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Rockvale Township, IL 05Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
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Schools in Rockvale Township · Oregon Community Unit School District 220, Byron Community Unit School District 226

Rockvale Township’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

33% of students in Rockvale Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rockvale 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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▼ 2% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Byron Community Unit School District 226
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,403 students on the public path
In brief

Rockvale Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 619 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rockvale Township’s, its schools beat 74%, lower than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 spends $17,853 per student and Byron Community Unit School District 226 $21,169, 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 Rockvale Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (619)Better than 74%
Towns in Ogle County (24)Better than 92%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,425 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Rockvale Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rockvale Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,396 in math, 1,455 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rockvale 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 addressB− to A

Rockvale Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oregon Community Unit School District 220). From grade PK, students attend the Byron Community Unit School District 226, shared with Byron and Byron. Its school is in Oregon. Parts of Rockvale Township (6% of its land) are served by Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rockvale Township

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

Oregon Community Unit School District 220Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,406 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,853IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Byron Community Unit School District 226Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,461 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,169IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oregon Community Unit School District 22033%
State average 29.9% · 688 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oregon Community Unit School District 22020%
State average 25.8% · 649 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Byron Community Unit School District 22643%
State average 29.9% · 767 students tested
Math · PK–12, Byron Community Unit School District 22645%
State average 25.8% · 747 students tested

Rockvale Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rockvale TownshipA−Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Byron Community Unit School District 226 PK–12
Leaf RiverB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
ByronA−Byron Community Unit School District 226
MarionB+Meridian Community Unit School District 223
Oregon-NashuaB+Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Mount MorrisB+Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Pine Rock—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Oregon Community Unit School District 220 with Rockvale Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rockvale 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 Rockvale Townshipin other towns
Oregon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oregon
B−
779 students15:1Rate it →
Mary Morgan Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Byron
A
631 students12:1Rate it →
Byron Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byron
A
366 students13:1Rate it →
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oregon
B−
627 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rockvale Township’s schools

Are Rockvale Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rockvale Township children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rockvale Township in?

Two districts: Oregon Community Unit School District 220 runs grades PK–12, and Byron Community Unit School District 226 runs grades PK–12, shared with Byron and Byron.

What is Rockvale Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Oregon Community Unit School District 220 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Rockvale Township spend per student?

$17,853 in Oregon Community Unit School District 220 and $21,169 in Byron Community Unit School District 226 (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.