Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Rockton Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 45% of Rockton Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Rockton 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.
Rockton Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1477 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rockton Township’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 45% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
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 ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Whitman Post Elem School, then Stephen Mack Middle School, then Hononegah CHD High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Rockton Township’s grade
A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #65 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rockton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rockton Township
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
Kindergarten in Rockton Township
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
1st grade in Rockton Township
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
2nd grade in Rockton Township
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
3rd grade in Rockton Township
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
4th grade in Rockton Township
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
5th grade in Rockton Township
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
6th grade in Rockton Township
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
7th grade in Rockton Township
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
8th grade in Rockton Township
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
9th grade in Rockton Township
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
10th grade in Rockton Township
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
11th grade in Rockton Township
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
12th grade in Rockton Township
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
Parts of Rockton Township (11% and 3% of its land) are served by County of Winnebago SD 320 and Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Rockton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rockton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rockton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rockton Township | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 K–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Shirland | — | Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 K–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| 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 |
| Owen | D | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Roscoe (village) | A | Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Rockton (village) | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
All 5 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Rockton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Beloit, WI borders Rockton Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Rockton Township
9 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: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (WCSEC-Intermediate Instruc Prgrm, WCSEC-Primary Instructional Prgrm and SELF Academy).
Questions about Rockton Township’s schools
Are Rockton Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rockton Township children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #65 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rockton Township in?
Hononegah Community High School District 207, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,814 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Rockton Township are served by County of Winnebago SD 320 and Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131.
Where do Rockton Township kids go to high school?
Hononegah CHD High School in Rockton, with 1,814 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Rockton Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Hononegah Community High School District 207 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Rockton Township spend per student?
$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207, $14,108 in Rockton School District 140 and $22,819 in Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rockton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rockton 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.