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Schools in Ross Township · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7

Ross Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

In Ross Township, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ross Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
37%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 50% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
409 students on the public path
In brief

Ross Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1386 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ross Township’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 17% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $10,751 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Coop HS 7. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ross Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1386)Better than 69%
Towns in Vermilion County (19)Better than 53%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 172 test results could put Ross Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ross Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (164 in math, 181 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Rossville-Alvin Elem SchoolRossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7C+
9–12Coop HS 7Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7C−

Ross Township’s public schools are run by Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7, which also serves Alvan (Alvin), Grant, Rossville and South Ross. Parts of Ross Township (7% and 2% of its land) are served by Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit and Potomac Community Unit School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 409 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,751IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 164 students tested

Ross Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ross TownshipBRossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7
GrantC+Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
South Ross—Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit PK–12 · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 with Ross Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Jordan, IN borders Ross Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Ross Township

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).

District schools in Ross Townshipby address
Rossville-Alvin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rossville
C+
300 students15:1Rate it →
Coop HS 7
High · Grades 9–12 · Rossville
C−
109 studentsRate it →

Questions about Ross Township’s schools

Are Ross Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Ross Township children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ross Township in?

Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 409 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ross Township are served by Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit and Potomac Community Unit School District 10.

Where do Ross Township kids go to high school?

Coop HS 7 in Rossville, with 109 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Ross Township spend per student?

$10,751 in Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 (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.