Rhodes Elem School

Rhodes Elem School, a mid-sized elementary-level community in River Grove, Illinois, overseen by Rhodes SD 84-5, teaches 499 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% above the state mean of about 381.

Operationally, Rhodes Elem School answers to Rhodes SD 84-5, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Rhodes Elem School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 21% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Rhodes Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rhodes Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Rhodes Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: River Grove Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rhodes Elem School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rhodes Elem School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rhodes Elem School has shrank 23%, going from 652 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 16% to 21%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

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