Is Rock Falls Township High School a good school?

Rock Falls Township High School ranks 388 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rock Falls Township High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 547 students attended Rock Falls Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Falls Township High School?

Students at Rock Falls Township High School are 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Rock Falls Township High School?

Rock Falls Township High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dillon Elementary School Elementary : East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School Elementary : Merrill Elementary School Elementary : Montmorency CCSD #145 Middle : Rock Falls Middle School

Rock Falls Township High School

Summary:

Rock Falls Township High School is a public high school serving 566 students in grades 9-12 in Rock Falls, Illinois. The school is part of the Rock Falls Township HSD 301 district, which is ranked 571 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rock Falls Township High School faces several challenges, including declining graduation rates, low academic performance, and high chronic absenteeism. The school's 4-year graduation rate has dropped from 96.1% in 2021-2022 to 91.2% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the nearby Polo Community High School (95.7%) and Chadwick-Milledgeville Junior High School (96.7%). Additionally, the school's test scores are consistently below the state averages in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science, with only 15.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.3% in 2020-2021 to 19.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Polo Community High School (10.9%) and Chadwick-Milledgeville Junior High School (15.1%).

Despite the challenges, Rock Falls Township High School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.77% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Polo Community High School (40%) and Morrison High School (40.54%). The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White and multi-racial students performing much lower. To improve, the school may need to focus on addressing the root causes of these issues, such as providing more targeted academic support, improving attendance, and addressing the needs of specific student subgroups.

Detail:

Public 9-12

101 12th Ave
Rock Falls, IL 61071-1023

(815) 625-3886

District: Rock Falls Township HSD 301

SchoolDigger Rank:
388^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,508

Feeder schools for Rock Falls Township High School:

Elementary:	Dillon Elementary School
	East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School
	Merrill Elementary School
	Montmorency CCSD #145
Middle:	Rock Falls Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 547

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rock Falls Township High School ranks worse than 55.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.49. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rock Falls Township High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (71.1%), Hispanic (21.4%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rock Falls Township High School is 14.7. (See more...)

Compare Rock Falls Township High School employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rock Falls Township High School is $19,508.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rock Falls Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rock Falls Township High School 388^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Rock Falls Township High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rock Falls Township HSD 301:

SchoolDigger ranks Rock Falls Township HSD 301 571^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rock Falls Township High School

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Rank History for all students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.75	348^th	586	40.6%
2004	62.33	236^th	592	60.1%
2005	46.28	369^th	590	37.5%
2006	38.15	426^th	596	28.5%
2007	41.91	403^rd	612	34.2%
2008	50.09	363^rd	624	41.8%
2009	48.81	371^st	632	41.3%
2010	47.79	403^rd	643	37.3%
2011	42.72	421^st	655	35.7%
2012	47.17	400^th	665	39.8%
2013	56.34	329^th	670	50.9%
2014	52.88	346^th	670	48.4%
2015	39.54	352^nd	614	42.7%
2016	57.03	221^st	643	65.6%
2017	42.04	379^th	642	41.0%
2018	42.64	388^th	647	40.0%
2019	35.54	464^th	701	33.8%
2021	56.78	246^th	688	64.2%
2022	39.71	426^th	699	39.1%
2023	56.15	265^th	699	62.1%
2024	40.49	388^th	697	44.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	7.35	175^th	182	3.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.84	161^st	374	57.0%
2019	34.52	269^th	473	43.1%
2021	45.57	171^st	453	62.3%
2022	40.82	216^th	493	56.2%
2023	34.40	263^rd	476	44.7%
2024	37.40	238^th	482	50.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.10	320^th	585	45.3%
2019	30.46	459^th	639	28.2%
2021	45.27	288^th	611	52.9%
2022	49.07	287^th	626	54.2%
2023	75.89	92^nd	644	85.7%
2024	59.43	200^th	639	68.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.35	377^th	620	39.2%
2019	39.04	408^th	665	38.6%
2021	48.05	306^th	639	52.1%
2022	41.29	386^th	658	41.3%
2023	62.55	219^th	656	66.6%
2024	39.95	371^st	664	44.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.33	332^nd	428	22.4%
2024	64.52	91^st	429	78.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.40	363^rd	619	41.4%
2019	32.37	466^th	675	31.0%
2021	61.50	210^th	653	67.8%
2022	35.76	434^th	664	34.6%
2023	44.90	356^th	668	46.7%
2024	40.12	376^th	668	43.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.10	155^th	291	46.7%
2019	41.98	161^st	317	49.2%
2021	44.63	141^st	317	55.5%
2022	58.44	106^th	335	68.4%
2023	67.79	69^th	333	79.3%
2024	47.95	144^th	336	57.1%

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Rank History for White students at Rock Falls Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.69	396^th	548	27.7%
2019	20.07	472^nd	552	14.5%
2021	47.21	244^th	553	55.9%
2022	23.45	460^th	560	17.9%
2023	38.28	328^th	557	41.1%
2024	29.32	379^th	554	31.6%

