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East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School

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East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School ranks 691 st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School serves 214 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade in Rock Falls, Illinois. SchoolDigger ranked it at the 60th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 and awarded it 3 stars. On the latest IAR, its all-grades English language arts (ELA) and math results were above state averages, but performance differed across grades. The most important takeaway is that the school is ahead of the state overall in both subjects, while some grades and science results remain areas of concern.

Compared with the state, the school’s all-grades ELA proficiency was 59% versus 56%, and math was 44% versus 40%. But nearby Montmorency CCSD #145 was ahead in both subjects, at 65% in ELA and 51% in math; East and its district, East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20, had identical reported scores. Fourth grade was a standout: East scored 77% in ELA and 65% in math, above the state and reported results at nearby schools including Montmorency and Madison School. In contrast, third- and eighth-grade ELA were below state results, as were fifth- and eighth-grade science scores. East had the lowest fifth-grade science result among nearby schools with reported scores.

Results and rankings have shifted over time. All-grades math proficiency climbed from 21% in 2023–2024 to 44% in 2025–2026, moving from below to above the state; ELA remains above the state, though its advantage narrowed from the prior year. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile rose from 47 in 2023–2024 to 69 in 2024–2025, then eased to 60. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 11.8, below the nearby-school average of 13.3; 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of 63%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Male Students rose sharply, from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 71st in 2024–2025. The state suppressed East’s third- and eighth-grade math results, and current grade-specific science scores cannot be directly compared with its earlier all-grades science result.

214

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,745

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1602 Dixon Rd
Rock Falls, IL 61071-1913

(815) 625-4400

District: East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20

Students who attend East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Rock Falls Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

691^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

483^rd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

338^th of 738East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	691 of 1737	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.6	629 of 2056	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	1088 of 2067	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	889 of 2077	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	987 of 2082	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	973 of 1948	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1060 of 2086	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	918 of 2037	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.5	1347 of 2044	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	1247 of 2046	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.0	1209 of 2052	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	730 of 1942	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	779 of 1942	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	681 of 1957	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	1297 of 1970	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1181 of 2019	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	902 of 1964	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	479 of 1800	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	543 of 1793	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	458 of 1808	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	398 of 1763	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	581 of 1514	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	704 of 1816	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	574 of 1765	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	572 of 1947	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	21.4	1547 of 1959	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	990 of 1984	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	811 of 1977	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	804 of 1707	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	1008 of 2019	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	893 of 1972	54.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	634 of 1149	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	617 of 1389	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	1021 of 1392	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	886 of 1419	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1015 of 1425	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	933 of 1308	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1141 of 1462	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1053 of 1463	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	483 of 1126	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	459 of 1368	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	638 of 1363	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	496 of 1367	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	721 of 1369	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1069 of 1241	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	557 of 1356	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	515 of 1293	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.9	802 of 1293	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	835 of 1294	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	741 of 1302	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	284 of 1248	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	863 of 1286	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.4	904 of 1017	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	444 of 1276	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	448 of 1226	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	305 of 1229	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	443 of 1219	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	113 of 1234	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	49.4	528 of 1221	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.8	855 of 1019	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	394 of 1217	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	296 of 1161	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	512 of 1271	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	566 of 1264	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	347 of 1292	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	520 of 1286	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.6	892 of 1048	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	635 of 1296	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	672 of 1223	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	436 of 754	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	377 of 884	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	533 of 875	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	525 of 895	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	609 of 898	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.6	784 of 813	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	554 of 905	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	561 of 889	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+3 vs state

Science47%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1602 Dixon Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-4400	214	18	11.8	52.8%	156 (72.9%)	1 (0.5%)	49 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	58.9	691^st of 1737 public elementary schools	60.2%		68.6	629^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.4%	62	44.0	50.0	41.7	76.5	60.0	71.4	60.7	50.0	59.3		64.7	44.0	47.6	50.0		44.4	97.5%		$20,745	$858	$19,887
Merrill Elementary School	Public	3-5	600 4th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-4634	258	20	13.1	77.9%	168 (65.1%)	3 (1.2%)	78 (30.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	38.5	1040^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.9	1232^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.1%	192	48.6		27.8	63.9	60.8				49.2	33.0	37.3	43.2				37.4	95.9%		$15,654	$1,186	$14,468
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-5	1501 E 6th St	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-1449	277	22	12.5	70.4%	160 (57.8%)	6 (2.2%)	86 (31.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	31.1	1169^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.7%		49.3	1012^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.8%	157	48.3		38.5	45.9	48.3				44.1	35.4	42.4	34.8				37.4	96.3%		$17,887	$1,059	$16,828
Dillon Elementary School	Public	K-2	1901 8th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-3356	278	21	13.0	78.4%	168 (60.4%)	11 (4.0%)	77 (27.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)								(n/a)																	95.9%		$15,550	$1,186	$14,364
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	806 E Le Fevre Rd	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-6402	450	30	14.9	69.6%	246 (54.7%)	10 (2.2%)	166 (36.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	94.5%		$14,965	$1,059	$13,906
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1510 E 25th St	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-5755	407	30	13.5	55.3%	233 (57.2%)	10 (2.5%)	134 (32.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)								(n/a)																	94.5%		$17,076	$1,059	$16,017
Washington Elementary School	Public	3-5	815 W Le Fevre Rd	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-2372	394	32	12.3	60.9%	225 (57.1%)	7 (1.8%)	132 (33.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	36.2	1072^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	38.3%		49.7	1007^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.0%	65	45.7		44.7	53.4	49.2				49.1	52.3	36.8	32.0				40.5	96.1%		$15,956	$1,059	$14,897
Montmorency CCSD #145	Public	K-8	9415 Hoover Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Montmorency CCSD 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-6616	209	21	9.9	37.8%	166 (79.4%)	1 (0.5%)	34 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	63	614^th of 1737 public elementary schools	64.7%		50.5	998^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.5%	384	47.6	73.3	87.5	59.4		57.1	75.0	93.3	65.4	100.0	56.3		35.7	45.8	66.7	50.7	95.8%		$15,023	$663	$14,360
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	2-3	800 4th Ave	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 934-9661	344	25	13.7	58.7%	269 (78.2%)	19 (5.5%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)								(n/a)			31.4						31.4	37.1						37.1	96.4%		$18,113	$2,075	$16,039
Madison School	Public	4-5	618 Division St	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 934-9662	323	22	14.6	56.0%	253 (78.3%)	19 (5.9%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.2%)	46.2	901^st of 1737 public elementary schools	48.1%		47.7	1044^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.2%	143	52.9			52.9	55.5				54.1		46.7	40.0				43.5	97.9%		$16,426	$2,547	$13,878

Frequently Asked Questions about East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School?

Students at East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School are 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School in?

East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20

How many students attend East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Rock Falls Township High School

Is East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School a good school?

East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School ranks 691^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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