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C+

Rhodes Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

8931 Fullerton Ave, River Grove, IL 60171 · (708) 453-6813 · Part of Rhodes School District 84-5

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
499
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Rhodes Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

8931 Fullerton Ave, River Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten48
Grade 144
Grade 256
Grade 352
Grade 445
Grade 551
Grade 661
Grade 745
Grade 862
Enrollment over time
557’20
538’21
521’22
504’23
499’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 71%White 21%Black 5%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Rhodes Elem School from Leyden Township families.

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