Enrollment
209
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTMORENCY CCSD 145·NCES 172659002846
Montmorency CCSD #145
9415 Hoover Rd, Rock Falls, IL 61071 · (815) 625-6616 · Whiteside County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
79 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
34%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 38.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Montmorency CCSD #145
Montmorency CCSD #145's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency CCSD #145 this school | 209 | 37.8% | 44.1% |
| Alden Hebron Elementary School Hebron | 210 | 37.1% | 54.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Sandwich | 221 | 37.1% | 63.5% |
| Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City | 213 | 39.9% | 40.3% |
| Giant City Elementary School Carbondale | 218 | 38.5% | 61.1% |
| Hampton Elementary School Hampton | 225 | 40.0% | 39.1% |
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 Montmorency CCSD #145 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #776 of 1,925 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #761 of 2,077 ▼ 176 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,027 of 2,077 ▼ 404 | #4 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #2,021 of 2,419 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #112 of 2,035 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #1,298 of 2,042 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #1,604 of 2,132 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #405 of 1,461 | #2 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
209
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 363
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 | 209 | 21.1 | 9.9:1 | 38% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 21.1 | 10.1:1 | 37% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 20.6 | 10.2:1 | 32% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 23.4 | 11.3:1 | 4% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montmorency CCSD #145.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (265 to 209); teachers down 10% (23.4 to 21.1).
About Montmorency CCSD #145
Montmorency CCSD #145 runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Rock Falls, Illinois. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 8, with 209 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Montmorency CCSD #145 is administered by Montmorency CCSD 145.
More than half of enrollment at Montmorency CCSD #145 is White: 79%. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
The school's 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. At Montmorency CCSD #145, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Whiteside County average 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Montmorency CCSD #145 lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Montmorency CCSD #145 scores 44.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Whiteside County show that the median household earns about $67,500 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Whiteside County counts 50 public schools with about 8,445 students.
Of the public schools around it, Montmorency CCSD #145 is closest to Dillon Elementary School, about 3.0 miles away. Montmorency CCSD #145 has 6 other public schools within five miles. Montmorency CCSD #145 ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.1% against a local average of 41.2%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 213 to 209, a small change.
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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
Related schools
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
- East Coloma - Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Riverdale PreSchool CenterElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Dillon Elementary School3.0 mi · 278
- Rock Falls Middle School3.2 mi · 246
- Riverdale PreSchool Center3.8 mi · 145
- Merrill Elementary School3.9 mi · 258
- East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School4.0 mi · 214
- Rock Falls Township High School4.1 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Montmorency CCSD #145How many students attend Montmorency CCSD #145?
Montmorency CCSD #145 enrolls approximately 209 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Montmorency CCSD #145 serve?
Montmorency CCSD #145 serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Montmorency CCSD #145 have?
Montmorency CCSD #145 employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Montmorency CCSD #145?
Student demographics at Montmorency CCSD #145 are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Montmorency CCSD #145 in?
Montmorency CCSD #145 is part of Montmorency CCSD 145.
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