Enrollment
286
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROME CCSD 2·NCES 173459003625
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School
233 W South St, Dix, IL 62830 · (618) 266-7214 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
135 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 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 up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 28.6% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Rome Comm Cons Elementary School
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Comm Cons Elementary School this school | 286 | 47.2% | 47.3% |
| Ruth M Schneider Elementary School Farmer City | 265 | 48.7% | 41.4% |
| Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln | 288 | 44.4% | 59.2% |
| Brown County Elementary School Mount Sterling | 270 | 49.6% | 41.1% |
| North Elementary School Nokomis | 287 | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Greenfield Elementary School Greenfield | 309 | 45.0% | 34.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Rome Comm Cons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #671 of 1,925 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,167 of 2,077 ▼ 298 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #704 of 2,077 ▼ 78 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,627 of 2,419 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #675 of 2,035 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,755 of 2,042 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #1,377 of 2,132 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #308 of 1,461 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
286
-119 (-29%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 286 | 23.1 | 12.4:1 | 47% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 25.8 | 12.4:1 | 51% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 26.7 | 12.3:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 18 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rome Comm Cons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (378 to 286); teachers down 4% (24 to 23.1).
About Rome Comm Cons Elementary School
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Dix. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 286 students. That is 25% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Rome CCSD 2 is responsible for Rome Comm Cons Elementary School.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Rome Comm Cons Elementary School. Next come 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Rome Comm Cons Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rome Comm Cons Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. By family income, 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 60%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rome Comm Cons Elementary School is 44.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.3%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,118, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Jefferson County's 31 public schools enroll about 5,314 students and include Rome Comm Cons Elementary School.
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School's nearest public school is Field Elementary School (about 4.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Rome Comm Cons Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 286 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 405.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Field Elementary School4.0 mi · 233
- Kell Grade School4.1 mi · 64
- Raccoon Cons Elementary School5.9 mi · 204
- Grand Prairie Elementary School8.3 mi · 63
- Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center8.3 mi · 562
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center8.6 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Rome Comm Cons Elementary SchoolHow large is Rome Comm Cons Elementary School?
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-08.
Is Rome Comm Cons Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Rome Comm Cons Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Rome Comm Cons Elementary School.
How diverse is Rome Comm Cons Elementary School?
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rome Comm Cons Elementary School?
Rome Comm Cons Elementary School is overseen by Rome CCSD 2 in Jefferson County.
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