Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUREAU VALLEY CUSD 340·NCES 170012501426
Bureau Valley North
323 S Main St, Walnut, IL 61376 · (815) 379-2900 · Bureau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
91 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
21%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 35.4% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 North
Bureau Valley North's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Valley North this school | 183 | 49.7% | 49.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Clinton | 183 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Raccoon Cons Elementary School Centralia | 204 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School Milledgeville | 192 | 45.8% | 59.9% |
| Central Elementary School Lincoln | 183 | 46.4% | 62.4% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School Franklin Grove | 218 | 51.4% | 39.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 North ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Bureau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #616 of 1,925 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #704 of 2,077 ▼ 59 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #772 of 2,077 ▼ 167 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #2,099 of 2,419 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #1,307 of 2,132 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.6% | #8 of 1,461 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
183
-22 (-11%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 399
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 | 183 | 21.4 | 8.6:1 | 50% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 19.4 | 8.8:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 18.9 | 10.2:1 | 50% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 27.8 | 14.5:1 | 45% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 43% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 34% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bureau Valley North.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (403 to 183); teachers down 23% (27.8 to 21.4).
About Bureau Valley North
In Walnut, Illinois, part of Bureau County, Bureau Valley North is an elementary school. It enrolls 183 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 52% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Bureau Valley CUSD 340 counts 4 schools and 906 students, including Bureau Valley North.
Of every 100 students at Bureau Valley North, about 89 are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Bureau County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.6:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bureau Valley North, 50% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bureau County average a similar 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bureau Valley North lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bureau Valley North's results are 6.4 points above predicted: 49.2% against 42.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bureau County show that the median household earns about $69,257 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Bureau County has 22 public schools with about 4,547 students, including Bureau Valley North.
Ohio Com Cons Grade School sits about 7.0 miles from Bureau Valley North. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bureau Valley North ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 205 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 183 by 2024-25.
People who know Bureau Valley North can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elementary and JHMiddle · 303 students
- Bureau Valley High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-WyanetElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Ohio Com Cons Grade School7.0 mi · 85
- Ohio Community High School7.0 mi · 22
- Bureau Valley High School8.1 mi · 294
- Bureau Valley Elementary and JH8.1 mi · 303
- Tampico Elementary School10.9 mi · 156
- Montmorency CCSD #14512.6 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Bureau Valley NorthWhat is the total enrollment at Bureau Valley North?
Bureau Valley North enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bureau Valley North serve?
Bureau Valley North serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bureau Valley North is approximately 8.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bureau Valley North?
Bureau Valley North reports a student body of 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Bureau Valley North public or private?
Bureau Valley North is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bureau Valley CUSD 340.
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