Enrollment
114
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE DU ROCHER CCSD 134·NCES 173249003379
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School
714 Middle St, Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277 · (618) 284-3530 · Randolph County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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
12.4:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
50 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 | 14 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
3%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
69.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 34.8% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School this school | 114 | 43.9% | 56.8% |
| Johnsonville Elementary School Johnsonville | 106 | 46.2% | 58.7% |
| A-C Central Elementary School Chandlerville | 129 | 43.4% | 44.3% |
| Allendale Elementary School Allendale | 131 | 47.3% | 38.9% |
| Patoka Elementary School Patoka | 96 | 46.9% | 41.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Metropolis | 114 | 46.5% | 82.1% |
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 Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Randolph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #397 of 1,925 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #394 of 2,077 ▲ 263 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #357 of 2,077 ▼ 41 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #2,314 of 2,419 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #1,464 of 2,132 | #4 of 6 |
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
114
-12 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 208
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 | 114 | 9.2 | 12.4:1 | 44% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 9.1 | 13.1:1 | 48% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 10.1 | 12.8:1 | 48% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 14.6 | 9.8:1 | 48% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 45% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 12 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (143 to 114); teachers down 37% (14.6 to 9.2).
About Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 114 students. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School is part of Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134.
Most students at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School are White: 98% of enrollment. For comparison, the population of Randolph County is roughly 86% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School counts 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.4 students for each one. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. About 44% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.2% at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.8%.
Across Randolph County, median household income is about $68,131, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Randolph County number 16 and enroll about 3,876.
The nearest other public school, STE. GENEVIEVE SR. HIGH, is about 7.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. On average proficiency, Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School went from 126 students to 114.
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Randolph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,058
Census ACS
Median income
$68,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,876 students
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- STE. GENEVIEVE SR. HIGH7.1 mi · 566
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- BLOOMSDALE ELEM.8.8 mi · 324
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Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Du Rocher Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School?
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School serve?
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School?
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School is overseen by Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134 in Randolph County.
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