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Schools in Bowling Township · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300, Sherrard Community Unit School District 200

Bowling Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bowling Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#331of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,933 students on the public path
In brief

Bowling Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1058 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bowling Township’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 27% and math 27% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 spends $14,251 per student and Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 $15,701, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bowling Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1058)Better than 58%
Towns in Rock Island County (18)Better than 67%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,227 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Bowling Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bowling Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,226 in math, 1,229 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bowling Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Bowling Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sherrard Community Unit School District 200). From grade K, students attend the Rockridge Community Unit School District 300, shared with Andalusia, Andalusia, Blackhawk, Buffalo Prairie, Drury, Edgington and Reynolds. Its elementary school is in Viola. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bowling Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rockridge Community Unit School District 300Grades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,082 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,251IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,305 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,701IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Rockridge Community Unit School District 30026%
State average 29.9% · 529 students tested
Math · K–12, Rockridge Community Unit School District 30025%
State average 25.8% · 544 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sherrard Community Unit School District 20027%
State average 29.9% · 700 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sherrard Community Unit School District 20029%
State average 25.8% · 682 students tested

Bowling Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bowling Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowling TownshipB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
Rural—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12
EdgingtonBRockridge Community Unit School District 300
BlackhawkC−Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
PreemptionB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
AndalusiaBRockridge Community Unit School District 300
Oak Grove—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rock Island-Milan School District 41 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 with Bowling Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bowling Township

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bowling Townshipin other towns
Winola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Viola
C+
261 students16:1Rate it →
Sherrard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sherrard
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Taylor Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Taylor Ridge
138 students14:1Rate it →
Illinois City Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Illinois City
108 students11:1Rate it →
Rockridge Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Taylor Ridge
B
234 students13:1Rate it →
Sherrard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sherrard
A−
189 students12:1Rate it →
Sherrard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sherrard
B
449 students13:1Rate it →
Rockridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylor Ridge
A−
330 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bowling Township’s schools

Are Bowling Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bowling Township children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bowling Township in?

Two districts: Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 runs grades PK–12, and Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 runs grades K–12, shared with Andalusia, Andalusia, Blackhawk, Buffalo Prairie, Drury, Edgington and Reynolds.

Where do Bowling Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sherrard High School and Rockridge High School.

What is Bowling Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bowling Township spend per student?

$14,251 in Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 and $15,701 in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.