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Schools in South Beloit · Hononegah Community High School District 207, County of Winnebago SD 320

South Beloit’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts

47% of students in South Beloit’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving South Beloit, 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.

#125of 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
47%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hononegah Community High School District 207
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,166 students on the public path
In brief

South Beloit’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1466 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Beloit’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 40% across its 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 County of Winnebago SD 320 $17,375, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% 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 South Beloit’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1466)Better than 96%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,355 test results and a graduating class of 459 could put South Beloit anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of South Beloit’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,352 in math, 1,359 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Parts of South Beloit (5% of its land) are served by Rockton School District 140 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve South Beloit

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

Hononegah Community High School District 207Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,814 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,643IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
County of Winnebago SD 320Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 895 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,375IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 795 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,957IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hononegah Community High School District 20751%
State average 29.9% · 460 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hononegah Community High School District 20746%
State average 25.8% · 478 students tested
Reading · PK–12, County of Winnebago SD 32022%
State average 29.9% · 435 students tested
Math · PK–12, County of Winnebago SD 32013%
State average 25.8% · 422 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 13367%
State average 29.9% · 464 students tested
Math · PK–8, Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 13358%
State average 25.8% · 452 students tested

South Beloit vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South BeloitA−County of Winnebago SD 320 PK–12 · Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
RoscoeAKinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
RocktonARockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Hononegah Community High School District 207 with South Beloit for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Beloit

6 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 South Beloitin other towns
Prairie Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A+
447 students14:1Rate it →
Clark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
185 students14:1Rate it →
Willowbrook Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A+
348 students14:1Rate it →
South Beloit Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B−
118 students13:1Rate it →
Hononegah CHD High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockton
A
1,814 students16:1Rate it →
South Beloit Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
254 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about South Beloit’s schools

Are South Beloit’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools South Beloit children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Beloit in?

Hononegah Community High School District 207, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,814 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of South Beloit are served by Rockton School District 140.

Where do South Beloit kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hononegah CHD High School and South Beloit Sr High School.

What is South Beloit’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 South Beloit spend per student?

$18,643 in Hononegah Community High School District 207, $17,375 in County of Winnebago SD 320 and $13,957 in Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 (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.