Enrollment
234
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKRIDGE CUSD 300·NCES 173444003550
Rockridge Jr High School
14110 134th Ave W, Taylor Ridge, IL 61284 · (309) 793-8040 · Rock Island County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- DBeats 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
13.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
51 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 76 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 33% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Rockridge Jr High School→Rockridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rockridge CUSD 300. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.6%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 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 are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 24.4% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Rockridge Jr High School
Rockridge Jr High School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockridge Jr High School this school | 234 | 21.8% | 45.4% |
| Orion Middle School Orion | 244 | 19.3% | 56.7% |
| Tremont Middle School Tremont | 291 | 18.9% | 60.9% |
| St Joseph Middle School Saint Joseph | 325 | 18.8% | 70.3% |
| Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School Big Rock | 216 | 25.9% | 49.7% |
| Riverdale Middle School Port Byron | 254 | 15.7% | 54.7% |
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 Rockridge Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #256 of 578 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #306 of 640 ▲ 25 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #413 of 640 ▼ 132 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #525 of 691 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #329 of 558 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #543 of 560 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #509 of 581 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #274 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
234
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 232
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 | 234 | 17.4 | 13.4:1 | 22% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 15.2 | 16.3:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 14.4 | 16.2:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 15.5 | 16.6:1 | 22% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 27% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 14 | 14.1:1 | 22% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 15 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockridge Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (257 to 234); teachers up 13% (15.5 to 17.4).
About Rockridge Jr High School
The public middle school Rockridge Jr High School is located in Taylor Ridge, Illinois. Total enrollment is 234 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
Rockridge CUSD 300 oversees Rockridge Jr High School and 4 other schools, with 1,082 students in total.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Rock Island County's residents are about 72% White, 23 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Rockridge Jr High School are from different groups.
Rockridge Jr High School has 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The school has 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 65% average for public schools in Rock Island County is 43 points higher.
Rockridge Jr High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Illinois public middle schools.
Rockridge Jr High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.4%) and its predicted rate (58.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rock Island County show that median household income comes to about $67,159, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 57, with about 21,921 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Rockridge High School, is the closest to Rockridge Jr High School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Rockridge Jr High School. Its average proficiency rate of 45.4% is below the 50.0% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Rockridge Jr High School is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 234, from 243 in 2020-21.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockridge CUSD 300
- Rockridge High SchoolHigh · 330 students
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Taylor Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
- Illinois City Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
Other schools in Taylor Ridge
- Rockridge High SchoolHigh · 330 students
- Taylor Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Rockridge High School0.0 mi · 330
- Andalusia Elementary School4.3 mi · 272
- Taylor Ridge Elementary School4.9 mi · 138
- Buffalo Elementary School5.7 mi · 242
- Illinois City Elementary School7.1 mi · 108
- Blue Grass Elementary School8.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Rockridge Jr High SchoolHow large is Rockridge Jr High School?
Rockridge Jr High School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rockridge Jr High School serve?
Rockridge Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rockridge Jr High School have?
Rockridge Jr High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockridge Jr High School?
Student demographics at Rockridge Jr High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockridge Jr High School?
Rockridge Jr High School is overseen by Rockridge CUSD 300 in Rock Island County.
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