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B+

Steward Elementary School District 220

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Alto Township, Reynolds Township and Steward, and parts of Willow Creek Township and Viola Township.

Alto Township’s Schools page →

Students
57
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,625
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
The gist

What stands out about Steward Elementary School District 220

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Illinois districts
  • Spends 42% more per student than the IL average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Alto Township 517Reynolds Township 268Steward 222

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alto Township. Grade by grade →

K–8Steward Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Rochelle Twp High SchoolRochelle Township High School District 212

Test scores vs. IL

2021–22
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 29.9% · 44 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 85% at Rochelle Twp HSD 212, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,625 per student · 42% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 50%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 33%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
51’20
66’21
70’22
56’23
57’24

Up 11.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Steward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Steward
57 students6:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275Ashton Township, Bradford Township, Lee Center Township
$18,678per student
Mendota Township High School District 280Bradford Township, Brooklyn Township, Lee Center Township
$21,043per student
Rochelle Township High School District 212Dement Township, Flagg Township, Milan Township
$20,909per student
Indian Creek Community Unit District 425Milan Township, Shabbona Township
$17,266per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.