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Rochelle Middle School

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Rochelle Middle School ranks 835 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

835^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Rochelle Middle School serves 488 students in grades 6–8 in Rochelle, Illinois. Its 2025–26 results show a marked difference by subject and grade: eighth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) is a bright spot, while sixth-grade scores are especially low. The clearest concern is math: 21% of students were proficient, 18 points below the state and 11 points below the average for nearby middle schools with reported results.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with its district and nearby schools, though it is not above the state. Rochelle’s 53% ELA proficiency was 10 points higher than Rochelle CCSD 231, 3 points below the state, and close to the 54% average among six similar nearby schools. Eighth-grade ELA reached 64%, slightly above the state’s 63%. Math is weaker by comparison: Rochelle’s 21% was just below the district’s 23%, and below the nearby-school average of 33%; it was higher only than Huntley Middle School and Clinton Rosette Middle School among the five nearby schools with reported math scores.

ELA has improved over the past three years, rising from 38% in 2023–24 to 53% in 2025–26, while math rose from 16% to 21%; math’s gap from the state widened from 12 to 18 points. SchoolDigger gave Rochelle a one-star rating and a 26th-percentile statewide standing in 2025–26, down from the 48th percentile the prior year. Its student-teacher ratio was 12.5 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby average of 11.7; 49% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, versus a nearby average of 44%. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also differ from the overall standing: English Language Learner Students ranked at the 59th percentile in 2025–26, compared with 26th overall, while Special Education Students ranked at the 22nd percentile in the latest reported data for 2024–25, compared with 48th overall.

488

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,242

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

111 School Ave
Rochelle, IL 61068-9130

(815) 562-7997

District: Rochelle CCSD 231

Students who attend Rochelle Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rochelle Township High School

Feeder schools for Rochelle Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Tilton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.4%

White:

42.2%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Illinois avg49%

835^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

703^rd of 738Rochelle CCSD 231 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
2026	26.0	835 of 1126	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	708 of 1368	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	758 of 1363	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	837 of 1367	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	843 of 1369	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	690 of 1241	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	582 of 1356	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	566 of 1293	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.1	771 of 1293	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	849 of 1294	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.8	863 of 1302	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	811 of 1322	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	834 of 1367	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.3	738 of 1365	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.9	826 of 1344	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.0	596 of 1327	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	579 of 1318	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.9	676 of 1293	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	780 of 1287	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	796 of 1272	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.2	746 of 1209	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.6	759 of 1204	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.5	692 of 1185	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	461 of 694	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	554 of 639	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	455 of 674	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	199 of 483	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	279 of 486	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	423 of 480	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	249 of 454	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	86 of 277	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	254 of 285	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	721 of 867	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.6	606 of 1248	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	693 of 1251	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	750 of 1275	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	799 of 1286	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	667 of 1017	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	524 of 1276	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	552 of 1226	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	367 of 483	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	418 of 669	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	401 of 643	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	491 of 661	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	512 of 662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	371 of 517	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	309 of 590	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	513 of 788	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	684 of 1229	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	611 of 1219	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	743 of 1234	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	776 of 1221	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	550 of 1019	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	297 of 1217	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	505 of 1161	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	641 of 829	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	716 of 1271	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	710 of 1264	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	817 of 1292	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	779 of 1286	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	592 of 1048	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	560 of 1296	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	538 of 1223	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	636 of 812	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	725 of 802	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	691 of 805	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	370 of 781	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	198 of 548	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	436 of 792	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	623 of 754	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	533 of 884	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	597 of 875	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	646 of 895	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	659 of 898	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	515 of 813	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	483 of 905	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	460 of 889	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-3 vs state

Science45%-7 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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 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 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
Rochelle Middle School	Public	6-8	111 School Ave	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 562-7997	488	39	12.5	49.2%	206 (42.2%)	10 (2.0%)	251 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	26	835^th of 1126 public middle schools	25.8%		44.4	708^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.2%	127		45.1		37.7	54.1	64.2	53.1		17.1	28.5	17.1	21.3	97.5%		$13,242	$735	$12,507
Meridian Junior High School	Public	6-8	207 W Main St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 645-2230	328	25	13.3	29.9%	281 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	60.7	393^rd of 1126 public middle schools	65.1%		70.3	355^th of 1368 public middle schools	74.0%	38		59.3		64.0	73.5	73.1	70.2		33.3	46.1	47.9	42.5	97.1%		$14,459	$243	$14,215
Huntley Middle School	Public	6-8	1515 S 4th St	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2241	865	73	11.8	63.8%	302 (34.9%)	231 (26.7%)	255 (29.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	11	1025^th of 1126 public middle schools	9.0%		20.3	1107^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.1%	82		31.5		31.0	32.8	32.5	32.1		20.8	27.6	14.6	20.9	98.4%		$22,697	$938	$21,759
Clinton Rosette Middle School	Public	6-8	650 N 1st St	DeKalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 754-2226	575	47	12.1	74.1%	151 (26.3%)	149 (25.9%)	225 (39.1%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	9.8	1040^th of 1126 public middle schools	7.6%		15.4	1209^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.6%	169		34.1		30.3	31.0	35.5	32.3		21.4	17.9	14.2	17.9	97.8%		$23,348	$985	$22,363
Paw Paw Junior High School	Public	6-8	511 Chapman St	Paw Paw	61353	Lee County	Paw Paw CUSD 271	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 627-2841	42	6	7.3	52.4%	35 (83.3%)	1 (2.4%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							46.9						97%		$25,751	$999	$24,752
Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	325 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 234-5491	366	29	12.6	21.0%	311 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	73.4	269^th of 1126 public middle schools	76.1%		86.2	173^rd of 1368 public middle schools	87.4%	96		71.4		84.5	77.1	83.5	81.8		53.4	51.4	30.1	43.7	97.1%		$18,914	$295	$18,619
Indian Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	335 E Garfield St	Waterman	60556	DeKalb County	Indian Creek CUSD 425	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 264-3351	213	19	11.5	40.8%	169 (79.3%)	7 (3.3%)	29 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	39.3	661^st of 1126 public middle schools	41.3%		50.7	613^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.2%	48	61.9	53.7	67.4	46.0	46.3	57.4	53.7	54.8	38.0	43.4	37.0	42.7	98%		$18,052	$844	$17,207
Sycamore Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Maplewood Dr	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8170	847	62	13.6	25.9%	654 (77.2%)	32 (3.8%)	111 (13.1%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	50.6	515^th of 1126 public middle schools	54.3%		59.8	492^nd of 1368 public middle schools	64.0%	23		57.3		68.7	56.5	64.4	63.3		42.3	39.3	33.1	38.2	96.4%		$17,427	$411	$17,016

Frequently Asked Questions about Rochelle Middle School

Is Rochelle Middle School a good school?

Rochelle Middle School ranks 835^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rochelle Middle School?

Students at Rochelle Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 42% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Rochelle Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rochelle Middle School usually go on to attend Rochelle Township High School

What district is Rochelle Middle School in?

Rochelle CCSD 231

How many students attend Rochelle Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Rochelle Middle School.

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