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Schools in Rosewood Heights · Roxana Community Unit School District 1, Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8

Rosewood Heights’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rosewood Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Rosewood Heights, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#388of 768 Illinois townsK–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
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,732 students on the public path
In brief

Rosewood Heights’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1496 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rosewood Heights’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Rosewood Heights’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Roxana Community Unit School District 1 spends $21,111 per student and Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 $16,148, 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 Rosewood Heights’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #388 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 68%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,041 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Rosewood Heights anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rosewood Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,972 in math, 2,109 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rosewood Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Rosewood Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Roxana Community Unit School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8, shared with Bethalto, East Alton, Fort Russell and Wood River. Its elementary school is in South Roxana. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rosewood Heights

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

Roxana Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,708 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,111IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,368 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,148IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Roxana Community Unit School District 121%
State average 29.9% · 856 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roxana Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 795 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 825%
State average 29.9% · 1253 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 819%
State average 25.8% · 1177 students tested

Rosewood Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rosewood HeightsBRoxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12
East AltonBEast Alton School District 13 PK–8 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
Wood RiverCRoxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 PK–8 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
BethaltoB+Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8

2 of the 3 neighbors share Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 with Rosewood Heights for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rosewood Heights

8 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 Rosewood Heightsin other towns
South Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · South Roxana
450 students15:1Rate it →
Bethalto East Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bethalto
387 students14:1Rate it →
Parkside Primary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Bethalto
B−
321 students14:1Rate it →
Central Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Roxana
C+
365 students15:1Rate it →
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethalto
B−
556 students14:1Rate it →
Roxana Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roxana
B−
393 students13:1Rate it →
Civic Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethalto
C+
760 students15:1Rate it →
Roxana Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Roxana
C
500 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rosewood Heights’s schools

Are Rosewood Heights’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Rosewood Heights children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #388 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rosewood Heights in?

Two districts: Roxana Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bethalto, East Alton, Fort Russell and Wood River.

Where do Rosewood Heights kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Civic Memorial High School and Roxana Sr High School.

What is Rosewood Heights’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Rosewood Heights spend per student?

$21,111 in Roxana Community Unit School District 1 and $16,148 in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 (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.