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Schools in Roxana · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, Roxana Community Unit School District 1

Roxana’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts

In Roxana, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Roxana, 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.

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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
34%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
15.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
9,307 students on the public path
In brief

Roxana’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1397 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Roxana’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 spends $19,317 per student and Roxana Community Unit School District 1 $21,111, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Seven elementary schools, then five elementary, three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Roxana’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1397)Better than 90%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,745 test results and a graduating class of 567 could put Roxana anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Roxana’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,686 in math, 4,804 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–27 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Roxana

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

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 539 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,317IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
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+
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,060 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,319IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 1417%
State average 29.9% · 114 students tested
Math · 9–12, East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 148%
State average 25.8% · 148 students tested
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, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 739%
State average 25.8% · 3743 students tested

Roxana vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RoxanaB+Roxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
South RoxanaC+Roxana Community Unit School District 1 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
HartfordC−Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 PK–8 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
Fort RussellA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12
Wood River TownshipBRoxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 with Roxana for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Roxana

18 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 Roxanain other towns
South Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · South Roxana
450 students15:1Rate it →
N O Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
347 students18:1Rate it →
Goshen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
346 students13:1Rate it →
Glen Carbon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glen Carbon
318 students17:1Rate it →
LeClaire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
312 students16:1Rate it →
Hamel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hamel
126 students13:1Rate it →
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moro
120 students17:1Rate it →
Albert Cassens Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glen Carbon
A−
477 students17:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A−
417 students14:1Rate it →
Columbus Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A
373 students17:1Rate it →
Central Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C+
365 students15:1Rate it →
Worden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Worden
B+
258 students15:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
888 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
736 students13:1Rate it →
Roxana Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
393 students13:1Rate it →
Edwardsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edwardsville
A
2,342 students17:1Rate it →
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Wood River
C−
539 students16:1Rate it →
Roxana Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
500 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Roxana’s schools

Are Roxana’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Roxana children attend outscore 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Roxana in?

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 539 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Roxana kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Edwardsville High School, East Alton-Wood River High Sch and Roxana Sr High School.

What is Roxana’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Roxana spend per student?

$19,317 in East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, $21,111 in Roxana Community Unit School District 1 and $16,319 in Edwardsville 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.