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Roanoke-Benson Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

131 W Reiter St, Benson, IL 61516 · (309) 394-2233 · Part of Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

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Directions
Students
142
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Roanoke-Benson Jr High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Clayton Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Clayton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Roanoke-Benson Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

131 W Reiter St, Benson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 534
Grade 629
Grade 737
Grade 842
Enrollment over time
136’20
147’21
148’22
138’23
142’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roanoke-Benson Jr High School from Clayton Township families.

Other schools in Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

The district →
Sowers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Roanoke
A−
161 students12:1
Roanoke-Benson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Roanoke
B+
146 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Clayton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.