Enrollment
214
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST COLOMA - NELSON CESD 20·NCES 170141106256
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School
1602 Dixon Rd, Rock Falls, IL 61071 · (815) 625-4400 · Whiteside County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
113 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.8pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 20.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School this school | 214 | 52.8% | 51.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Pontiac | 227 | 50.2% | 26.8% |
| Ladd Comm Cons School Ladd | 183 | 53.0% | 41.4% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 Kirkland | 216 | 52.3% | 45.6% |
| Arthur Grade School Arthur | 258 | 55.8% | 48.6% |
| Lynn G Haskin Elementary School Sandwich | 226 | 46.0% | 68.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #567 of 1,925 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,048 of 2,077 ▲ 103 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #484 of 2,077 ▲ 294 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #1,998 of 2,419 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #512 of 2,035 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #1,118 of 2,042 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #1,222 of 2,132 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #544 of 1,461 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
214
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 53% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 19.6 | 10.9:1 | 48% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 21.5 | 10.0:1 | 42% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 21.4 | 12.2:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 48% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (260 to 214); teachers down 16% (21.4 to 18).
About East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Rock Falls, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 214 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is administered by East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20.
At East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School, 73% of students are White. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Whiteside County is about 85% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Classroom staffing at East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal data show 53% of students (113) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Whiteside County is similar, at 55%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.0%. East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School scores 51.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Whiteside County show that median household income comes to about $67,500, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 50, with about 8,445 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Merrill Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 224 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 214 by 2024-25.
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Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Rock Falls
- Rock Falls Township High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Rock Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
- Montmorency CCSD #145Elementary · 209 students
- Riverdale PreSchool CenterElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Merrill Elementary School1.4 mi · 258
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 277
- Dillon Elementary School2.0 mi · 278
- Rock Falls Township High School2.1 mi · 530
- Rock Falls Middle School2.1 mi · 246
- Jefferson Elementary School2.2 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About East Coloma - Nelson Elementary SchoolHow large is East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School?
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-08.
Is East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School?
At East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School public or private?
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20.
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