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Schools in Rock Grove Township · Orangeville Community Unit School District 203, Dakota Community Unit School District 201

Rock Grove Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

46% of students in Rock Grove Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rock Grove 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.

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
46%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
973 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Grove Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 spends $17,970 per student and Dakota Community Unit School District 201 $16,252, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Rock Grove Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1094)Better than 81%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 56%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 557 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Rock Grove Township anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rock Grove Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (574 in math, 541 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Rock Grove Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Orangeville Community Unit School District 203). From grade PK, students attend the Dakota Community Unit School District 201, shared with Dakota, Dakota, Davis, Lancaster, Rock City and Rock Run. Its school is in Dakota. Parts of Rock Grove Township (9% of its land) are served by Durand Community Unit School District 322 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rock Grove Township

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

Orangeville Community Unit School District 203Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 330 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,970IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Dakota Community Unit School District 201Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 754 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,252IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Orangeville Community Unit School District 20347%
State average 29.9% · 157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orangeville Community Unit School District 20327%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dakota Community Unit School District 20145%
State average 29.9% · 384 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dakota Community Unit School District 20130%
State average 25.8% · 409 students tested

Rock Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock Grove TownshipA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12
LaonaA−Durand Community Unit School District 322 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
Rock RunA−Dakota Community Unit School District 201
OnecoA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203
Dakota—Dakota Community Unit School District 201
BuckeyeA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203

2 of the 5 neighbors share Dakota Community Unit School District 201 with Rock Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Jefferson, WI borders Rock Grove Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Rock Grove Township

4 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 Rock Grove Townshipin other towns
Dakota Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dakota
B
410 students13:1Rate it →
Orangeville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeville
A−
155 students14:1Rate it →
Orangeville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orangeville
A−
64 students13:1Rate it →
Dakota Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dakota
A−
344 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Grove Township’s schools

Are Rock Grove Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rock Grove Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rock Grove Township in?

Two districts: Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 runs grades PK–12, and Dakota Community Unit School District 201 runs grades PK–12, shared with Dakota, Dakota, Davis, Lancaster, Rock City and Rock Run.

What is Rock Grove Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Dakota Community Unit School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Rock Grove Township spend per student?

$17,970 in Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 and $16,252 in Dakota Community Unit School District 201 (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.