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Schools in Roanoke · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

Roanoke’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts

51% of students in Roanoke’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Roanoke, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
51%
▲ 21 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
449 students on the public path
In brief

Roanoke’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1425 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roanoke’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 33% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,357 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Roanoke-Benson Jr High School, then Roanoke-Benson 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Roanoke’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1425)Better than 96%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 246 test results could put Roanoke anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Roanoke’s students in the tested grades sat them (251 in math, 242 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Sowers Elementary SchoolRoanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60A−
5–8Roanoke-Benson Jr High Schoolin BensonA
9–12Roanoke-Benson High SchoolRoanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60B+

Roanoke’s public schools are run by Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60, which also serves Benson, Clayton, Greene and Linn and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

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

Reading51%
State average 29.9% · 242 students tested
Math33%
State average 25.8% · 251 students tested

Roanoke vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RoanokeA−Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60

Every school in Roanoke

3 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 Roanokein other towns
Sowers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
161 students12:1Rate it →
Roanoke-Benson Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Benson
A
142 students13:1Rate it →
Roanoke-Benson High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
146 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Roanoke’s schools

Are Roanoke’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Roanoke children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Roanoke in?

Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 449 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Roanoke kids go to high school?

Roanoke-Benson High School, with 146 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Roanoke spend per student?

$17,357 in Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 (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.