Earl H Hanson Elem School

Earl H Hanson Elem School operates as a tight-knit primary school in Rock Island, Illinois, one of the schools within Rock Island SD 41. Current enrollment sits at 201 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Earl H Hanson Elem School sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

Rock Island SD 41 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,292 students; Earl H Hanson Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Earl H Hanson Elem School reports that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 20% Asian, 16% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Rock Island County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Earl H Hanson Elem School records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Earl H Hanson Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Earl H Hanson Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Earl H Hanson Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.6%.

Around the school, census data for Rock Island County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Earl H Hanson Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Edison Jr High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Earl H Hanson Elem School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

Earl H Hanson Elem School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Earl H Hanson Elem School has shrank 51%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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