 340. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 4 schools in Bureau Valley CUSD 340 (906 students total), Bureau Valley Elem and JH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bureau Valley Elem and JH shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bureau County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bureau Valley Elem and JH has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bureau Valley Elem and JH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +12.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bureau County shows median household income runs about $69,257, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Bureau Valley Elem and JH is one of 22 public schools in Bureau County (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students).

The closest other public school is Bureau Valley High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bureau Valley Elem and JH at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

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