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Schools in Rock Run Township · Dakota Community Unit School District 201

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

On the state reading tests, 45% of Rock Run Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rock Run 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
45%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 4 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
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
754 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Run Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1294 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rock Run Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 30% 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

The district spends $16,252 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Dakota Jr Sr 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 Rock Run 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 (1294)Better than 86%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 61%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 396 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Rock Run Township anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rock Run Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (409 in math, 384 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Dakota Elementary Schoolin DakotaB
7–12Dakota Jr Sr High Schoolin DakotaA−

Rock Run Township’s public schools are run by Dakota Community Unit School District 201, which also serves Dakota, Dakota, Davis and Lancaster and others. Parts of Rock Run Township (12% of its land) are served by Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 instead. 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.

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

Reading45%
State average 29.9% · 384 students tested
Math30%
State average 25.8% · 409 students tested

Rock Run Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock Run TownshipA−Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Dakota—Dakota Community Unit School District 201
RidottB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12
PecatonicaB+Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Rock GroveA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12
DurandB+Durand Community Unit School District 322
LancasterDDakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Freeport School District 145 PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Dakota Community Unit School District 201 with Rock Run Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Rock Run Township

2 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 Run Townshipin other towns
Dakota Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dakota
B
410 students13:1Rate it →
Dakota Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dakota
A−
344 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Run Township’s schools

Are Rock Run Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rock Run 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 86%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rock Run Township in?

Dakota Community Unit School District 201, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 754 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Rock Run Township are served by Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321.

What is Rock Run 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 Run Township spend per student?

$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.