Denkmann Elem School

Denkmann Elem School operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Rock Island, Illinois, run under Rock Island SD 41. Current enrollment sits at 356 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Rock Island SD 41, which oversees 13 schools and 6,292 students, Denkmann Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Denkmann Elem School lists that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 19% Black, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Denkmann Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.3%, the actual is 30.6%, a residual of +1.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Rock Island County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rock Island County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), Denkmann Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Washington Jr High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Denkmann Elem School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 26.7%.

Denkmann Elem School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 356 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 55% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.