Denkmann Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Rock Island, Illinois
Denkmann Elementary School in Rock Island, Illinois enrolled 356 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
367 students in 2022-23, 353 students in 2023-24, 356 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 22.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 367 | 22.6 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 21.9 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 356 | 22.4 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 349 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Denkmann Elementary School enrolled 349 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 349 of the 349 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions31
- Chronically absent23.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.6% of students were White, 21.6% Hispanic, 18.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.6%
- Hispanic21.6%
- Black18.5%
- Two or more races11.2%
- Asian9.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Denkmann Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% | 14% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 17% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rock Island
8 public elementary schools in Rock Island report 2024-25 enrollment; Denkmann Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island Academy | 540 | 14.6 | not reported |
| Eugene Field Elementary School | 496 | 19.7 | not reported |
| Ricms | 462 | 15.2 | not reported |
| Denkmann Elementary School | 356 | 15.9 | not reported |
| Frances Willard Elementary School | 312 | 13.1 | not reported |
| Longfellow Elementary School | 262 | 13.3 | not reported |
| Ridgewood Elementary School | 260 | 11.9 | not reported |
| Earl H Hanson Elementary School | 201 | 7.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Denkmann Elementary School
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 262 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 560 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Denkmann Elementary School with Longfellow Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rock Island SD 41 spends per student$20,881 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,881
- The largest public schools in IllinoisDenkmann Elementary School is the number 1,213 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,213 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Denkmann Elementary School
How many students attend Denkmann Elementary School?
356 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 367 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rock Island, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Denkmann Elementary School?
15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Denkmann Elementary School a Title I school?
Denkmann Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Denkmann Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Denkmann Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Denkmann Elementary School in?
Rock Island SD 41, NCES district ID 1734410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173441003526 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.