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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 Rock Falls Township High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	821	3	1	77	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	902
1989	761	7	2	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	846
1990	795	9	n/a	57	1	n/a	n/a	0	862
1991	738	9	2	76	1	n/a	n/a	0	826
1992	712	5	1	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	784
1993	716	4	0	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	799
1994	679	11	0	75	1	n/a	n/a	0	766
1995	584	15	1	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1996	584	15	1	82	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1997	578	8	1	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	676
1998	555	11	1	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
1999	556	10	3	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
2000	535	11	3	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	605
2001	562	13	4	59	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
2002	590	11	5	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2003	590	11	5	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2004	651	10	4	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2005	637	8	5	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
2006	627	10	3	72	0	n/a	n/a	36	748
2007	588	4	3	67	1	n/a	n/a	51	714
2008	576	2	2	61	1	n/a	n/a	66	708
2009	552	0	4	62	12	n/a	n/a	63	693
2010	522	0	6	73	15	n/a	n/a	59	675
2011	545	15	6	107	3	0	6	0	682
2012	524	14	5	96	3	0	3	0	645
2013	528	7	3	101	1	1	8	0	649
2014	512	12	3	116	1	0	14	0	658
2015	464	11	1	134	1	0	16	0	627
2016	456	12	1	151	0	0	21	0	641
2017	468	11	2	146	3	0	29	0	659
2018	449	9	2	156	0	0	30	0	646
2019	458	11	1	156	0	0	27	0	653
2020	446	8	1	157	0	0	29	0	641
2021	439	16	1	144	1	0	27	0	628
2022	416	15	2	132	2	0	24	0	591
2023	392	16	1	128	2	0	27	0	566
2024	389	17	1	117	1	0	22	0	547

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 Falls Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	902	55.0	16.4	n/a
1989	846	53.0	15.9	n/a
1990	862	52.6	16.3	n/a
1991	826	46.9	17.6	n/a
1992	784	46.0	17.0	n/a
1993	799	47.0	17.0	n/a
1994	766	51.0	15.0	n/a
1995	682	50.6	13.5	n/a
1996	682	50.6	13.5	n/a
1997	676	48.1	14.1	n/a
1998	633	47.7	13.3	n/a
1999	634	43.3	14.6	n/a
2000	605	46.7	13.0	n/a
2001	639	45.2	14.1	n/a
2002	671	47.0	14.3	27.7
2003	671	47.0	14.3	27.7
2004	741	47.0	15.8	30
2005	728	47.0	15.5	37.9
2006	748	48.0	15.6	37.2
2007	714	44.0	16.2	40
2008	708	39.0	18.2	41.7
2009	693	47.0	14.7	47.1
2010	675	46.0	14.6	51
2011	682	45.0	15.1	49.1
2012	645	44.0	14.6	50.7
2013	649	47.3	13.7	55.2
2014	658	n/a	n/a	55
2015	627	44.0	14.2	58.5
2016	641	41.0	15.6	54
2017	659	41.1	16.0	50.5
2018	646	41.0	15.7	49.7
2019	653	40.0	16.3	50.7
2020	641	42.0	15.2	52.1
2021	628	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	591	43.0	13.7	41.6
2023	566	41.0	13.8	57.8
2024	547	37.0	14.7	61.8

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 Falls Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	902	55.0	16.4	n/a
1989	846	53.0	15.9	n/a
1990	862	52.6	16.3	n/a
1991	826	46.9	17.6	n/a
1992	784	46.0	17.0	n/a
1993	799	47.0	17.0	n/a
1994	766	51.0	15.0	n/a
1995	682	50.6	13.5	n/a
1996	682	50.6	13.5	n/a
1997	676	48.1	14.1	n/a
1998	633	47.7	13.3	n/a
1999	634	43.3	14.6	n/a
2000	605	46.7	13.0	n/a
2001	639	45.2	14.1	n/a
2002	671	47.0	14.3	27.7
2003	671	47.0	14.3	27.7
2004	741	47.0	15.8	30
2005	728	47.0	15.5	37.9
2006	748	48.0	15.6	37.2
2007	714	44.0	16.2	40
2008	708	39.0	18.2	41.7
2009	693	47.0	14.7	47.1
2010	675	46.0	14.6	51
2011	682	45.0	15.1	49.1
2012	645	44.0	14.6	50.7
2013	649	47.3	13.7	55.2
2014	658	n/a	n/a	55
2015	627	44.0	14.2	58.5
2016	641	41.0	15.6	54
2017	659	41.1	16.0	50.5
2018	646	41.0	15.7	49.7
2019	653	40.0	16.3	50.7
2020	641	42.0	15.2	52.1
2021	628	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	591	43.0	13.7	41.6
2023	566	41.0	13.8	57.8
2024	547	37.0	14.7	61.8

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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