Rock Island Academy

Rock Island Academy is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Rock Island, Illinois, one of the schools within Rock Island SD 41. The school hosts 540 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 42% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Rock Island Academy is one of 13 schools operated by Rock Island SD 41, a district that hosts 6,292 students overall.

On demographics, Rock Island Academy lists that Black students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 12% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rock Island Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rock Island County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Rock Island County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), of which Rock Island Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: RICMS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Island Academy. On composite proficiency, Rock Island Academy comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Island Academy has showed little movement, going from 546 students in 2018 to 540 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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