Is Rhodes Elementary School a good school?

Rhodes Elementary School ranks 1170 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rhodes Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 521 students attended Rhodes Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rhodes Elementary School?

Students at Rhodes Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rhodes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rhodes Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : East Leyden High School

Rhodes Elementary School

Summary:

Rhodes Elementary School is a public school located in River Grove, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 521 students. The school is part of the Rhodes School District 84-5, which is ranked 657 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Rhodes Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 2-star rating for most years. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 26.5% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is consistently below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 26.7% compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 17.5% compared to the state average of 28.4%.

When comparing Rhodes Elementary School to nearby schools, such as River Grove Elementary School, which is just 0.67 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. The high per-student spending at Rhodes Elementary School, which is significantly higher than the state average, does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, raising questions about the effectiveness of the district's resource allocation.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

8931 Fullerton Ave
River Grove, IL 60171-1810

(708) 453-6813

District: Rhodes School District 84-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
1170^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $31,749

Students who attend Rhodes Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Leyden High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.0

Number of students: 521

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

White:

15.9%

African American:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rhodes Elementary School ranks worse than 56.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Rhodes Elementary School ranks worse than 70.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.57. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rhodes Elementary School is $31,749.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rhodes Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rhodes Elementary School 1170^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Rhodes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Rhodes Elementary School 967^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Rhodes Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Rhodes School District 84-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Rhodes School District 84-5 657^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rhodes Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.33	829^th	2020	59.0%
2004	67.33	772^nd	2030	62.0%
2005	53.73	1148^th	2022	43.2%
2006	54.53	1214^th	2086	41.8%
2007	56.23	1149^th	2095	45.2%
2008	51.64	1237^th	2092	40.9%
2009	35.88	1549^th	2120	26.9%
2010	35.33	1567^th	2139	26.7%
2011	29.32	1671^st	2147	22.2%
2012	42.74	1450^th	2166	33.1%
2013	40.23	1396^th	2167	35.6%
2014	55.26	980^th	2093	53.2%
2015	44.23	1026^th	2052	50.0%
2016	32.00	1368^th	2046	33.1%
2017	34.47	1299^th	2044	36.4%
2018	37.94	1231^st	2037	39.6%
2019	39.70	1203^rd	2086	42.3%
2021	38.37	1087^th	1948	44.2%
2022	32.92	1321^st	2082	36.6%
2023	35.97	1261^st	2077	39.3%
2024	39.21	1170^th	2067	43.4%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.43	312^th	718	56.5%
2019	43.85	393^rd	743	47.1%
2021	40.35	291^st	537	45.8%
2022	42.18	397^th	768	48.3%
2023	54.02	254^th	788	67.8%
2024	43.43	419^th	826	49.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.54	839^th	1765	52.5%
2019	51.18	787^th	1816	56.7%
2021	42.05	809^th	1514	46.6%
2022	38.34	1062^nd	1763	39.8%
2023	40.04	1050^th	1808	41.9%
2024	56.47	641^st	1793	64.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.00	1139^th	1964	42.0%
2019	32.89	1326^th	2019	34.3%
2021	29.70	1150^th	1680	31.5%
2022	29.62	1334^th	1970	32.3%
2023	32.89	1251^st	1957	36.1%
2024	41.91	1038^th	1942	46.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.89	1215^th	1972	38.4%
2019	47.25	979^th	2019	51.5%
2021	43.45	873^rd	1707	48.9%
2022	35.48	1185^th	1977	40.1%
2023	38.24	1144^th	1984	42.3%
2024	37.54	1133^rd	1959	42.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.32	501^st	938	46.6%
2019	41.56	539^th	955	43.6%
2021	46.79	327^th	742	55.9%
2022	33.62	635^th	954	33.4%
2023	45.71	477^th	970	50.8%
2024	45.22	468^th	959	51.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	51.32	705^th	1462	51.8%
2022	27.90	1100^th	1425	22.8%
2024	42.47	809^th	1392	41.9%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.26	537^th	1185	54.7%
2004	54.74	637^th	1204	47.1%
2005	70.47	399^th	1209	67.0%
2006	66.23	469^th	1272	63.1%
2007	65.83	495^th	1287	61.5%
2008	62.32	579^th	1293	55.2%
2009	58.25	646^th	1318	51.0%
2010	59.76	618^th	1327	53.4%
2011	41.08	911^th	1344	32.2%
2012	38.86	948^th	1365	30.5%
2013	36.18	927^th	1367	32.2%
2014	45.87	740^th	1322	44.0%
2015	39.16	728^th	1302	44.1%
2016	39.93	733^rd	1294	43.4%
2017	38.71	767^th	1293	40.7%
2018	41.41	720^th	1293	44.3%
2019	41.55	747^th	1356	44.9%
2021	35.07	725^th	1241	41.6%
2022	40.81	739^th	1369	46.0%
2023	32.50	884^th	1367	35.3%
2024	26.57	967^th	1363	29.1%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.12	94^th	285	67.0%
2019	44.80	151^st	339	55.5%
2021	64.42	28^th	277	89.9%
2022	50.67	142^nd	454	68.7%
2023	30.01	398^th	480	17.1%
2024	22.65	465^th	486	4.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.93	680^th	792	14.1%
2023	40.95	389^th	805	51.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.84	613^th	1161	47.2%
2019	46.66	609^th	1217	50.0%
2021	34.10	677^th	1019	33.6%
2022	37.30	719^th	1221	41.1%
2023	38.14	753^rd	1234	39.0%
2024	34.81	788^th	1219	35.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.98	732^nd	1226	40.3%
2019	40.61	729^th	1276	42.9%
2021	31.35	675^th	1017	33.6%
2022	28.18	891^st	1286	30.7%
2023	22.29	995^th	1275	22.0%
2024	25.76	916^th	1251	26.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.25	659^th	1223	46.1%
2019	41.36	706^th	1296	45.5%
2021	35.13	633^rd	1048	39.6%
2022	52.59	509^th	1286	60.4%
2023	41.95	684^th	1292	47.1%
2024	27.31	881^st	1264	30.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.12	346^th	590	41.4%
2019	38.22	390^th	639	39.0%
2021	42.35	274^th	517	47.0%
2022	36.91	408^th	662	38.4%
2023	34.59	433^rd	661	34.5%
2024	26.00	509^th	643	20.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Rhodes Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.22	487^th	889	45.2%
2019	36.93	582^nd	905	35.7%
2023	29.00	658^th	895	26.5%
2024	22.94	699^th	875	20.1%

