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Best Elementary Schools
in Rockford SD 205

This page covers 27 elementary schools in Rockford SD 205, including 2 charter schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

27
Schools Ranked
Illinois
State
2
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Montessori Elementary School
Grades PK–08610 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
2
rank
Rolling Green
Grades KG–05486 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.2:1) · above-average investment ($19,455/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
3
rank
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Grades 01–04365 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
4
rank
Spring Creek Elem School
Grades KG–05501 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Brookview Elem School
Grades KG–05470 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Clifford P Carlson Elem School
Grades KG–05347 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Maud E Johnson Elem School
Grades KG–05391 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
8
rank
Gregory Elem School
Grades KG–05425 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
9
rank
Haskell Elementary School
Grades KG–05278 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
69%
High economic need
10
rank
Lewis Lemon Elementary
Grades KG–05339 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,455/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,455
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
17 more elementary schools in Rockford SD 205 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
27
Elementary Schools
45
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
District profileRockford SD 205
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.