Rhodes School District 84-5

Rhodes School District 84-5 has one school in this list: Rhodes Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8. With just one school, there is no school-to-school comparison of leaders and laggards. In 2025–2026, Rhodes had 45% proficiency in English language arts (ELA), about 12 percentage points below the state’s 56%; in math, it had 31%, 9 points below the state’s 40%. The main takeaway is that Rhodes remains below state results in both subjects, though its math gap has narrowed.

Results vary considerably by grade. Grade 3 math is a standout: 54% of Rhodes students were proficient, compared with 49% statewide, putting the school 5 points above the state. Grade 7 ELA is the clearest weakness relative to the state, at 34% versus 58%, or 24 points lower; grade 6 ELA was also well below the state, at 37% versus 59%, a 22-point gap. Grade 8 ELA was closer, at 58% versus 63%, a 5-point difference. These grade-level contrasts show why the all-grades averages do not tell the whole story.

Math improved more than ELA between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Rhodes’ all-grades math result rose 8 points, compared with a 1-point state increase, narrowing its gap by 7 points; ELA rose 2 points while the state gained 3, so the gap widened by 1 point. Grade 8 science also made strong progress, rising 17 points to 42%, while the state rose 7 points to 52%; grade 5 science gained 7 points, roughly matching the state’s increase. SchoolDigger’s percentile rank fell from 43rd in 2023–2024 to 31st in 2025–2026, with a 2-star rating in each listed year. The school has 499 students, a 7.4 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025, and 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.