Rossville-alvin Elem School, Rossville IL

Original Research by School Decision on Rossville-alvin Elem School

Rossville-Alvin Elem School is a small, consolidated K-8 school serving rural Vermilion County. With an enrollment drawn entirely from the surrounding area, the school sits on the main drag through the village, embedded in the downtown rather than isolated on a campus. The student body is predominantly white, with modest representation from Hispanic, Black, and Asian families. Free-or-reduced-lunch status data was not available, so a reader would want to ask the school directly about economic diversity among families.

The math picture is weak across the board. In grades three and four, proficiency hovers in the upper range of low. By grade five, it drops sharply and stays low through grade eight, with grades five, seven, and eight showing proficiency rates well below one in five students. Grade six fares marginally better. Reading results are more mixed. Grade four stands out with notably higher proficiency in English language arts; grades three and six are below proficiency; grade five sits at the midpoint; and grades seven and eight recover somewhat. Science proficiency was tested in grades five and eight only. Grade five science is particularly weak. Grade eight science is low but somewhat better than grade five. The proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places the school above the midpoint among Vermilion County districts, but this reflects the relative performance of its county neighbors, not a strong absolute position. A parent may want to look into what the school is doing in math, particularly in the upper grades, and what support systems exist for students who are not yet proficient.

The school's grade configuration, K through 8, is typical for rural consolidated districts. All tested students participated fully in state assessments. The building is well-rooted in a village facing demographic contraction; the town has lost population over recent decades and experienced a downtown fire that reshaped the business district. Civic anchors include a historical society, a railroad museum, and village parks, but no public library is located in Rossville itself. Nearby Danville and Hoopeston offer additional resources for families. Housing in the area is relatively affordable, though specific data on the school's immediate zone was not available.

No detailed staffing, specialized programs, course offerings, or attendance data were reported. The school's website, if one exists, was not provided, so a parent seeking current information about instruction, extracurriculars, or enrollment procedures should contact the school or the Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 district office directly. Recent district-wide changes in curriculum or governance were not found in available sources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 37%

even with state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 12 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 738%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolRossville-Alvin CUSD 7, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.