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Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School

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Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School ranks 1294 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 482 students in grades K-5 in Quincy, Illinois, which is part of the Quincy School District 172. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with only 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger in recent years.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing particularly low, while multi-racial and disabled students perform relatively better. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.3% to 29.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's higher per-student spending compared to the state average, its student-teacher ratio is relatively low, suggesting the school may have adequate resources.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Lincoln-Douglas Elementary, Colonel George Iles Elementary, and Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary, generally perform better than Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate and significant performance gaps between student subgroups could be important areas for improvement, along with a comprehensive review of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems.

500

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,825

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Columbus Rd
Quincy, IL 62305

(217) 228-7117

District: Quincy School District 172

Students who attend Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Quincy Junior High School
High:	Quincy Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Two or more races:

13.6%

African American:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2019 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Illinois avg44%

1,294^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Quincy School District 172

577^th of 811Quincy School District 172 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1294 of 2056	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	1214 of 2067	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	882 of 2077	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	810 of 2082	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	794 of 1948	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1258 of 2086	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	647 of 655	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	516 of 1049	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	536 of 886	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	516 of 907	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1238 of 1942	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1214 of 1942	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	903 of 1957	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	835 of 1970	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	845 of 1680	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	1018 of 2019	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1106 of 1800	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1058 of 1793	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.1	494 of 1808	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	344 of 1763	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	346 of 1514	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	29.5	1395 of 1816	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1206 of 1947	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1071 of 1959	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	789 of 1984	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	707 of 1977	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	659 of 1707	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	1443 of 2019	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	739 of 1292	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	725 of 1195	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	715 of 1156	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	586 of 1113	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	453 of 640	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	633 of 1194	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1219 of 1389	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1111 of 1392	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	833 of 1419	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	975 of 1425	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	912 of 1308	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1210 of 1462	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)17th percentile-40 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2024)1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science31%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th 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 All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Columbus Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 228-7117	500	41	12.1	67.2%	350 (70.0%)	44 (8.8%)	35 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.6%)	36	1294^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%		37.3	1214^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.3%	80	30.6	45.3	35.9	24.2		36.3	51.2	31.5	22.6		36.3	98.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.8	98.8	98.3			$13,825	$1,765	$12,060
Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-0003	564	40	14.0	64.7%	405 (71.8%)	43 (7.6%)	31 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.0%)	39.4	1224^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.5%		37.6	1210^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.5%	14	35.1	32.9	40.8	51.5		42.3	38.0	32.7	28.9		32.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.8	97.9	98.1			$13,932	$2,047	$11,886
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Harrison Street	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-2530	501	39	12.8	59.1%	389 (77.6%)	23 (4.6%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.8%)	46.4	1073^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.1	1151^st of 2067 public elementary schools	44.3%	78	38.8	46.2	48.8	40.2		44.8	47.4	39.5	27.1		37.3	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	98.8			$14,366	$2,239	$12,126
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3211 Payson Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-8871	588	39	15.0	61.9%	455 (77.4%)	38 (6.5%)	21 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	52.1	962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.2%		58	759^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.3%	203	37.0	48.1	57.1	51.0		51.7	49.1	38.1	30.4		39.4	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.2	98.5	98.5			$12,951	$2,146	$10,805
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3111 N 12th St	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-4059	535	40	13.3	69.2%	354 (66.2%)	50 (9.3%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	99 (18.5%)	42.8	1145^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.3%		45.3	1042^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	49.6%	103	35.9	37.0	51.8	46.7		44.8	34.0	40.7	27.2		33.8	98.3	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.6	98.4	98.6			$13,130	$1,758	$11,371
Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	401 S 8th St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 228-7121	434	16	27.1	77.0%	305 (70.3%)	41 (9.4%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)								(n/a)												98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.1	98.1	93.4		$24,053	$9,552	$14,502
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 656-3323	233	22	10.8	50.2%	214 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	42.4	1154^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		48.3	978^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.7%	176	26.9	23.3	28.6	65.4	69.0	46.0	36.7	14.3	26.9	44.8	31.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	15.7	12.5	$14,076	$1,213	$12,863
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	136 W Washington St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 936-2512	296	22	13.5	43.6%	290 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	64.8	705^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.7%		44.7	1054^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.0%	349		39.6	66.1			53.2	50.9	62.5			56.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	13.5		$10,747	$766	$9,981
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 645-3481	336	25	13.5	28.3%	329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	62.9	742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	63.9%		60	735^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.4%	7	49.1	60.7	50.0	52.7	56.3	54.5	67.9	33.3	47.3	33.3	43.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	14.8	12.0	$13,875	$398	$13,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School

Is Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School a good school?

Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School ranks 1294^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quincy Junior High School
High : Quincy Senior High School

How many students attend Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School.

What district is Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School in?

Quincy School District 172

What is the racial makeup of Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School?

Students at Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School are 70% White, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic.

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