Rock River Challenge
Chana · IL · Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE · Public · K-12 combined
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Oregon Jr/Sr High School → Chana Educ Center/Rock River → Byron High School 9-12 → Stillman Valley High School → Ashton-Franklin Center HS → Polo Comm High School → TJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day School → Dixon High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Rock River Challenge compares for families
What families should know about Rock River Challenge.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Oregon Jr/Sr High School, Chana Educ Center/Rock River, Byron High School 9-12 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Jr/Sr High School Oregon |
Public | 0.4 | 434 | -2.3% |
| Chana Educ Center/Rock River Chana |
Public | 6.4 | — | — |
| Byron High School 9-12 Byron |
Public | 9.5 | 464 | +0.7% |
| Stillman Valley High School Stillman Valley |
Public | 10.7 | 433 | -10.0% |
| Ashton-Franklin Center HS Ashton |
Public | 11.3 | 135 | -8.8% |
| Polo Comm High School Polo |
Public | 11.7 | 186 | -1.1% |
| TJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day School Nachusa |
Public | 11.9 | — | — |
| Dixon High School Dixon |
Public | 13.3 | 760 | -8.9% |