Fitzpatrick House · Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Romeoville’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Romeoville, 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.
Romeoville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 940 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Romeoville’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 23% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lockport Township High School District 205 spends $20,557 per student and Valley View Community Unit School District 365U $22,924, 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 Romeoville’s grade
B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Romeoville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Romeoville · depends on your address
Irene King Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr
Grades PK · 515 students · 14:1 students per teacher
John R Tibbott Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Bolingbrook
9th grade in Romeoville · depends on your address
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
Bolingbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,298 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bolingbrook
Romeoville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Romeoville · depends on your address
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
Bolingbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,298 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bolingbrook
Romeoville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Romeoville · depends on your address
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
Bolingbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,298 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bolingbrook
Romeoville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Romeoville · depends on your address
Lockport Township High Sch East
Grades 9–12 · 3,678 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockport
Bolingbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 3,298 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bolingbrook
Romeoville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,848 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Romeoville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Valley View Community Unit School District 365U). From grade 9, students attend the Lockport Township High School District 205, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport and Lockport. Its elementary school is in Bolingbrook. Parts of Romeoville (15%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by Plainfield School District 202, Richland School District 88A and Will County School District 92 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Romeoville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Romeoville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Romeoville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Romeoville | B | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Bolingbrook | B+ | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Woodridge | A− | Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Crest Hill | B+ | Richland School District 88A PK–8 · Chaney-Monge School District 88 K–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Lemont | A− | Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12 |
Every school in Romeoville
20 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 Romeoville’s schools
Are Romeoville’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Romeoville children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Romeoville in?
Two districts: Valley View Community Unit School District 365U runs grades PK–12, and Lockport Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport and Lockport.
Where do Romeoville kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lockport Township High Sch East, Bolingbrook High School and Romeoville High School.
What is Romeoville’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Romeoville spend per student?
$20,557 in Lockport Township High School District 205 and $22,924 in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Romeoville 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.