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Enrollment
499
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHODES SD 84-5·NCES 173339003457
Rhodes Elementary School
8931 Fullerton Ave, River Grove, IL 60171 · (708) 453-6813 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
67 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
342 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
45%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
42.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 42.7% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 17.5% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Rhodes Elementary School
Rhodes Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Elementary School this school | 499 | 68.5% | 31.6% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Elgin | 509 | 68.0% | 26.8% |
| Oakhill Elementary School Streamwood | 434 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| Irving Elementary School Berwyn | 415 | 70.6% | 44.5% |
| Chicago Academy Elementary School Chicago | 548 | 63.1% | 41.0% |
| Irene King Elementary School Romeoville | 533 | 63.8% | 49.6% |
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 Rhodes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,216 of 1,925 | #374 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,528 of 2,077 ▼ 234 | #501 of 829 ▼ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,263 of 2,077 ▲ 42 | #420 of 829 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #564 of 2,419 | #274 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #7 of 2,035 | #4 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #1,019 of 2,042 | #375 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #766 of 2,132 | #467 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #335 of 1,461 | #208 of 661 |
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
499
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 566
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 | 499 | 67 | 7.5:1 | 69% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 67 | 7.5:1 | 65% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 65 | 8.0:1 | 63% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 59.6 | 10.9:1 | 78% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 61 | 11.3:1 | 72% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 52% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 50 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 44 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhodes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (652 to 499); teachers up 12% (59.6 to 67).
About Rhodes Elementary School
Rhodes Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in River Grove, Illinois. It educates 499 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 31% larger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Rhodes Elementary School is part of Rhodes SD 84-5.
A majority of students at Rhodes Elementary School, 71%, are Hispanic. Next come 21% White, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Rhodes Elementary School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1 at Rhodes Elementary School, with 67 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Rhodes Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.6%) and its predicted rate (31.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The closest public school, River Grove Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Rhodes Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.5%; Rhodes Elementary School's is 31.6%, ranking 8th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Rhodes Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 557 to 499.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in River Grove
- River Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Des Plaines Valley RegionHigh
Other Rhodes Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rhodes Elementary. Rhodes Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Rhodes Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 492 students
- Rhodes Elementary SchoolVAN, TX · 402 students
Nearby schools
- River Grove Elementary School0.7 mi · 722
- Elmwood Park High School0.9 mi · 1,015
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary School1.2 mi · 242
- Hester Jr High School1.2 mi · 426
- Passow Elementary School1.3 mi · 387
- Stevenson Middle School1.4 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Rhodes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rhodes Elementary School?
Rhodes Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Rhodes Elementary School serve?
Rhodes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rhodes Elementary School?
Approximately 7.5:1 students per teacher at Rhodes Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Rhodes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rhodes Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 71% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rhodes Elementary School public or private?
Rhodes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rhodes SD 84-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.