Enrollment
173
High
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUDD-ROCKFORD-MARBLE RK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192496001431
Rockford Junior-Senior High School
1460 210th Street, Rockford, IA 50468 · (641) 756-3813 · Floyd County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
85 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 23% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 67.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Rockford Junior-Senior High School
Rockford Junior-Senior High School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Junior-Senior High School this school | 173 | 49.1% | 68.2% |
| Starmont High School Arlington | 174 | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| GMG Secondary School Garwin | 205 | 51.2% | 63.8% |
| West Harrison Middle School/High School Mondamin | 156 | 51.9% | 76.1% |
| Sidney High School Sidney | 196 | 48.0% | 75.6% |
| Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School Winfield | 198 | 51.0% | 62.1% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Rockford Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #213 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #194 of 314 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #258 of 314 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #290 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #59 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #23 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
173
-37 (-18%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 201
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 173 | 18.5 | 9.3:1 | 49% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 15.6 | 11.3:1 | 48% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 16.9 | 10.3:1 | 48% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 43% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 36% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 37% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 19 | 12.5:1 | 28% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 27% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockford Junior-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (219 to 173); teachers down 2% (19 to 18.5).
About Rockford Junior-Senior High School
Rockford Junior-Senior High School is a small high school in Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District, located in Rockford, Iowa. Its 173 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Rockford Junior-Senior High School is part of Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District, where 2 schools serve 408 students.
At Rockford Junior-Senior High School, White students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 3% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Floyd County residents. By the diversity index, Rockford Junior-Senior High School comes in at 15%.
Teachers at Rockford Junior-Senior High School total 18.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 49%. Across public schools in Floyd County, the average is about the same, 49%.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Rockford Junior-Senior High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Iowa, Rockford Junior-Senior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.2% actual against a predicted 67.4%.
Floyd County has about 15,328 residents, and median household income is about $68,557, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 8 public schools in Floyd County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,152.
The school nearest to Rockford Junior-Senior High School is RRMR Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rockford Junior-Senior High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 173, 18% below the 210 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,328
Census ACS
Median income
$68,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,152 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District
- RRMR Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
Nearby schools
- RRMR Elementary School0.0 mi · 235
- Central Springs Middle School7.6 mi · 255
- Central Springs Elementary School - Nora Springs7.6 mi · 145
- North Butler Jr/Sr High School12.5 mi · 254
- Washington Elementary School13.3 mi · 206
- Lincoln Elementary School13.6 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Rockford Junior-Senior High SchoolHow large is Rockford Junior-Senior High School?
Rockford Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 07-12.
Is Rockford Junior-Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rockford Junior-Senior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockford Junior-Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockford Junior-Senior High School is approximately 9.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockford Junior-Senior High School?
At Rockford Junior-Senior High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rockford Junior-Senior High School?
Rockford Junior-Senior High School is overseen by Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District in Floyd County.
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