Summary:
Walnut, Illinois, has one listed school, Bureau Valley North, an elementary school serving PK–5 with 183 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency was 65% in all-grades ELA, 57% in all-grades math, and 61% in fifth-grade science, compared with statewide results of 56%, 40%, and 48%, respectively. The most important finding is that the school scored above the state in every reported subject.
Bureau Valley North is both the area’s only listed school and its sole standout; there is no other Walnut school to compare as a local top or bottom performer. Its largest state advantage was in math, at 17 percentage points, followed by 13 points in fifth-grade science and 9 in ELA. District results add an important distinction: the school was 8 points above Bureau Valley CUSD 340 in math and 3 points above it in science, but 5 points below it in ELA (65% versus 70%).
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the school gained ground on the state in each subject: its proficiency rose 8 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 13 in fifth-grade science, while its state advantage widened by 5, 7, and 6 points, respectively. SchoolDigger rated the school at the 71st percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 65th percentile and 3 stars the year before. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 8.5 in 2024–2025, and 50% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 9% and the state’s 24%. Because only one school is listed, these figures do not show differences among Walnut schools.
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