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Schools in Linn Township

Linn Township’s public schools

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Linn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60
Students per teacher
11.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
616 students on the public path
In brief

Linn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Linn Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Roanoke-Benson Jr High School places highest (better than 86%); Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Linn Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch and Roanoke-Benson Jr High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Linn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21.

Two districts serve Linn Township

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

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 449 students · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,357IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2132%
State average 29.9% · 166 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2122%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 6051%
State average 29.9% · 242 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 6033%
State average 25.8% · 251 students tested

Linn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Linn Township—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 PK–12
Bell Plain—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 PK–12
CazenoviaA−Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · County of Woodford School 9–12
Clayton—Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 PK–12 · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 PK–12
RoanokeA−Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

2 of the 4 neighbors share Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 with Linn Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Linn Township

5 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 Linn Townshipin other towns
Sowers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Roanoke
A−
161 students12:1Rate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washburn
B
157 students11:1Rate it →
Roanoke-Benson Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benson
A
142 students13:1Rate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Washburn
C+
156 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Linn Mennonite Christian School
Grades K–11 · Roanoke
Private · Religious
33 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Linn Township’s schools

Are Linn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Linn Township. Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Linn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Linn Township in?

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60.

Where do Linn Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch and Roanoke-Benson Jr High School.

Are there private schools in Linn Township?

Yes: Linn Mennonite Christian School (grades K–11, 33 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.