Enrollment
303
Middle
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUREAU VALLEY CUSD 340·NCES 170012506750
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH
9080 2125 North Ave, Manlius, IL 61338 · (815) 445-2121 · Bureau County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
139 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 20% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH→Bureau Valley High School
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 33.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bureau Valley Elementary and JH
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Valley Elementary and JH this school | 303 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro | 319 | 46.7% | 53.8% |
| Carlinville Middle School Carlinville | 286 | 46.5% | 51.9% |
| Washington Attendance Center Carmi | 269 | 46.5% | 58.7% |
| Bismarck-Henning Jr High School Bismarck | 246 | 44.3% | 40.4% |
| Sullivan Middle School Sullivan | 266 | 47.4% | 45.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bureau Valley Elementary and JH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #115 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #170 of 640 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #198 of 640 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #450 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #43 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #474 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #335 of 581 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 303 | 29.9 | 10.1:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 30.5 | 10.5:1 | 54% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 29.4 | 10.2:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bureau Valley Elementary and JH.
About Bureau Valley Elementary and JH
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH is a public middle school in Manlius, Illinois. A federal count lists 303 students at the school, in grades 3 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 34% smaller than that.
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH is one of 4 schools in Bureau Valley CUSD 340, which enrolls 906 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Bureau Valley Elementary and JH is 89% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 29.9 full-time equivalents, or about 10.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 46%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Bureau Valley Elementary and JH receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Illinois, Bureau Valley Elementary and JH is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.6% actual against a predicted 45.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bureau County, the median household income is $69,257, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bureau County is home to 22 public schools and about 4,547 public school students.
Bureau Valley High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Bureau Valley Elementary and JH. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Bureau Valley Elementary and JH ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 323.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bureau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,866
Census ACS
Median income
$69,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bureau Valley CUSD 340
- Bureau Valley High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Bureau Valley NorthElementary · 183 students
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-WyanetElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Bureau Valley High School0.0 mi · 294
- Bureau Valley North8.1 mi · 183
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet8.2 mi · 126
- Jefferson Elementary School12.0 mi · 220
- Logan Jr High School12.3 mi · 443
- Neponset Grade School12.4 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Bureau Valley Elementary and JHWhat is the total enrollment at Bureau Valley Elementary and JH?
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does Bureau Valley Elementary and JH serve?
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH serves grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Bureau Valley Elementary and JH have?
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Bureau Valley Elementary and JH?
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bureau Valley Elementary and JH?
Bureau Valley Elementary and JH is overseen by Bureau Valley CUSD 340 in Bureau County.
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