Is Rock Island Academy a good school?

Rock Island Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Rock Island Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 508 students attended Rock Island Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Island Academy?

Students at Rock Island Academy are 64% African American, 11% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rock Island Academy attend?

Students who attend Rock Island Academy usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Junior High School High : Rock Island High School

Rock Island Academy

Summary:

Rock Island Academy is an elementary school in Rock Island, Illinois, serving 504 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Rock Island School District 41, which is ranked 708 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Rock Island Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating.

Rock Island Academy faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism and academic performance. The school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.7% to 53.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide, and only 5% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 28.4% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

When comparing Rock Island Academy to the nearby schools in the same district, such as Longfellow Elementary, Eugene Field Elementary, Denkmann Elementary, and Earl H Hanson Elementary, it is clear that Rock Island Academy is the lowest-performing school in the district. The nearby schools, while still below state averages in many areas, generally outperform Rock Island Academy on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high rates of poverty and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility (over 85%) at Rock Island Academy may be contributing factors to the school's challenges, and the school's student-teacher ratio of around 15:1 is higher than some of the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

930 14th St
Rock Island, IL 61201-2538

(309) 793-5970

District: Rock Island School District 41

SchoolDigger Rank:
1916^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,074

Students who attend Rock Island Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Junior High School
High:	Rock Island High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 508

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.0%

Hispanic:

11.0%

White:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rock Island Academy ranks worse than 92.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Rock Island School District 41. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.52. (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 Rock Island Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Rock Island School District 41. Racial makeup is: African American (64%), Hispanic (11%), White (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Rock Island School District 41. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rock Island Academy is 13.6. 5 elementary schools in the Rock Island School District 41 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Rock Island Academy employs 37.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rock Island Academy is $13,074. 6 elementary schools in the Rock Island School District 41 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rock Island Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Rock Island Academy 1916^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Rock Island Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rock Island School District 41:

SchoolDigger ranks Rock Island School District 41 708^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rock Island Academy

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Rank History for all students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2009	4.73	2050^th	2120	3.3%
2010	0.94	2133^rd	2139	0.3%
2011	0.70	2145^th	2147	0.1%
2012	0.86	2161^st	2166	0.2%
2013	5.15	2122^nd	2167	2.1%
2014	3.96	2066^th	2093	1.3%
2015	12.50	1922^nd	2052	6.3%
2016	8.31	2018^th	2046	1.4%
2017	10.55	1949^th	2044	4.6%
2018	11.98	1910^th	2037	6.2%
2019	12.16	1958^th	2086	6.1%
2021	15.48	1732^nd	1948	11.1%
2022	16.35	1805^th	2082	13.3%
2023	14.86	1875^th	2077	9.7%
2024	13.52	1916^th	2067	7.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.68	685^th	718	4.6%
2019	21.68	710^th	743	4.4%
2021	29.20	463^rd	537	13.8%
2022	25.53	700^th	768	8.9%
2023	23.13	733^rd	788	7.0%
2024	19.81	804^th	826	2.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.24	728^th	763	4.6%
2019	19.80	1140^th	1194	4.5%
2021	21.40	565^th	640	11.7%
2022	26.56	869^th	1113	21.9%
2023	21.27	1027^th	1156	11.2%
2024	18.84	1101^st	1195	7.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.19	1651^st	1765	6.5%
2019	18.44	1671^st	1816	8.0%
2021	24.50	1255^th	1514	17.1%
2022	26.62	1380^th	1763	21.7%
2023	24.38	1496^th	1808	17.3%
2024	19.37	1618^th	1793	9.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.21	1783^rd	1964	9.2%
2019	14.49	1833^rd	2019	9.2%
2021	13.15	1576^th	1680	6.2%
2022	17.78	1678^th	1970	14.8%
2023	15.32	1781^st	1957	9.0%
2024	12.97	1832^nd	1942	5.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.11	715^th	907	21.2%
2024	24.02	757^th	886	14.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.51	1859^th	1972	5.7%
2019	12.57	1898^th	2019	6.0%
2021	16.60	1506^th	1707	11.8%
2022	17.23	1714^th	1977	13.3%
2023	16.40	1736^th	1984	12.5%
2024	15.66	1741^st	1959	11.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.16	532^nd	698	23.8%
2019	30.84	520^th	711	26.9%
2021	32.51	294^th	428	31.3%
2022	29.48	521^st	684	23.8%
2023	31.89	494^th	692	28.6%
2024	29.64	503^rd	655	23.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	13.74	942^nd	959	1.8%

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Rank History for White students at Rock Island Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	2.02	1463^rd	1463	0.0%
2023	4.13	1410^th	1419	0.6%
2024	12.78	1299^th	1392	6.7%

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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 Island Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	50	207	1	51	0	n/a	n/a	15	324
2009	48	218	3	63	0	n/a	n/a	25	357
2010	35	183	12	46	0	n/a	n/a	19	295
2011	70	270	33	91	3	0	5	0	472
2012	60	290	33	82	4	0	3	0	472
2013	39	314	41	79	3	0	46	0	522
2014	39	322	35	74	2	1	42	0	515
2015	49	356	37	46	2	0	18	0	508
2016	53	360	37	65	0	0	14	0	529
2017	77	329	29	65	1	0	23	0	524
2018	73	347	31	66	1	0	28	0	546
2019	44	303	23	49	0	0	40	0	459
2020	30	301	27	48	2	0	44	0	452
2021	36	317	28	37	4	0	33	0	455
2022	39	350	24	56	2	0	43	0	514
2023	61	323	24	50	1	0	45	0	504
2024	54	325	19	56	1	0	53	0	508

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 Island Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	324	16.0	20.3	n/a
2009	357	24.0	14.9	n/a
2010	295	23.0	12.8	n/a
2011	472	33.7	13.9	98.5
2012	472	33.0	14.3	90.9
2013	522	48.4	10.7	86.4
2014	515	32.0	16.0	87.4
2015	508	33.0	15.3	88.6
2016	529	33.0	16.0	71.8
2017	524	33.2	15.7	80
2018	546	30.9	17.6	60.8
2019	459	31.0	14.7	91.7
2020	452	31.2	14.4	78.1
2021	455	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	33.1	15.5	88.9
2023	504	34.5	14.5	86.9
2024	508	37.2	13.6	88.8

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 Island Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	324	16.0	20.3	n/a
2009	357	24.0	14.9	n/a
2010	295	23.0	12.8	n/a
2011	472	33.7	13.9	98.5
2012	472	33.0	14.3	90.9
2013	522	48.4	10.7	86.4
2014	515	32.0	16.0	87.4
2015	508	33.0	15.3	88.6
2016	529	33.0	16.0	71.8
2017	524	33.2	15.7	80
2018	546	30.9	17.6	60.8
2019	459	31.0	14.7	91.7
2020	452	31.2	14.4	78.1
2021	455	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	514	33.1	15.5	88.9
2023	504	34.5	14.5	86.9
2024	508	37.2	13.6	88.8

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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