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Schools in Coloma Township · Rock Falls Township High School District 301, Rock Falls Elementary School District 13

Coloma Township’s public schools score below 53% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

19% of students in Coloma Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Coloma Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#473of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Rock Falls Elementary School District 13
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
7
1,671 students on the public path
In brief

Coloma Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 910 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coloma Township’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Coloma Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rock Falls Township High School District 301 spends $21,141 per student and Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 $17,302, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Rock Falls Township High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Coloma Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Illinois school districts, #473 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (910)Better than 61%
Towns in Whiteside County (22)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 763 test results and a graduating class of 142 could put Coloma Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Coloma Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (745 in math, 782 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coloma Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–12Rock Falls Township High SchoolRock Falls Township High School District 301B

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Coloma Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rock Falls Township High School District 301Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 530 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,141IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 927 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,302IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 214 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Rock Falls Township High School District 30122%
State average 29.9% · 141 students tested
Math · 9–12, Rock Falls Township High School District 30122%
State average 25.8% · 171 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Rock Falls Elementary School District 1330%
State average 29.9% · 487 students tested
Math · PK–8, Rock Falls Elementary School District 1318%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested
Reading · PK–8, East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 2022%
State average 29.9% · 154 students tested
Math · PK–8, East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 2017%
State average 25.8% · 143 students tested

Coloma Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Coloma Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coloma TownshipB−Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 PK–8 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
Sterling—Sterling Community Unit District 5
Sterling (city)B−Sterling Community Unit District 5
HopkinsB−Sterling Community Unit District 5
Hume—Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 K–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
Nelson—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
MontmorencyBMontmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 K–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
Rock FallsB−Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 PK–8 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Rock Falls Township High School District 301 with Coloma Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Coloma Township

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Coloma Townshipby address
East Coloma - Nelson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rock Falls
C+
214 students12:1Rate it →
Riverdale PreSchool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rock Falls
145 students27:1Rate it →
Dillon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Rock Falls
278 students13:1Rate it →
Merrill Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Rock Falls
B−
258 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rock Falls
C+
246 students11:1Rate it →
Rock Falls Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rock Falls
B
530 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rock Falls
Private · Catholic
104 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Regional Center for Change, Regional Center For Change ALOP, Thome Ed School and Bi-County-Jr HS LIfe Skills-Rock).

Questions about Coloma Township’s schools

Are Coloma Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Coloma Township children attend score below 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #473 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coloma Township in?

Rock Falls Township High School District 301, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 530 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Coloma Township kids go to high school?

Rock Falls Township High School in Rock Falls, with 530 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Coloma Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Rock Falls Township High School District 301 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Coloma Township spend per student?

$21,141 in Rock Falls Township High School District 301, $17,302 in Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 and $20,268 in East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Coloma Township?

Yes: St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 104 students).

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.