For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 772 students in North Boone CUSD 200 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in North Boone CUSD 200 School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
3,107 Schools
# Students
1,531 Students
1,226,135 Students
# Teachers
118 Teachers
89,543 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
North Boone CUSD 200 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#610 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)14%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
2,921 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
65,128 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
458 Students
321,794 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
27%
# Black Students
15 Students
201,899 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
937 Students
545,174 Students
% White Students
61%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,110 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
111 Students
52,734 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
53,917
# Students in K Grade:
105
116,806
# Students in 1st Grade:
108
130,447
# Students in 2nd Grade:
110
163,953
# Students in 3rd Grade:
87
128,974
# Students in 4th Grade:
99
128,440
# Students in 5th Grade:
108
130,481
# Students in 6th Grade:
111
134,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
128
113,232
# Students in 8th Grade:
114
116,943
# Students in 9th Grade:
127
2,582
# Students in 10th Grade:
135
2,075
# Students in 11th Grade:
138
1,893
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
1,802
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,655 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,825 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,655
$21,914
Spending / Student
$18,825
$21,170
Best North Boone CUSD 200 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Manchester Elementary School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
3501 Blaine Rd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-2826
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-2826
Grades: K-4
| 143 students
Rank: #22.
Poplar Grove Elementary School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
208 N State St
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-3113
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-3113
Grades: K-4
| 238 students
Rank: #33.
Capron Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
200 N Wooster St
Capron, IL 61012
(815) 569-2314
Capron, IL 61012
(815) 569-2314
Grades: PK-4
| 172 students
Rank: #44.
North Boone Upper Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6200 N Boone School Rd
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-9006
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
(815) 765-9006
Grades: 5-6
| 219 students
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