Is Rockridge Junior High School a good school?

Rockridge Junior High School ranks 483 rd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rockridge Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 233 students attended Rockridge Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rockridge Junior High School?

Students at Rockridge Junior High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Rockridge Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Rockridge Junior High School usually go on to attend Rockridge High School

Rockridge Junior High School

Summary:

Rockridge Junior High School is a public middle school located in Taylor Ridge, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 233 students. The school is part of the Rockridge CUSD 300 district, which is ranked 320 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rockridge Junior High School consistently performs better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 50.8% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 24.4% is lower than the state average of 28.4%, but it still outperforms its district average of 26.4%. The school's science proficiency rate of 75.3% is significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%, indicating strong performance in this subject area. Rockridge Junior High School also performs well for its disabled student population, ranking 186 out of 639 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.2% in 2019-2020 to 17.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Nearby schools, such as Glenview Middle School, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, and Washington Junior High School, have even higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.6% to 42.2%. While Rockridge Junior High School generally outperforms these nearby schools in academic proficiency, its student-teacher ratio of 16.1 is higher than some of the surrounding schools, which have ratios ranging from 12.1 to 15.0.

Detail:

Public 6-8

14110 134th Ave W
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284-9719

(309) 793-8040

District: Rockridge CUSD 300

SchoolDigger Rank:
483^rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,811

Students who attend Rockridge Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Rockridge High School

Feeder schools for Rockridge Junior High School:

Elementary:	Andalusia Elementary School
	Illinois City Elementary School
	Taylor Ridge Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.1

Number of students: 233

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

1.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15%

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Compare Details Rockridge Junior High School ranks better than 64.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.88. (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 Rockridge Junior High School is $11,811.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockridge Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockridge Junior High School 483^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Rockridge Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Rockridge CUSD 300:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockridge CUSD 300 320^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rockridge Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	53.88	620^th	1185	47.7%
2004	59.98	562^nd	1204	53.3%
2005	64.93	507^th	1209	58.1%
2006	60.48	566^th	1272	55.5%
2007	65.85	493^rd	1287	61.7%
2008	64.02	550^th	1293	57.5%
2009	58.28	645^th	1318	51.1%
2010	57.61	661^st	1327	50.2%
2011	68.22	470^th	1344	65.0%
2012	67.53	466^th	1365	65.9%
2013	70.40	373^rd	1367	72.7%
2014	67.42	404^th	1322	69.4%
2015	60.99	402^nd	1302	69.1%
2016	58.13	462^nd	1294	64.3%
2017	56.80	491^st	1293	62.0%
2018	50.29	597^th	1293	53.8%
2019	44.76	693^rd	1356	48.9%
2021	52.53	487^th	1241	60.8%
2022	42.03	716^th	1369	47.7%
2023	48.39	621^st	1367	54.6%
2024	57.88	483^rd	1363	64.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.40	357^th	602	40.7%
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%
2021	32.45	374^th	548	31.8%
2022	33.55	514^th	781	34.2%
2023	37.46	439^th	805	45.5%
2024	37.12	438^th	802	45.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.91	453^rd	1161	61.0%
2019	24.86	984^th	1217	19.1%
2021	48.65	430^th	1019	57.8%
2022	31.07	864^th	1221	29.2%
2023	47.84	579^th	1234	53.1%
2024	50.26	514^th	1219	57.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.33	560^th	1226	54.3%
2019	47.77	628^th	1276	50.8%
2021	57.71	361^st	1017	64.5%
2022	43.58	653^rd	1286	49.2%
2023	48.19	587^th	1275	54.0%
2024	60.04	429^th	1251	65.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.05	245^th	674	63.6%
2024	55.56	186^th	639	70.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.98	596^th	1223	51.3%
2019	40.96	711^th	1296	45.1%
2021	38.52	585^th	1048	44.2%
2022	41.47	671^st	1286	47.8%
2023	46.23	611^th	1292	52.7%
2024	54.45	485^th	1264	61.6%

