Owen Township’s public schools score below 89% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 16% of Owen Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Owen 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.
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.
Owen Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1185 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Owen Township’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Hononegah Community High School District 207 spends $18,643 per student and Rockton School District 140 $14,108, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
25 elementary schools, then one middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady Sacred Heart Academy (private) and Veritas Christi Hybrid Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Owen Township’s grade
D: better than 11% of Illinois school districts, #718 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Owen Township, with each school’s own grade.
1st grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Grades 1–4 · 374 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
2nd grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Grades 1–4 · 374 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
3rd grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Grades 1–4 · 374 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
4th grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Grades 1–4 · 374 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
5th grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall School
Grades 5–8 · 514 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
6th grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall School
Grades 5–8 · 514 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
7th grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall School
Grades 5–8 · 514 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
8th grade in Owen Township
Thurgood Marshall School
Grades 5–8 · 514 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Rockford
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Owen Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Owen Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Owen Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Township | D | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Harlem | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Machesney Park | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rockford | — | Rockford School District 205 |
| Rockford (city) | D | Rockford School District 205 |
| Roscoe | A | Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rockton | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 K–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Loves Park | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 |
| Rockton (village) | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Rockford School District 205 with Owen Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Owen Township
35 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Winnebago Co Detention Center).
Questions about Owen Township’s schools
Are Owen Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Owen Township children attend score below 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #718 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Owen Township in?
Hononegah Community High School District 207, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,814 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Owen Township kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Guilford High School, Jefferson High School, Auburn High School, Hononegah CHD High School, Rockford East High School and Roosevelt Center.
What is Owen Township’s graduation rate?
69% of the class of 2023 in Rockford School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Owen Township spend per student?
$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207, $14,108 in Rockton School District 140 and $20,357 in Rockford School District 205 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Owen Township?
Yes: Our Lady Sacred Heart Academy (Catholic, grades PK–12, 96 students) and Veritas Christi Hybrid Academy (religious, grades 6–12, 35 students).
Parents talk
What Owen Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Owen Township → They have their own page.
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.