Rock Cut Elem School

Rock Cut Elem School is one of the close-knit elementary schools in Loves Park, Illinois, overseen by Harlem UD 122, with 261 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Harlem UD 122 comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,108 students; Rock Cut Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rock Cut Elem School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 7% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Rock Cut Elem School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Rock Cut Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rock Cut Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 21.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Winnebago County) shows that median household earnings sit near $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Rock Cut Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Maple Elem School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rock Cut Elem School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 39%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 28% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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