📍 202 W High St, Roanoke, Woodford County, 61561
Sowers Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Roanoke, Woodford County. The school has 156 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Streit. It is part of the Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sowers Elementary School enrolls 156 students across grades K–4. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.2% Two or more races and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
46 of the school's 156 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sowers Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 53, state house district 106.
Sowers Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Roanoke Benson CUSD 60, based in Roanoke, Illinois. The district serves 449 students district-wide and employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 156 students, Sowers Elementary School is close to the district average of about 150 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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