North Boone Upper Elem Sch

Located at 6200 N Boone School Rd, in Poplar Grove, Illinois, North Boone Upper Elem Sch is a compact junior high that teaches 192 students (grades 5 through 6), overseen by North Boone CUSD 200. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 6 schools in North Boone CUSD 200 (1,470 students total), North Boone Upper Elem Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, North Boone Upper Elem Sch records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Boone Upper Elem Sch has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting North Boone Upper Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Boone Upper Elem Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Boone County put median household earnings sit near $84,571, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. North Boone Upper Elem Sch is one of 17 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 8,993 students).

North Boone Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Boone Upper Elem Sch comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Boone Upper Elem Sch has shrank 30%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 62% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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