Overview
Sowers Elementary School is a public primary serving grades 0–4 in Roanoke, Illinois. The school enrolls 167 students. It is part of the Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Illinois state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Strengths
Smaller-than-average class sizes
12.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)
Things to Consider
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelPrimary
Grade Span0–4
DistrictRoanoke Benson CUSD 60
County17203
CityRoanoke
ZIP61561
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID173414003503
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment167
Race/ethnicity breakdown will appear here once state-level demographic data is ingested. Check back soon.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Equity & Title I
In the United States, Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) eligibility is the primary federal proxy for student poverty. Schools with 40% or more FRL-eligible students typically qualify for Title I school-wide programs.
FRL %26%
State Avg56%
Title INo
Source: NCES CCD (2023)