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Rock Cut Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

7944 Forest Hills Rd, Loves Park, IL 61111 · (815) 654-4506 · Part of Harlem Unit School District 122

Harlem Township’s School Grade D better than 8% of Illinois school districts

Students
261
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Rock Cut Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Harlem Township kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Harlem Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KDonald C Parker Early Educ Centerin Machesney Park
1–5Rock Cut Elem SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 30.7%

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

7944 Forest Hills Rd, Loves Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 164
Grade 256
Grade 346
Grade 444
Grade 551
Enrollment over time
322’20
413’21
407’22
419’23
261’24

Down 18.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 13%Black 7%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rock Cut Elem School from Harlem Township families.

Other schools in Harlem Unit School District 122

The district →

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; Harlem Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.