Rockridge High School

As a rural-scale senior high in Taylor Ridge, Illinois, Rockridge High School caters to 330 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Rockridge CUSD 300. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.

Across the 5 schools in Rockridge CUSD 300 (1,082 students total), Rockridge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rockridge High School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Rock Island County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at Rockridge High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rockridge High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.6%; actual is 42.5%, a gap of -17.1 points.

Across the wider county, Rock Island County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Rockridge High School is one of 57 public schools in Rock Island County (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students).

The closest other public school is Rockridge Jr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Rockridge High School. On composite proficiency, Rockridge High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

Rockridge High School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rockridge High School has fell 6%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025.

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