Enrollment
246
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCK FALLS ESD 13·NCES 173435003523
Rock Falls Middle School
1701 12th Ave, Rock Falls, IL 61071 · (815) 626-2626 · Whiteside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
185 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 32% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Rock Falls ESD 13. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 28.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Rock Falls Middle School
Rock Falls Middle School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Falls Middle School this school | 246 | 75.2% | 46.5% |
| Lincoln Jr High School La Salle | 269 | 75.1% | 20.8% |
| Central Junior High Kewanee | 235 | 74.0% | 40.5% |
| Central Elementary School Kewanee | 353 | 72.8% | 31.5% |
| Momence Jr High School Momence | 327 | 71.3% | 31.9% |
| Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge | 405 | 64.9% | 30.3% |
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 Rock Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #242 of 578 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #316 of 640 ▼ 46 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #288 of 640 ▼ 100 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #511 of 691 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #117 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #199 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #79 of 581 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #77 of 440 | N/A |
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
246
-34 (-12%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 256
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 | 246 | 21.7 | 11.3:1 | 75% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 71% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 63% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 17.6 | 17.8:1 | 63% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 77% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 70% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (313 to 246); teachers up 23% (17.6 to 21.7).
About Rock Falls Middle School
Rock Falls Middle School is a middle school in Rock Falls, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school serves 246 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
The 4 schools in Rock Falls ESD 13 enroll 927 students altogether, Rock Falls Middle School among them.
Rock Falls Middle School's enrollment is 56% White. Next come 35% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 85% White among all Whiteside County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Rock Falls Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1, with 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Rock Falls Middle School is 75%. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Whiteside County.
Rock Falls Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Rock Falls Middle School beats its 28.1% prediction with 46.5%, a top-10% result in Illinois.
Rock Falls Middle School is located in Whiteside County, where median household income is about $67,500, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Rock Falls Middle School is one of 50 public schools in Whiteside County, which together enroll about 8,445 students.
The nearest public school is Dillon Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rock Falls Middle School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Rock Falls Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 246 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 280.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Rock Falls Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rock Falls ESD 13
- Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Riverdale PreSchool CenterElementary · 145 students
Other schools in Rock Falls
- Rock Falls Township High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Merrill Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- East Coloma - Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Montmorency CCSD #145Elementary · 209 students
- Riverdale PreSchool CenterElementary · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Dillon Elementary School0.3 mi · 278
- Rock Falls Township High School0.9 mi · 530
- Merrill Elementary School1.0 mi · 258
- Riverdale PreSchool Center1.4 mi · 145
- East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School2.1 mi · 214
- Washington Elementary School2.4 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Falls Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rock Falls Middle School?
Rock Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rock Falls Middle School serve?
Rock Falls Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Falls Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Falls Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rock Falls Middle School?
Student demographics at Rock Falls Middle School are roughly 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Rock Falls Middle School?
Rock Falls Middle School is overseen by Rock Falls ESD 13 in Whiteside County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.