📍 1050 N 9th St, Rochelle, Ogle County, 61068
Tilton Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rochelle, Ogle County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Benjamin Schwartz. It is part of the Rochelle CCSD 231 school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tilton Elem School enrolls 330 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 46% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 47% |
| White | 153 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 330 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tilton Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Tilton Elem School is one of 4 schools in Rochelle CCSD 231, based in Rochelle, Illinois. The district serves 1,597 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, Tilton Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant