Summary:
Rock Falls Township HSD 301 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Rock Falls Township. The district has only one high school, Rock Falls Township High School, which serves students in grades 9-12.
Rock Falls Township High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 265th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 388th out of 697 in 2023-2024 and 409th out of 698 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels, including ACT/ELA, ACT/Math, and PreACT Secure/ELA and Math. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 89% is slightly below the state average, and it has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $19,508, the data suggests that the resources may not be effectively utilized to drive student achievement. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 61.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This may require the school to allocate additional resources and support to address the unique needs of its student body, such as providing access to academic support, social-emotional services, and other programs that can help students overcome socioeconomic barriers to learning.
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