📍 2101 16th Ave, Rock Island, Rock Island County, 61201
RICMS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rock Island, Rock Island County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. The Principal is John Hawley. It is part of the Rock Island SD 41 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
RICMS enrolls 436 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 46% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 30% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 436 students (51%) 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.
RICMS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 36, state house district 72.
RICMS is one of 14 schools in Rock Island SD 41, based in Rock Island, Illinois. The district serves 6,292 students district-wide and employs 406 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, RICMS is close to the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small