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Lewis Lemon Elementary

Q: Is Lewis Lemon Elementary a good school?

Lewis Lemon Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lewis Lemon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Lewis Lemon Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lewis Lemon Elementary?

Students at Lewis Lemon Elementary are 53% African American, 28% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lewis Lemon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lewis Lemon Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kennedy Middle School Middle : Thurgood Marshall School High : Auburn High School

Public Grades K-5

2049^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lewis Lemon Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 336 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lewis Lemon Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 32.8% in the district and 53.1% statewide. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also very low, with only 4.2% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 25.3% in the district and 40.6% statewide. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $20,283 and a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, these resources do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby Summerdale Early Childhood Center, R.K. Welsh Elementary, and Constance Lane Elementary also perform poorly compared to the state average, but generally outperform Lewis Lemon Elementary. However, Haskell Elementary, located about 1.2 miles from Lewis Lemon, is a notable exception, ranking among the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Galapagos Rockford Charter School, located just 0.5 miles from Lewis Lemon, also outperforms the district and state in many academic areas, particularly in ELA.

378

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,263

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1993 Mulberry St
Rockford, IL 61101-5670

(815) 967-8000

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Lewis Lemon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Auburn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

Hispanic:

28.3%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (6% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg26%

Illinois avg44%

2,049^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Rockford School District 205

745^th of 811Rockford School District 205 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	2049 of 2056	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2030 of 2067	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2065 of 2077	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2045 of 2082	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1893 of 1948	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2082 of 2086	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	2033 of 2037	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	2043 of 2044	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	2035 of 2046	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	2018 of 2052	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	2053 of 2093	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	2086 of 2167	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.8	2120 of 2166	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	1971 of 2147	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.4	2033 of 2139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	1995 of 2120	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	1942 of 2092	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	1961 of 2095	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	1963 of 2086	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	27.9	1627 of 2022	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.4	1538 of 2030	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.6	1328 of 2020	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	680 of 688	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	595 of 655	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	628 of 692	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	602 of 684	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	373 of 428	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	706 of 711	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	688 of 698	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	813 of 886	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1933 of 1942	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1891 of 1942	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1905 of 1957	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1932 of 1970	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1597 of 1680	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2014 of 2019	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1960 of 1964	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	949 of 982	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1788 of 1800	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1769 of 1793	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1795 of 1808	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1719 of 1763	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1419 of 1514	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1809 of 1816	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1760 of 1765	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1936 of 1947	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1914 of 1959	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1971 of 1984	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1916 of 1977	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1619 of 1707	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2002 of 2019	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1962 of 1972	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	1145 of 1195	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1145 of 1156	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	958 of 1194	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2024)8th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts10%-43 vs state

Science4%-36 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lewis Lemon Elementary	Public	K-5	1993 Mulberry St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 967-8000	378	23	16.3	91.8%	39 (10.3%)	200 (52.9%)	107 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	5	2049^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.3%		10.2	2030^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.8%	19	4.2		5.8	14.3	12.0				10.4	2.0	2.3	2.0				2.1	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		$20,263	$2,933	$17,330
Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 S Central Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3909	457	35	13.0	92.8%	32 (7.0%)	306 (67.0%)	76 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.2%)	10.8	1916^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.1	2033^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	1.6%	117	5.6		16.0	23.7	16.7				18.8	30.1	9.2	2.8				14.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0		$21,934	$2,918	$19,017
Galapagos Rockford Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2605 School St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 708-7946	384	12	32.0	24.7%	36 (9.4%)	205 (53.4%)	108 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	20.4	1661^st of 2056 public elementary schools	19.2%		22.2	1618^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.7%	43	8.1	21.9	35.0	51.3	15.8	33.3	15.4	43.8	32.2	25.0	20.5	7.9	2.4	2.6	15.6	12.2									$17,940	$2,689	$15,251
McIntosh Elementary	Public	K-5	525 N Pierpont Ave	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3275	398	23	17.2	91.5%	57 (14.3%)	227 (57.0%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	13.3	1836^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.7	2055^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.6%	219	15.0		19.4	23.0	30.5				24.1	11.9	16.7	10.2				12.9	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7	91.7		$18,631	$2,004	$16,627
Haskell Elementary School	Public	K-5	515 Maple St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3355	301	20	15.0	62.1%	91 (30.2%)	107 (35.5%)	57 (18.9%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	70.6	587^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%		68.9	571^st of 2067 public elementary schools	72.4%	16	52.3		51.0	63.5	65.1				59.6	54.9	48.1	53.5				52.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		$18,213	$1,619	$16,594
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion	Public	K-8	1506 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 490-4100	628	33	19.2	72.1%	39 (6.2%)	23 (3.7%)	560 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	27.7	1493^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	27.4%		19.4	1698^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.9%	205	12.3	41.6	38.5	34.9	21.5	56.3	61.7	44.2	42.6	24.6	28.6	20.0	15.6	20.0	14.3	20.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	33.3	$13,762	$1,437	$12,325
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1421 West St	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3740	523	29	18.0	83.0%	27 (5.2%)	101 (19.3%)	370 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	10.3	1932^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.2	2006^th of 2067 public elementary schools	3.0%	74	12.7		16.9	14.8	21.3				17.5	26.5	3.4	6.3				12.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0		$15,542	$1,970	$13,572
R K Welsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	2100 Huffman Blvd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3260	483	25	19.2	87.4%	91 (18.8%)	241 (49.9%)	84 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.5%)	12.2	1868^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.1%		17.3	1758^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.9%	110	20.9		9.0	22.0	31.5				21.5	5.1	6.6	13.0				8.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4		$14,584	$2,093	$12,490
Constance Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	620 Gregory St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3380	623	39	15.8	90.5%	74 (11.9%)	357 (57.3%)	110 (17.7%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.6%)	4.8	2051^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.2%		9.6	2047^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.0%	4	6.3		4.0	9.8	9.2				7.6	5.9	1.0	3.1				3.3	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0		$16,942	$2,332	$14,611
Julia Lathrop Elementary School	Public	K-5	2603 Clover Ave	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3285	357	22	16.6	84.3%	41 (11.5%)	53 (14.8%)	242 (67.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	10	1947^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.3%		13.7	1902^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	8.0%	45	8.9		13.0	14.0	12.5				13.1	19.1	23.3	3.6				14.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4		$17,354	$1,931	$15,424

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis Lemon Elementary

How many students attend Lewis Lemon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Lewis Lemon Elementary.

Is Lewis Lemon Elementary a good school?

Lewis Lemon Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Lewis Lemon Elementary in?

Rockford School District 205

What is the racial makeup of Lewis Lemon Elementary?

Students at Lewis Lemon Elementary are 53% African American, 28% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lewis Lemon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lewis Lemon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Auburn High School

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