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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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Enrollment information for Rhodes Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	356	3	27	116	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
1990	375	7	33	134	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	549
1991	371	3	25	163	4	n/a	n/a	0	566
1992	383	5	23	153	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1993	373	17	28	191	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
1994	373	18	33	206	5	n/a	n/a	0	635
1995	339	25	41	230	2	n/a	n/a	0	637
1996	339	25	41	230	2	n/a	n/a	0	637
1997	330	18	35	250	2	n/a	n/a	0	635
1998	322	21	22	256	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1999	314	19	6	268	1	n/a	n/a	0	608
2000	319	28	20	275	1	n/a	n/a	0	643
2001	274	32	17	302	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
2002	277	28	11	369	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2003	277	28	11	369	0	n/a	n/a	0	685
2004	271	25	10	365	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2005	250	21	8	371	0	n/a	n/a	50	700
2006	237	41	11	356	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2007	214	32	14	386	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
2008	202	36	12	379	0	n/a	n/a	0	629
2009	207	33	14	397	0	n/a	n/a	3	654
2010	187	41	11	380	0	n/a	n/a	9	628
2011	171	39	9	396	2	0	13	0	630
2012	151	45	17	434	0	0	15	0	662
2013	138	37	17	429	0	0	23	0	644
2014	130	41	18	462	0	0	0	0	651
2015	120	45	15	512	0	0	10	0	702
2016	125	48	11	502	0	0	1	0	687
2017	126	44	12	510	0	0	1	0	693
2018	105	51	9	486	0	0	1	0	652
2019	104	43	7	482	0	0	1	0	637
2020	103	35	4	445	0	0	0	0	587
2021	85	31	6	430	0	0	5	0	557
2022	88	34	12	404	0	0	0	0	538
2023	83	30	10	392	0	0	6	0	521

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rhodes Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	503	43.3	11.6	n/a
1990	549	43.8	12.5	n/a
1991	566	44.0	12.8	n/a
1992	565	45.6	12.3	n/a
1993	611	43.4	14.1	n/a
1994	635	44.4	14.3	n/a
1995	637	47.9	13.3	n/a
1996	637	47.9	13.3	n/a
1997	635	48.0	13.2	n/a
1998	621	46.8	13.3	n/a
1999	608	49.9	12.2	n/a
2000	643	50.1	12.8	n/a
2001	625	50.1	12.5	n/a
2002	685	44.6	15.4	27.9
2003	685	44.6	15.4	27.9
2004	671	48.0	14.0	30.1
2005	700	48.2	14.5	31.1
2006	645	46.3	13.9	34.9
2007	646	42.0	15.4	36.7
2008	629	41.0	15.3	32.9
2009	654	41.6	15.7	33.6
2010	628	42.3	14.8	44.3
2011	630	42.6	14.7	52.1
2012	662	43.0	15.3	52.9
2013	644	71.0	9.0	64.8
2014	651	57.0	11.4	71.6
2015	702	62.0	11.3	83.2
2016	687	62.0	11.0	71.8
2017	693	62.0	11.1	75.6
2018	652	59.6	10.9	77.8
2019	637	61.0	10.4	76
2020	587	64.1	9.1	99.3
2021	557	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	538	64.0	8.4	57.6
2023	521	65.0	8.0	63.3

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 Rhodes Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	503	43.3	11.6	n/a
1990	549	43.8	12.5	n/a
1991	566	44.0	12.8	n/a
1992	565	45.6	12.3	n/a
1993	611	43.4	14.1	n/a
1994	635	44.4	14.3	n/a
1995	637	47.9	13.3	n/a
1996	637	47.9	13.3	n/a
1997	635	48.0	13.2	n/a
1998	621	46.8	13.3	n/a
1999	608	49.9	12.2	n/a
2000	643	50.1	12.8	n/a
2001	625	50.1	12.5	n/a
2002	685	44.6	15.4	27.9
2003	685	44.6	15.4	27.9
2004	671	48.0	14.0	30.1
2005	700	48.2	14.5	31.1
2006	645	46.3	13.9	34.9
2007	646	42.0	15.4	36.7
2008	629	41.0	15.3	32.9
2009	654	41.6	15.7	33.6
2010	628	42.3	14.8	44.3
2011	630	42.6	14.7	52.1
2012	662	43.0	15.3	52.9
2013	644	71.0	9.0	64.8
2014	651	57.0	11.4	71.6
2015	702	62.0	11.3	83.2
2016	687	62.0	11.0	71.8
2017	693	62.0	11.1	75.6
2018	652	59.6	10.9	77.8
2019	637	61.0	10.4	76
2020	587	64.1	9.1	99.3
2021	557	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	538	64.0	8.4	57.6
2023	521	65.0	8.0	63.3

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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