Is Rock Cut Elementary School a good school?

Rock Cut Elementary School ranks 1424 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rock Cut Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 419 students attended Rock Cut Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Cut Elementary School?

Students at Rock Cut Elementary School are 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rock Cut Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rock Cut Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Harlem Middle School High : Harlem High School

Rock Cut Elementary School

Summary:

Rock Cut Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Loves Park, Illinois, serving 407 students in grades 1-6. The school is part of the Harlem UD 122 school district, which is ranked 627 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rock Cut Elementary School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate that has risen from 4.6% in 2019-2020 to 26.5% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 21.2% and 16.9% of students, respectively, being proficient or better in 2023-2024. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, but White students and students with disabilities consistently underperforming.

When comparing Rock Cut Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Harlem UD 122 district, some interesting patterns emerge. For example, Ralston Elementary School and Olson Park Elementary School have consistently outperformed Rock Cut in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Rock Cut Elementary School has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $11,591 in 2019-2020 to $15,478 in 2022-2023, but this increased spending has not yet resulted in improved academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 1-6

7944 Forest Hills Rd
Loves Park, IL 61111-3312

(815) 654-4506

District: Harlem UD 122

SchoolDigger Rank:
1424^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,953

Students who attend Rock Cut Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harlem Middle School
High:	Harlem High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 419

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.6%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rock Cut Elementary School ranks worse than 68.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.03. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.6%), Hispanic (38.2%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rock Cut Elementary School is 13.8, which is the 4^th best among 7 elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District. (See more...)

Compare Rock Cut Elementary School employs 30.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rock Cut Elementary School is $14,953. 5 elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rock Cut Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rock Cut Elementary School 1424^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Rock Cut Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Harlem UD 122:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlem UD 122 627^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rock Cut Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.84	910^th	2020	55.0%
2004	62.51	914^th	2030	55.0%
2005	63.41	895^th	2022	55.7%
2006	58.24	1098^th	2086	47.4%
2007	45.39	1406^th	2095	32.9%
2008	62.55	978^th	2092	53.3%
2009	48.46	1310^th	2120	38.2%
2010	41.83	1450^th	2139	32.2%
2011	36.12	1556^th	2147	27.5%
2012	40.99	1495^th	2166	31.0%
2013	28.27	1623^rd	2167	25.1%
2014	30.92	1515^th	2093	27.6%
2015	37.46	1196^th	2052	41.7%
2016	37.89	1217^th	2046	40.5%
2017	35.43	1280^th	2044	37.4%
2018	26.81	1502^nd	2037	26.3%
2019	25.72	1560^th	2086	25.2%
2021	38.04	1098^th	1948	43.6%
2022	35.82	1253^rd	2082	39.8%
2023	25.22	1519^th	2077	26.9%
2024	29.03	1424^th	2067	31.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.21	71^st	93	23.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.18	130^th	718	81.9%
2019	42.52	415^th	743	44.1%
2021	42.77	246^th	537	54.2%
2022	48.63	309^th	768	59.8%
2023	30.13	629^th	788	20.2%
2024	49.43	315^th	826	61.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.16	549^th	763	28.0%
2019	24.98	981^st	1194	17.8%
2021	56.90	207^th	640	67.7%
2022	43.17	520^th	1113	53.3%
2023	29.92	790^th	1156	31.7%
2024	26.64	906^th	1195	24.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.79	1317^th	1765	25.4%
2019	29.71	1387^th	1816	23.6%
2021	52.40	578^th	1514	61.8%
2022	51.54	743^rd	1763	57.9%
2023	29.69	1337^th	1808	26.1%
2024	38.17	1106^th	1793	38.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.54	1407^th	1964	28.4%
2019	28.40	1456^th	2019	27.9%
2021	34.94	1036^th	1680	38.3%
2022	36.62	1164^th	1970	40.9%
2023	24.52	1465^th	1957	25.1%
2024	30.53	1310^th	1942	32.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.12	837^th	907	7.7%
2024	24.44	739^th	886	16.6%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	16.45	8^th	9	11.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.36	1397^th	1972	29.2%
2019	25.15	1521^st	2019	24.7%
2021	35.91	1020^th	1707	40.2%
2022	34.41	1209^th	1977	38.8%
2023	26.66	1412^th	1984	28.8%
2024	27.89	1372^nd	1959	30.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.97	742^nd	938	20.9%
2019	35.51	623^rd	955	34.8%
2021	64.77	145^th	742	80.5%
2022	59.19	282^nd	954	70.4%
2023	26.00	784^th	970	19.2%
2024	36.31	604^th	959	37.0%

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Rank History for White students at Rock Cut Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.00	1306^th	1463	10.7%
2019	12.43	1371^st	1462	6.2%
2021	20.92	1124^th	1308	14.1%
2022	14.69	1307^th	1425	8.3%
2023	15.41	1278^th	1419	9.9%
2024	15.10	1260^th	1392	9.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Friday, August 20, 2010

Most of the teachers and staff did not seem to care about the type of education that the students are getting in the past. They display even less care for special needs students. They are happy to just push the kids through the system.

