North Boone Community Unit School District 200 Explained

Address:6248 N Boone School Road
City:Poplar Grove
State:Illinois
Zipcode:61065
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–12
Students:1,504 (2020–2021)

North Boone Community Unit School District 200 is a unified school district based in the central region of the county of its namesake, Boone County; more specifically, in the village of Poplar Grove, Illinois. Five of the six schools in the district are located here, with the other being eastwards in the village of Capron.

Schools

The six schools comprise three elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

Manchester Elementary School, which serves the grades K-4 alongside Poplar Grove Elementary School, is governed by Principal Molly Lilja;[1] the principal of Poplar Grove Elementary School is Heather Walsh.[2]

Capron Elementary School, the only school in the district located in a village other than Poplar Grove, serves not only the grades K-4, but also includes a prekindergarten program. The current principal is Nicole Difford.[3]

All students who graduate from one of the district elementary schools will consolidate at the fifth grade in one school, called North Boone Upper Elementary School, whose principal is Jarrod Peterson;[4] all students move on to North Boone Middle School, headed by Allison Louis, which educates those in grades seven and eight.[5]

The last leg of education this district can provide is to those from grade nine to grade twelve; the facility is called North Boone High School, whose principal is named Marc Eckmann.[6] The current superintendent is Dr. Michael J. Greenlee.[7]

Athletics

The mascot of the district high school is the Viking.[8]

North Boone High School competes in the Big Northern Conference.

Spring sports include softball, track, and baseball.[9]

As of the ISAT testing scores in 2006, the averages of North Boone Community Unit School District 200, with the exception of the eleventh grade mathematics scores, paralleled or rose just above the state average.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/manchester/ Manchester Elementary School - Main Page
  2. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/poplargrove/ Poplar Grove Elementary School - Main Page
  3. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/capron/ Capron Elementary School - Main Page
  4. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/nbue/ North Boone Upper Elementary School - Main Page
  5. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/nbms/ North Boone Middle School - Main Page
  6. http://www.nbcusd.org/schools/nbhs/ North Boone High School - Main Page
  7. http://nbcusd.org/administration/superintendent/ Superintendent's Page
  8. http://www.highschoolsports.net/images/logos/IL6106511633.gif Viking Logo, HighSchoolSports.net
  9. http://www.highschoolsports.net/defaultcal.cfm?scm=1&ltc=1&otc=1&ptc=1&school=IL6106511633&CFID=31263909&CFTOKEN=60695112&schoolid=IL6106511633&CFID=31263909&CFTOKEN=60695112 HighSchoolSports.net, Calendar, AS OF MAY 2008