Rockdale School District 84

Rockdale School District 84 consists of a single school, Rockdale Elementary School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in Rockdale, Illinois. The school has consistently underperformed on state assessments, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Rockdale Elementary School's academic performance has been declining over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1279 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1833 out of 2056 in 2024-2025. The school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was only 31.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 53.1%, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was just 14%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. Despite the district's higher per-student spending and relatively small class sizes, the school continues to struggle to improve student achievement.

The high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds at Rockdale Elementary School, with 71.37% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance. Rockdale School District 84 will need to implement more targeted interventions and strategies to support student learning and improve educational outcomes at the district's only school.