Summary:
ZIP code 62830 has one listed school, Rome Community Cons Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 8 with 286 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades ELA proficiency was 64%, compared with 56% statewide, while math proficiency was 33%, compared with 40% statewide. The most important takeaway is a clear subject split: ELA is a strength relative to Illinois, but math is below the state.
Because there is only one school in the list, there is no local top or bottom school to compare; the contrast is between subjects and grades at Rome Community Cons. ELA was above the state in five of six reported grades, including by 15 points in grade 7 and 15 points in grade 3, while grade 4 was 2 points below. Math was above the state in two of the three grades with school results shown: grade 3 was 10 points higher and grade 8 was 12 points higher, while grade 7 was 2 points lower; results for three other grades are suppressed. Science was below the state in both reported grades: grade 5 was 42% versus 48%, and grade 8 was 50% versus 52%.
Results over time are mixed: the ELA advantage grew from 6 points in 2024–2025 to 7 points in 2025–2026, while the math shortfall widened from 5 points to 7 points. Science fell below the state in both reported grades after being above it the prior year; grade 5 school proficiency dropped by 12 points, and its comparison with the state shifted by 19 points. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 54th percentile statewide with 3 stars, down from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024. As context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.3, and 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 17%, versus 24% statewide. These figures describe the school but do not establish what explains its results.
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