Roscoe’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Roscoe’s districts is 54%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Roscoe, 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.
Roscoe’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1238 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roscoe’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Roscoe runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Ledgewood Elem School (PK–1), Stone Creek School (2–3) and Roscoe Middle School (6–8) are Roscoe’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Rockton, 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 54% and math 41% 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 Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 $14,627, 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 Roscoe’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 Roscoe, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Roscoe
Ledgewood Elem School
Grades PK–1 · 375 students
Kindergarten in Roscoe
Ledgewood Elem School
Grades PK–1 · 375 students
1st grade in Roscoe
Ledgewood Elem School
Grades PK–1 · 375 students
2nd grade in Roscoe
Stone Creek School
Grades 2–3 · 360 students
3rd grade in Roscoe
Stone Creek School
Grades 2–3 · 360 students
4th grade in Roscoe
Kinnikinnick School
Grades 4–5 · 350 students
5th grade in Roscoe
Kinnikinnick School
Grades 4–5 · 350 students
6th grade in Roscoe
Roscoe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 596 students
7th grade in Roscoe
Roscoe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 596 students
8th grade in Roscoe
Roscoe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 596 students
9th grade in Roscoe
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
10th grade in Roscoe
Hononegah CHD High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,814 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Rockton
Roscoe runs its own schools through grade 8 (Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131). From grade 9, students attend the Hononegah Community High School District 207, shared with Caledonia, Harlem, Harrison, Laona, Machesney Park, Owen, Rockton, Rockton, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit. Its elementary school is in Roscoe. Parts of Roscoe (17%, 14%, 8% and 5% of its land) are served by Harlem Unit School District 122, Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133, Rockton School District 140 and Rockford School District 205 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Roscoe
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
Roscoe vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Roscoe’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rockton | A | Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
| Machesney Park | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · 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 |
| Harlem | D | Harlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12 |
All 6 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with Roscoe for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Roscoe
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 Roscoe’s schools
Are Roscoe’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Roscoe 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 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Roscoe in?
Two districts: Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 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, Rockton, Roscoe, Shirland and South Beloit.
Where do Roscoe kids go to high school?
Hononegah CHD High School in Rockton, with 1,814 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Roscoe’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 Roscoe spend per student?
$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207 and $14,627 in Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Roscoe 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.