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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	Distance	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
Merrill Elementary School	0.0mi	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
Dillon Elementary School	1.0mi	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
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	1.4mi	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
Lincoln Elementary School	1.6mi	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
Jefferson Elementary School	1.8mi	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
Washington Elementary School	1.9mi	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
Franklin Elementary School	2.5mi	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
Montmorency CCSD #145	3.9mi	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
Tampico Elementary School	11.3mi	Public	3-5	304 W Kimball Rd	Tampico	61283	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 438-2255	156	12	13.0	70.5%	132 (84.6%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.4%)	45.6	913^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.4%		67	666^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.6%	247	59.6		56.3	58.8	48.1				54.3	48.9	43.1	30.8				40.7			$15,246	$1,158	$14,088
Jefferson Elementary School	11.4mi	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

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