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Sowers Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

202 W High St, Roanoke, IL 61561 · (309) 923-6241 · Part of Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

Roanoke Township’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
161
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Sowers Elementary 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 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Roanoke Township kids: Roanoke-Benson Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–4Sowers Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Roanoke-Benson Jr High Schoolin Benson

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

202 W High St, Roanoke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten26
Grade 131
Grade 228
Grade 335
Grade 427
Enrollment over time
167’20
174’21
156’22
167’23
161’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sowers Elementary School from Roanoke Township families.

Other schools in Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

The district →
Roanoke-Benson Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benson
A
142 students13:1
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; Roanoke Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.