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Best Public Schools in Boone County, IL

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Schools

8,993

Students

Districts

Top rankedManchester Elementary School221^st of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Manchester Elementary School up 535 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Belvidere South Middle School 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belvidere High School	Public	9-12	1500 East Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-6345	1,167	88	13.3	61.3%	437 (37.4%)	31 (2.7%)	661 (56.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)	16.9	516^th of 620 public high schools	16.8%		27.9	517^th of 698 public high schools	25.9%	1	41.3	39.4	15.0	20.4	23.3	30.8	35.7	14.5	27.2																	99.6%		$21,993	$531	$21,462
Belvidere South Middle School	Public	6-8	919 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-4175	754	71	10.5	65.1%	260 (34.5%)	27 (3.6%)	435 (57.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	16.5	959^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.8%		27.2	977^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.6%	18											46.9				40.8	33.0	44.3	39.1				18.9	23.5	16.0	19.6	99.3%		$22,609	$360	$22,249
Caledonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Randolph St	Caledonia	61011	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-1977	449	33	13.5	43.2%	274 (61.0%)	13 (2.9%)	145 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	39.5	1015^th of 1737 public elementary schools	41.6%		58.1	853^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.5%	162										51.4		50.7	50.6	50.7				50.7	43.3	42.2	36.6				40.7	96.4%		$22,379	$483	$21,896
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1011 Bonus Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-2671	573	41	13.8	57.4%	220 (38.4%)	25 (4.4%)	297 (51.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	19.3	1393^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	19.8%		28.4	1470^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.5%	77										41.2		32.7	43.0	36.0				37.2	32.6	31.2	26.7				30.3	96.9%		$19,874	$1,427	$18,447
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	633 W Perry St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-9274	284	15	19.2	66.5%	112 (39.4%)	14 (4.9%)	140 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	15.6	1484^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.6%		27.4	1498^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.1%	14										36.7			29.8	34.7				30.1	35.1	21.3	30.6				28.6	98.3%		$21,057	$1,257	$19,800
Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 5th Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-3124	721	59	12.2	70.5%	193 (26.8%)	23 (3.2%)	468 (64.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	15.3	1491^st of 1737 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.2	1559^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.2%	68										32.7		28.6	34.9	31.6				31.5	29.4	30.3	32.7				30.6	97.8%		$19,819	$1,447	$18,372
Meehan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 547-3546	688	43	15.9	55.2%	259 (37.6%)	17 (2.5%)	390 (56.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	16.2	1465^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.7%		26.2	1534^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.4%	69										31.7		26.9	45.8	33.7				35.4	38.9	29.9	19.0				29.4	98%		$19,183	$1,330	$17,852
Belvidere Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8787 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-0190	911	74	12.2	50.6%	484 (53.1%)	32 (3.5%)	342 (37.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	24.8	844^th of 1126 public middle schools	25.0%		38.9	789^th of 1368 public middle schools	42.3%	55											52.4				45.1	45.3	45.9	45.4				26.7	30.1	19.0	25.2	98%		$19,761	$521	$19,240
Seth Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	8989 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-3357	622	43	14.4	41.5%	327 (52.6%)	19 (3.1%)	250 (40.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	47.9	871^st of 1737 public elementary schools	49.9%		51.1	985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%	114										44.9		52.8	63.9	52.8				57.0	50.5	52.1	38.2				47.6	96.5%		$16,616	$559	$16,057
Belvidere North High School	Public	9-12	9393 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-2636	1,354	96	14.1	45.6%	762 (56.3%)	53 (3.9%)	475 (35.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.2%)	46.1	326^th of 620 public high schools	47.4%		56.4	280^th of 698 public high schools	59.9%	46	66.0	51.9	34.6	31.8	40.0	46.3	44.8	27.6	44.8																	98.2%		$20,984	$361	$20,623
Everest High School	Public	9-12	1320 East Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 547-8080	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Boone Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	6200 N Boone School Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-9006	192	17	11.3	42.2%	129 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								(n/a)										46.2				55.9	47.9			52.0			21.6	27.1			24.2	96.6%		$17,661	$468	$17,193
Capron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 N Wooster St	Capron	61012	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 569-2314	162	12	13.6	50.6%	90 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	55.8	736^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.6%		47.3	1058^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.5%	322												66.7	61.9					64.4	41.7	52.4					46.7	92.5%		$17,313	$577	$16,736
Manchester Elementary School	Public	K-4	3501 Blaine Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-2826	136	10	13.2	42.6%	88 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	84.3	221^st of 1737 public elementary schools	87.3%		62.4	756^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.2%	535												73.9	73.9					73.9	87.0	60.9					73.9	96.2%		$18,935	$463	$18,472
North Boone High School	Public	9-12	17823 Poplar Grove Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-3311	496	34	14.5	46.8%	295 (59.5%)	9 (1.8%)	155 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	28.8	459^th of 620 public high schools	26.0%		41.7	424^th of 698 public high schools	39.3%	35	52.8	47.9	22.8	27.5	29.5	38.7	33.6	23.4	36.4																	97.8%		$18,273	$482	$17,791
Poplar Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 N State St	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-3113	251	20	12.5	45.4%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	67.2	526^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.7%		80.4	387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.2%	139												59.6	64.6					62.0	65.4	56.3					61.0	96.3%		$19,631	$469	$19,162
North Boone Middle School	Public	7-8	17641 Poplar Grove Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-9274	233	17	13.4	41.6%	134 (57.5%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	39.6	656^th of 1126 public middle schools	41.7%		56.4	530^th of 1368 public middle schools	61.3%	126											45.5					59.6	62.6	61.1					33.3	32.0	32.7	95.7%		$20,548	$468	$20,080

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