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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·R O W V A CUSD 208·NCES 172994003102

R O W V A Jr and Sr High School

335 N Joy St, Oneida, IL 61467 · (309) 483-6371 · Knox County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Enrollment
248
High
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
90 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
44
Grade 8
38
Grade 9
41
Grade 10
43
Grade 11
35
Grade 12
47
Student demographics
White
22089%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 45%
Hispanic
156%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 29%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12048%
Female
12852%

School pathway

Feeds from
R O W V A Elem SchoolPK06
Based on grade levels within R O W V A CUSD 208. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
248
-33 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 10.7:1
% White
89%
was 97%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About R O W V A Jr and Sr High School

Set in Oneida, Illinois, R O W V A Jr and Sr High School is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, one of the schools within R O W V A CUSD 208. It caters to 248 students across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so R O W V A Jr and Sr High School sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

R O W V A Jr and Sr High School is one of 2 schools operated by R O W V A CUSD 208, a district that works with 617 students overall.

In terms of who attends, R O W V A Jr and Sr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R O W V A Jr and Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, Knox County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Knox County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,359 students), R O W V A Jr and Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

R O W V A Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R O W V A Jr and Sr High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

R O W V A Jr and Sr High School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. R O W V A Jr and Sr High School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 248). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 97% to 89%. Class-load math has fell: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

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Knox County at a glance

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Population
49,046
Census ACS
Median income
$57,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,359 students

Quick facts

School name
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School
District
R O W V A CUSD 208
Address
335 N Joy St, Oneida, IL 61467
Phone
(309) 483-6371
County
Knox County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
248
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
90 (36%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
172994003102
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About R O W V A Jr and Sr High School
How many students attend R O W V A Jr and Sr High School?
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 07-12.
Is R O W V A Jr and Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does R O W V A Jr and Sr High School have?
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at R O W V A Jr and Sr High School?
Student demographics at R O W V A Jr and Sr High School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is R O W V A Jr and Sr High School public or private?
R O W V A Jr and Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by R O W V A CUSD 208.
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