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Merrill Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

600 4th Ave, Rock Falls, IL 61071 · (815) 625-4634 · Part of Rock Falls Elementary School District 13

Coloma Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
258
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Merrill Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

600 4th Ave, Rock Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 391
Grade 473
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
250’20
236’21
246’22
239’23
258’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Merrill Elem School from Coloma Township families.

Other schools in Rock Falls Elementary School District 13

The district →
Riverdale PreSchool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rock Falls
145 students27:1
Dillon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Rock Falls
278 students13:1
Rock Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rock Falls
C+
246 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Coloma Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.