Central Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Rochelle, Illinois, Central Elem School instructs 330 students from grades 2 through 3, overseen by Rochelle CCSD 231.

Within Rochelle CCSD 231, which oversees 4 schools and 1,597 students, Central Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Central Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 44% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Ogle County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Ogle County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Elem School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.4%; actual is 23.4%, a gap of -15.1 points.

In the area at large, census data for Ogle County shows median household earnings sit near $82,132, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Ogle County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), Central Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Tilton Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Central Elem School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.4%.

Central Elem School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Central Elem School's enrollment has increased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 256 (now 330). Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.