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South Roxana, Illinois 8-7-2011Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein from Tel Aviv, Israel · CC BY 2.0
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Schools in South Roxana · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, Roxana Community Unit School District 1

South Roxana’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 16% of South Roxana’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving South 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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▼ 2% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Roxana Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,247 students on the public path
In brief

South Roxana’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1262 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Roxana’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports South Roxana’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

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 ↓

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 Roxana’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1262)Better than 53%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 957 test results and a graduating class of 131 could put South Roxana anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of South Roxana’s students in the tested grades sat them (943 in math, 970 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2South Primary SchoolRoxana Community Unit School District 1No scores
3–5Central Intermediate Schoolin RoxanaC+
6–8Roxana Junior High Schoolin RoxanaB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

South Roxana runs its own schools through grade 12 (Roxana Community Unit School District 1). From grade 9, students attend the East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, shared with Alton, Alton, Chouteau, East Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, Wood River and Wood River. Its elementary school is in South Roxana. Parts of South Roxana (16% of its land) are served by Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve South 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+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below 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

South Roxana vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South RoxanaC+Roxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
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
EdwardsvilleA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · 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

All 3 neighbors share East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 with South Roxana for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Roxana

5 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 Roxanain other towns
South Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
450 students15:1Rate it →
Central Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Roxana
C+
365 students15:1Rate it →
Roxana Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roxana
B−
393 students13:1Rate 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 · Roxana
C
500 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about South Roxana’s schools

Are South Roxana’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Roxana children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Roxana in?

Two districts: Roxana Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alton, Alton, Chouteau, East Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, Wood River and Wood River.

Where do South Roxana kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East Alton-Wood River High Sch and Roxana Sr High School.

What is South Roxana’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Roxana Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does South Roxana spend per student?

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