Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Rockton’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 45% of Rockton’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rockton, 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’s schools, in brief
Rockton runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Rockton Elem School (PK–2), Whitman Post Elem School (3–5) and Stephen Mack Middle School (6–8) are Rockton’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Roscoe, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit: Hononegah CHD High School in Rockton. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 45% across both 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 ↓
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’s grade
A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #61 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, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Rockton
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Rockton
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Rockton
Rockton Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 518 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Rockton
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Rockton
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Rockton
Whitman Post Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 509 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Rockton
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Rockton
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Rockton
Stephen Mack Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 552 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rockton
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Rockton
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Rockton
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Rockton
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Rockton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Rockton School District 140). From grade 9, students attend the Hononegah Community High School District 207, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Roscoe, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit. Its elementary school is in Rockton. Parts of Rockton (14% of its land) are served by Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rockton
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 vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rockton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rockton | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Roscoe | A | Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| South Beloit | A− | County of Winnebago SD 320 PK–12 · 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 Township | 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 |
| 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 |
All 5 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Rockton for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rockton
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).
Questions about Rockton’s schools
Are Rockton’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rockton children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rockton in?
Two districts: Rockton School District 140 runs grades PK–8, and Hononegah Community High School District 207 runs grades 9–12, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Roscoe, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit.
Where do Rockton kids go to high school?
Hononegah CHD High School, with 1,814 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Rockton’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 spend per student?
$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207 and $14,108 in Rockton School District 140 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rockton families are saying about school.
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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.