Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch

Set in Quincy, Illinois, Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under Quincy SD 172. It teaches 500 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch is one of 8 schools operated by Quincy SD 172, a district that instructs 6,264 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 14% multiracial, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Adams County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Adams County) reports that median household income runs about $66,220, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Adams County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,717 students), of which Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Quincy Sr High School, around 1.7 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch has ticked up 128%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 33% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.