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Rank History for White students at Rockridge Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.96	623^rd	889	29.9%
2019	25.66	704^th	905	22.2%
2021	35.22	513^th	813	36.9%
2022	24.68	708^th	898	21.2%
2023	31.11	633^rd	895	29.3%
2024	39.79	523^rd	875	40.2%

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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 Rockridge Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	240	5	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	246
1990	232	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	237
1991	227	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
1992	225	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
1993	236	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1994	245	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
1995	261	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
1996	261	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
1997	244	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1998	215	1	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1999	219	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	223
2000	223	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
2001	215	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
2002	218	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2003	218	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2004	197	0	1	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	205
2005	196	0	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	202
2006	213	0	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	1	219
2007	228	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	236
2008	203	4	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	211
2009	192	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	196
2010	188	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
2011	195	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	197
2012	192	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	195
2013	182	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	184
2014	258	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	263
2015	264	3	0	6	0	0	1	0	274
2016	271	2	0	6	0	0	2	0	281
2017	265	2	0	11	0	0	2	0	280
2018	246	1	0	5	0	0	5	0	257
2019	246	1	1	6	0	0	7	0	261
2020	240	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	249
2021	236	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	243
2022	221	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	227
2023	220	1	1	3	0	0	8	0	233

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 Rockridge Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	246	15.0	16.4	n/a
1990	237	14.0	16.9	n/a
1991	232	13.0	17.8	n/a
1992	230	14.0	16.4	n/a
1993	238	14.0	17.0	n/a
1994	249	14.0	17.8	n/a
1995	265	14.0	18.9	n/a
1996	265	14.0	18.9	n/a
1997	248	14.0	17.7	n/a
1998	222	14.0	15.9	n/a
1999	223	14.0	15.9	n/a
2000	227	14.0	16.2	n/a
2001	221	15.0	14.7	n/a
2002	219	15.0	14.6	11
2003	219	15.0	14.6	11
2004	205	15.0	13.7	14.1
2005	202	15.0	13.5	12.9
2006	219	13.0	16.8	10.1
2007	236	13.0	18.2	13.7
2008	211	12.0	17.6	18.8
2009	196	15.0	13.1	16.8
2010	191	15.0	12.7	17.3
2011	197	14.0	14.0	21.8
2012	195	15.0	13.0	14.4
2013	184	16.3	11.2	17.9
2014	263	20.0	13.1	22.1
2015	274	20.0	13.7	25.5
2016	281	19.0	14.7	26.7
2017	280	16.6	16.8	23.9
2018	257	15.4	16.6	22.2
2019	261	14.9	17.4	21.5
2020	249	15.4	16.0	19.7
2021	243	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	227	14.5	15.6	14.5
2023	233	14.4	16.1	15

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 Rockridge Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	246	15.0	16.4	n/a
1990	237	14.0	16.9	n/a
1991	232	13.0	17.8	n/a
1992	230	14.0	16.4	n/a
1993	238	14.0	17.0	n/a
1994	249	14.0	17.8	n/a
1995	265	14.0	18.9	n/a
1996	265	14.0	18.9	n/a
1997	248	14.0	17.7	n/a
1998	222	14.0	15.9	n/a
1999	223	14.0	15.9	n/a
2000	227	14.0	16.2	n/a
2001	221	15.0	14.7	n/a
2002	219	15.0	14.6	11
2003	219	15.0	14.6	11
2004	205	15.0	13.7	14.1
2005	202	15.0	13.5	12.9
2006	219	13.0	16.8	10.1
2007	236	13.0	18.2	13.7
2008	211	12.0	17.6	18.8
2009	196	15.0	13.1	16.8
2010	191	15.0	12.7	17.3
2011	197	14.0	14.0	21.8
2012	195	15.0	13.0	14.4
2013	184	16.3	11.2	17.9
2014	263	20.0	13.1	22.1
2015	274	20.0	13.7	25.5
2016	281	19.0	14.7	26.7
2017	280	16.6	16.8	23.9
2018	257	15.4	16.6	22.2
2019	261	14.9	17.4	21.5
2020	249	15.4	16.0	19.7
2021	243	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	227	14.5	15.6	14.5
2023	233	14.4	16.1	15

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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