The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Science. The lowest is 75% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Rrmr Elementary School
RRMR Elementary School is the sole PK-through-6 campus in the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District, serving the small rural community of Rockford and the surrounding Floyd County area. The school is classified as a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. It enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with small representations of Black and Hispanic students. A substantial majority of students come from economically disadvantaged households, as measured by free or reduced-price meal eligibility. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source we reviewed; a parent wanting a full picture of specialized support would need to ask the school directly for those counts.
Academically, RRMR Elementary turned in strong results on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress for the school year ending in 2025. In both math and English language arts, roughly three-quarters of students in grades 3 through 6 scored at the proficient level or above. In science, which is tested in a single grade, the share was slightly higher, approaching four in five students. Participation rates on the assessments were high, indicating near-universal student engagement with the testing program. The overall proficiency index at RRMR places the school in the top quartile relative to other districts in Floyd County. Because only a single year of assessment data was available for this school, a trend cannot yet be established; the results stand as a one-year snapshot showing above-average performance for the county.
Because RRMR serves only elementary and middle grades, it does not have a graduation rate, nor did the data we reviewed include information on chronic absenteeism or course access at this building. The school’s setting is quiet and rural. Rockford itself is a very small town located at the confluence of the Shell Rock and Winnebago rivers, with a population that has been declining for several decades. The town has a public library, a central park with a gazebo, a city hall on Main Avenue, and a municipal light plant. Just west of town, the Floyd County Fossil and Prairie Park offers a notable community amenity. No major private employers were identified in available public records; the municipal government and the school district itself are likely the largest local sources of jobs. There are no growth indicators in the housing or development data for Rockford; the trend is one of steady population loss.
For the district overall, we looked for recent changes that would directly affect parents, such as boundary adjustments, program closures, or budget shifts, but found no specific developments meeting that bar in the available sources. The district faces the long-term enrollment decline and financial pressures common to rural Iowa districts, but nothing parent-facing was announced in the span we searched.
Housing in the Rockford area is more affordable than the national median, with typical home values below those of the state as a whole. A family considering this school is looking at a very small elementary environment in a shrinking town, with academic proficiency that stands out positively within Floyd County. The student body is economically diverse, which may shape the peer context. Parents should be aware that the public data we reviewed did not include class sizes, student-to-teacher ratios, or a list of enrichment or intervention programs at the school; those details would need to come from a school visit or direct inquiry.
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