Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK ISLAND SD 41·NCES 173441003530
Frances Willard Elementary School
2503 9th St, Rock Island, IL 61201 · (309) 793-5940 · Rock Island County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
278 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.6pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 13.7% | 9.7% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Frances Willard Elementary School
Frances Willard Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Willard Elementary School this school | 312 | 89.1% | 26.6% |
| McCutcheon Elementary School Chicago | 326 | 85.6% | 22.6% |
| Minnie Minoso Academy Chicago | 304 | 89.8% | 28.3% |
| George Washington Elementary School Moline | 323 | 84.8% | 22.5% |
| Horace Mann ELC Rock Island | 387 | 80.4% | N/A |
| Gale Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 345 | 82.6% | 9.0% |
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 Frances Willard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,393 of 1,925 | #20 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,404 of 2,077 ▲ 226 | #16 of 28 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,604 of 2,077 ▲ 203 | #17 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,478 of 2,419 | #16 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #939 of 2,035 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #234 of 2,042 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.1% | #301 of 2,132 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #147 of 615 | #4 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. 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
312
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 346
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 | 312 | 23.8 | 13.1:1 | 89% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 22.6 | 13.1:1 | 78% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 23.8 | 13.7:1 | 83% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 19.2 | 13.9:1 | 51% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 77% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 91% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 20 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Willard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (267 to 312); teachers up 24% (19.2 to 23.8).
About Frances Willard Elementary School
Frances Willard Elementary School is an elementary school in Rock Island, Illinois, and it is part of Rock Island SD 41. The school has 312 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
Rock Island SD 41 (13 schools, 6,292 students) runs Frances Willard Elementary School.
The share of Black students at Frances Willard Elementary School is 51%, a majority. Other students are 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 10% Asian. That is higher than the 11% Black share among all Rock Island County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Frances Willard Elementary School are from different groups.
Frances Willard Elementary School has 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 89%. That is higher than the 65% average for public schools in Rock Island County.
On the allk12 Grade, Frances Willard Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Frances Willard Elementary School, the prediction is 20.1% and the result is 26.6%.
In the surrounding county, Rock Island County, the median household earns about $67,159 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Frances Willard Elementary School, Rock Island County has 57 public schools.
Frances Willard Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Rock Island High School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Frances Willard Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Frances Willard Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
From 329 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 312 by 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Frances Willard Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Edison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 398 students
Other schools in Rock Island
- Rock Island High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Rock Island AcademyElementary · 540 students
- Washington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- RicmsElementary · 462 students
- Edison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 398 students
Other Frances Willard Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Frances Willard Elementary. Frances Willard Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Frances Willard ElemKansas City, KS · 434 students
- Frances Willard ElemArkansas City, KS · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Island High School0.4 mi · 1,812
- Earl H Hanson Elementary School0.9 mi · 201
- Edison Jr High School1.1 mi · 398
- Ricms1.1 mi · 462
- Rock Island Academy1.2 mi · 540
- Eugene Field Elementary School1.4 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Willard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frances Willard Elementary School?
Frances Willard Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-06.
Is Frances Willard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frances Willard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Willard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances Willard Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frances Willard Elementary School?
Frances Willard Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 51% Black, 10% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Frances Willard Elementary School in?
Frances Willard Elementary School is part of Rock Island SD 41.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.