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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Eugene Field Elem School this year?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK ISLAND SD 41·NCES 173441003528
Eugene Field Elementary School
2900 31st Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201 · (309) 793-5935 · Rock Island County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
267 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.5pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 32.2% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Eugene Field Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #915 of 1,925 | #5 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #1,057 of 2,077 | #7 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #1,012 of 2,077 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #572 of 2,419 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,984 of 2,035 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #206 of 2,042 | #11 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,195 of 2,132 | #25 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #73 of 615 | #1 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
+79 (+19%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 296
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 | 496 | 25.2 | 19.7:1 | 54% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 25.1 | 18.3:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 23.6 | 20.0:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 21.5 | 17.9:1 | 30% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 48% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 19 | 20.1:1 | 40% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 13 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 15 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eugene Field Elementary School.
About Eugene Field Elementary School
Eugene Field Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Rock Island, Illinois. There are 496 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 30% above that mark.
Rock Island SD 41 enrolls 6,292 students in 13 schools, including Eugene Field Elementary School.
White students make up 50% of enrollment at Eugene Field Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Rock Island County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Eugene Field Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School, there are about 19.7 students; the school has 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 54%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rock Island County is 65%.
Eugene Field Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.0%) and its predicted rate (40.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
For the population of Rock Island County, median household income comes to about $67,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Across Rock Island County, 57 public schools serve about 21,921 students.
Horace Mann ELC is the nearest public school to Eugene Field Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Eugene Field Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.0% is above the 26.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 496 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 417.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Island SD 41
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Edison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Horace Mann ELCElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Rock Island
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Edison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Horace Mann ELCElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Horace Mann ELC0.7 mi · 387
- Washington Jr High School1.0 mi · 529
- Rock Island High School1.1 mi · 1,812
- Denkmann Elementary School1.2 mi · 356
- Ricms1.4 mi · 462
- Frances Willard Elementary School1.4 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Eugene Field Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Eugene Field Elementary School?
Eugene Field Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Eugene Field Elementary School serve?
Eugene Field Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Eugene Field Elementary School?
Student demographics at Eugene Field Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 13% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Eugene Field Elementary School public or private?
Eugene Field Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rock Island SD 41.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.