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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHELLE CCSD 231·NCES 173426003514
Rochelle Middle School
111 School Ave, Rochelle, IL 61068 · (815) 562-7997 · Ogle County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
240 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 30% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochelle CCSD 231. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.5pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 16.2% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Rochelle Middle School
Rochelle Middle School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochelle Middle School this school | 488 | 49.2% | 36.3% |
| Herget Middle School Aurora | 594 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| Jewel Middle School North Aurora | 490 | 50.4% | 36.2% |
| Emily G Johns School Plano | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein | 529 | 41.0% | 42.6% |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School Rolling Meadows | 468 | 48.5% | 38.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Rochelle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #371 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #454 of 640 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #368 of 640 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #304 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #234 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #205 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #301 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #289 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
488
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 340
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 | 488 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 49% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 56% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 50% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 47% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochelle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (530 to 488); teachers unchanged (39 to 39).
About Rochelle Middle School
Rochelle Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Rochelle, Illinois, (ZIP code 61068). The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 488 students.
Rochelle CCSD 231 is the local district for Rochelle Middle School. It runs 4 schools with 1,597 students.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at Rochelle Middle School. Other groups make up 42% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Ogle County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Rochelle Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Rochelle Middle School is 39 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.5:1. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. The school counts 240 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 49%. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Ogle County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Rochelle Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Rochelle Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.3%) and its predicted rate (43.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Within Ogle County, median household income is about $82,132, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 26 public schools in Ogle County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,269.
The nearest public school is Tilton Elementary School, at about 0.8 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rochelle Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Rochelle Middle School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 489 in 2020-21, 488 in 2024-25.
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Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochelle CCSD 231
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Tilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Rochelle
- Rochelle Twp High SchoolHigh · 859 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Tilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Rochelle Focus HouseHigh
Other Rochelle Middle schools
One other US public school is named Rochelle Middle. Rochelle Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rochelle MiddleKinston, NC · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Tilton Elementary School0.8 mi · 288
- Central Elementary School0.8 mi · 330
- Rochelle Twp High School1.4 mi · 859
- Lincoln Elementary School1.8 mi · 491
- Creston Elementary School4.6 mi · 76
- Kings Elementary School5.5 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Rochelle Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rochelle Middle School?
Rochelle Middle School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rochelle Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rochelle Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rochelle Middle School have?
Rochelle Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Rochelle Middle School?
Student demographics at Rochelle Middle School are roughly 42% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rochelle Middle School?
Rochelle Middle School is overseen by Rochelle CCSD 231 in Ogle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.