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Schools in Rockwood

Rockwood’s public schools

Chester Community Unit School District 139 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 104% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
975 students on the public path
In brief

Rockwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rockwood’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Chester Elem School places highest (better than 53%); Chester High School lowest (19%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rockwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Chester Elem Schoolin ChesterB−
9–12Chester High Schoolin ChesterC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chester Community Unit School District 139.

The district

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

Chester Community Unit School District 139Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 975 students · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,112IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 463 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 478 students tested

Rockwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Rockwood—Chester Community Unit School District 139

Every school in Rockwood

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 Rockwoodin other towns
Chester Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chester
B−
640 students13:1Rate it →
Chester High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chester
C−
335 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Rockwood’s schools

Are Rockwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rockwood. Chester Community Unit School District 139 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rockwood in?

Chester Community Unit School District 139.

Where do Rockwood kids go to high school?

Chester High School.

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What Rockwood 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). Stars are from neighbors.