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Schools in Zip Code 61516

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142

Students

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Top rankedRoanoke-Benson Junior High School321^st of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 61516 has one listed school, Roanoke-Benson Junior High School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 142 students. Its latest reported results show a clear strength: in 2025–2026, the school was above Illinois in every available subject-and-grade comparison, including all-grade ELA and math.

With only one school in the area, there is no local top-versus-bottom comparison; the school’s results nevertheless show where performance is strongest and where its state advantage is narrower. All-grade ELA was 68%, compared with 56% statewide, and math was 50% versus 40%. Grade 5 science was a standout at 82%, compared with 48% statewide, while grade 8 science was 62% versus 52%. Grade-level results varied: the school’s advantages were especially large in grade 5 ELA and math (24 points in each) and grade 7 math (25 points), but were smaller in grade 6 ELA (3 points) and grade 8 ELA (1 point). The grade 8 math result is state-suppressed and cannot be compared.

Recent progress is mixed: math and grade 5 science improved, while ELA and grade 8 science declined. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grade math rose 4 points and grade 5 science rose 23 points; ELA fell 3 points and grade 8 science fell 6 points. The school’s state advantage narrowed by 6 points in ELA and 13 points in grade 8 science, while widening by 3 points in math and 16 points in grade 5 science. SchoolDigger’s school ranking history moved from 279th of 1,363 schools in 2023–2024 to 321st of 1,126 in 2025–2026; its reported percentile fell from 80 to 71. The listing for Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 shows a SchoolDigger rank of 139 of 738, the 81st percentile, and 4 stars. As context, the school’s student-teacher ratio was 13.3:1 and 25% were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 24% but above the district’s 6%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
WCSEA-Benson	Public		131 S Reiter St	Benson	61516	Woodford County	Woodford City Special Educational Assoc	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 367-4901	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Roanoke-Benson Junior High School	Public	5-8	131 W Reiter St	Benson	61516	Woodford County	Roanoke Benson CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 394-2233	142	11	13.3	24.6%	133 (93.7%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	67.8	321^st of 1126 public middle schools	71.5%		76.7	284^th of 1368 public middle schools	79.2%	37	82.1	62.2	78.6	61.8	71.0	63.9	68.2	60.7	52.9	64.5		49.6	95.6%		$16,523	$01	$16,522

Cities Near Zip Code 61516

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benson	0.27 mi	2	136^th
Roanoke	5.36 mi	3	46^th
Minonk	5.53 mi	3	213^th
El Paso	9.07 mi	3	230^th
Washburn	9.67 mi	5	598^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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