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What's the most underrated thing about Whitman Post Elem School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKTON SD 140·NCES 173454001134
Whitman Post Elementary School
1060 E Union St, Rockton, IL 61072 · (815) 624-4006 · Winnebago County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
166 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 176 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Whitman Post Elementary School→Stephen Mack Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rockton SD 140. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.3pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 51.8% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where Whitman Post Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #220 of 1,925 | #3 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #300 of 2,077 | #3 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #427 of 2,077 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #521 of 2,419 | #15 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,637 of 2,035 | #19 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #1,210 of 2,042 | #42 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #1,729 of 2,132 | #47 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #480 of 615 | #20 of 22 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 429
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 | 509 | 32.9 | 15.5:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 32.6 | 15.6:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 34% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitman Post Elementary School.
About Whitman Post Elementary School
In Rockton, Illinois, part of Winnebago County, Whitman Post Elementary School is an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 509 students covers grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Whitman Post Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, Rockton SD 140, which enrolls 1,579 students.
Whitman Post Elementary School's enrollment is 78% White. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Winnebago County overall, about 66% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Whitman Post Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Whitman Post Elementary School operates with 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 33% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County is 28 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Whitman Post Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.4%.
Within Winnebago County, median household income is about $65,837, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 94 public schools in Winnebago County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,103.
The school nearest to Whitman Post Elementary School is Rockton Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Whitman Post Elementary School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Whitman Post Elementary School's location as Suburb: Small.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 491 to 509.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockton SD 140
- Stephen Mack Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Rockton Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Rockton
- Hononegah CHD High SchoolHigh · 1,814 students
- Stephen Mack Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Rockton Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- SELF AcademyElementary
- WCSEC-Intermediate Instruc PrgrmElementary
- WCSEC-Primary Instructional PrgrmElementary
Nearby schools
- Rockton Elementary School0.1 mi · 518
- Hononegah CHD High School0.6 mi · 1,814
- South Beloit Sr High School1.4 mi · 254
- Stephen Mack Middle School1.7 mi · 552
- South Beloit Jr High School2.3 mi · 118
- Blackhawk Elementary School2.3 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Whitman Post Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whitman Post Elementary School?
Whitman Post Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Whitman Post Elementary School serve?
Whitman Post Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitman Post Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitman Post Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitman Post Elementary School?
At Whitman Post Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whitman Post Elementary School public or private?
Whitman Post Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockton SD 140.
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