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Tilton Elementary School

1050 N 9th St, Rochelle, IL 61068 · (815) 562-6665 · Ogle County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
151 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 414751%
Grade 514149%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
13447%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
13848%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
15253%
Female
13647%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Tilton Elementary School→Rochelle Middle School
Feeds from
Central Elementary School02–03
Based on grade levels within Rochelle CCSD 231. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
28.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 10 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.7%19.7%
2023-2414.7%9.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Tilton Elementary School

Tilton Elementary School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tilton Elementary School this school28852.4%24.3%
Dean Street Elementary School
Woodstock
30253.3%40.1%
Central Elementary School
Rochelle
33057.3%23.4%
Westfield School
Winthrop Harbor
34655.8%35.1%
Westwood Elementary School
Woodstock
38551.7%50.3%
Crystal Lawns Elementary School
Joliet
32847.6%46.5%
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 Tilton Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Ogle County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.3%#1,464 of 1,925#6 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.7%#1,613 of 2,077
▲ 40
#7 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.7%#1,699 of 2,077
▲ 74
#7 of 7
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
288#1,616 of 2,419#8 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#1,134 of 2,035#5 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.3%#737 of 2,042#3 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.4%#1,234 of 2,132#3 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+25.8%#85 of 615#3 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 2024-25
Enrollment
288
+65 (+29%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252882113.7:152% (151)
2023-2430822.114.0:162% (190)
2022-233302215.0:156% (186)
2020-21223N/AN/AN/A
2017-1822917.113.4:130% (69)
2015-162371713.9:127% (64)
2010-112711518.1:131% (83)
2000-013241719.1:1N/A
1990-913191817.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tilton Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 26% (229 to 288); teachers up 23% (17.1 to 21).

About Tilton Elementary School

Tilton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Rochelle, Illinois. It enrolls 288 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 4 through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Rochelle CCSD 231 runs Tilton Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,597 students in total.

At Tilton Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. The remaining students are 47% White and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Ogle County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.

With 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Tilton Elementary School, 52% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ogle County average 40%.

Tilton Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.2%. The school's actual rate is 24.3%, 16.9 points lower.

For the population of Ogle County, the median household earns about $82,132 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Tilton Elementary School shares Ogle County with 25 other public schools.

Measured in a straight line, Central Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Tilton Elementary School. The five-mile area around Tilton Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Tilton Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Under the NCES locale system, Tilton Elementary School is Town: Distant.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 223 (2020-21) to 288 (2024-25).

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Ogle County at a glance

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Population
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students

Quick facts

School name
Tilton Elementary School
District
Rochelle CCSD 231
Address
1050 N 9th St, Rochelle, IL 61068
Phone
(815) 562-6665
County
Ogle County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
04–05
Total enrollment
288
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
151 (52%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
173426003515
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Tilton Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Tilton Elementary. Tilton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Tilton Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Tilton Elementary School?
Tilton Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Tilton Elementary School serve?
Tilton Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tilton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tilton Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tilton Elementary School?
At Tilton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tilton Elementary School public or private?
Tilton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochelle CCSD 231.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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