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Whitman Post Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1060 E Union St, Rockton, IL 61072 · (815) 624-4006 · Part of Rockton School District 140

Rockton Township’s School Grade A better than 90% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
509
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Whitman Post Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Rockton Township kids: Stephen Mack Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Rockton Elem Schoolin Rockton
3–5Whitman Post Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Stephen Mack Middle Schoolin Rockton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1060 E Union St, Rockton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3176
Grade 4167
Grade 5166
Enrollment over time
491’20
526’21
510’22
525’23
509’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whitman Post Elem School from Rockton Township families.

Other schools in Rockton School District 140

The district →
Rockton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Rockton
518 students16:1
Stephen Mack Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockton
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552 students17:1

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