The previous administration did not like involved parents. By involved I mean parents that care about the education that their child receives and the environment that they are in. Not the PTA, which seems to be only a status club.

Bullying is rampant, and the staff just looks away. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Rock Cut Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	470	7	3	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	495
1989	492	10	6	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	521
1990	510	9	5	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	544
1991	463	13	5	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	498
1992	475	13	7	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	503	13	5	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	542
1994	528	10	7	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	573
1995	394	11	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1996	394	11	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1997	358	10	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
1998	348	7	8	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1999	381	6	15	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2000	402	8	19	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2001	412	13	19	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
2002	414	5	17	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
2003	414	5	17	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	462
2004	387	24	15	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
2005	373	23	16	29	1	n/a	n/a	1	443
2006	368	20	14	30	1	n/a	n/a	7	440
2007	366	18	18	47	1	n/a	n/a	19	469
2008	363	23	12	48	1	n/a	n/a	20	467
2009	343	22	13	46	0	n/a	n/a	26	450
2010	338	18	8	49	0	n/a	n/a	30	443
2011	293	11	6	75	1	0	11	0	397
2012	272	24	7	63	2	0	14	0	382
2013	240	24	8	60	3	0	19	0	354
2014	256	17	10	51	2	0	19	0	355
2015	245	17	12	61	3	0	18	0	356
2016	250	23	8	83	6	0	21	0	391
2017	257	21	8	90	7	0	32	0	415
2018	246	24	5	119	5	0	27	0	426
2019	243	23	5	118	4	0	39	0	432
2020	226	23	5	127	4	0	38	0	423
2021	162	11	2	117	3	0	27	0	322
2022	207	28	7	128	1	0	42	0	413
2023	183	21	6	152	1	0	44	0	407
2024	187	26	8	160	1	0	37	0	419

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rock Cut Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	495	21.0	23.5	n/a
1989	521	23.0	22.6	n/a
1990	544	26.9	20.2	n/a
1991	498	26.0	19.1	n/a
1992	511	25.5	20.0	n/a
1993	542	22.0	24.6	n/a
1994	573	24.0	23.9	n/a
1995	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1996	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1997	389	22.0	17.7	n/a
1998	381	21.0	18.1	n/a
1999	418	24.0	17.4	n/a
2000	442	23.7	18.6	n/a
2001	467	24.7	18.9	n/a
2002	462	27.8	16.6	22.1
2003	462	27.8	16.6	22.1
2004	454	27.0	16.8	30.6
2005	443	26.6	16.7	30.8
2006	440	28.0	15.7	32.8
2007	469	29.0	16.2	34.4
2008	467	26.0	18.0	34.9
2009	450	31.0	14.5	39.9
2010	443	28.0	15.8	48.4
2011	397	29.0	13.6	52.1
2012	382	27.0	14.1	45.5
2013	354	33.2	10.6	57.6
2014	355	26.0	13.6	63.4
2015	356	24.0	14.8	53.9
2016	391	27.0	14.4	58.1
2017	415	25.8	16.0	64.6
2018	426	29.1	14.6	65.3
2019	432	30.1	14.3	60.2
2020	423	29.1	14.5	62.9
2021	322	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	413	30.3	13.6	60.5
2023	407	27.2	14.9	59.7
2024	419	30.2	13.8	61.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rock Cut Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	495	21.0	23.5	n/a
1989	521	23.0	22.6	n/a
1990	544	26.9	20.2	n/a
1991	498	26.0	19.1	n/a
1992	511	25.5	20.0	n/a
1993	542	22.0	24.6	n/a
1994	573	24.0	23.9	n/a
1995	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1996	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1997	389	22.0	17.7	n/a
1998	381	21.0	18.1	n/a
1999	418	24.0	17.4	n/a
2000	442	23.7	18.6	n/a
2001	467	24.7	18.9	n/a
2002	462	27.8	16.6	22.1
2003	462	27.8	16.6	22.1
2004	454	27.0	16.8	30.6
2005	443	26.6	16.7	30.8
2006	440	28.0	15.7	32.8
2007	469	29.0	16.2	34.4
2008	467	26.0	18.0	34.9
2009	450	31.0	14.5	39.9
2010	443	28.0	15.8	48.4
2011	397	29.0	13.6	52.1
2012	382	27.0	14.1	45.5
2013	354	33.2	10.6	57.6
2014	355	26.0	13.6	63.4
2015	356	24.0	14.8	53.9
2016	391	27.0	14.4	58.1
2017	415	25.8	16.0	64.6
2018	426	29.1	14.6	65.3
2019	432	30.1	14.3	60.2
2020	423	29.1	14.5	62.9
2021	322	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	413	30.3	13.6	60.5
2023	407	27.2	14.9	59.7
2024	419	30.2	13.8	61.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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