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Conklin Academy

Public Grades K-7

1655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Conklin Academy serves 372 students in grades K–7 in Rockford, within Rockford School District 205. Its 2025–26 all-grades proficiency was 31% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 19% in math; fifth-grade science proficiency was 21%. The central finding for families is that results remain below both district and state levels in every reported subject, with science the most concerning comparison.

Math is the school’s relative strength: its 19% proficiency was 2 percentage points below the district and 20 points below the state, while ELA was 4 points below the district and 25 below the state. Fifth-grade science was 9 points below the district and 27 below the state, and was the lowest among nearby schools with reported results: West View scored 22%, R.K. Welsh 24%, and Loves Park 38%. Conklin’s ELA and math scores are close to nearby-school medians, but local results vary widely: Haskell scored 66% in ELA and 50% in math, while Thurgood Marshall scored 98% and 100%. These broad all-grades comparisons include schools serving different grade spans.

ELA and math improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26, rising 7 and 8 percentage points, respectively, and their gaps to the state narrowed by 4 and 7 points. Science has fluctuated: fifth-grade proficiency went from 20% in 2022–23 to 8% in 2024–25 and 21% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranked Conklin 1,655th of 1,737 Illinois schools in 2025–26, at the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Its student–teacher ratio was 14.8 in 2024–25, and 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism improved from 61% in 2021–22 to 24% in 2025–26, close to the state’s 23.5%. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking, an indicator of how well the school serves African American students, was at the 37th percentile in 2022–23, then fell to the 3rd percentile in 2023–24 and rose to the 9th percentile in 2024–25; that earlier stronger standing did not persist.

372

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,190

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

3003 Halsted Rd
Rockford, IL 61101-2705

(815) 654-4860

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Conklin Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Thurgood Marshall School
	West Middle School
High:	Auburn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

33.9%

White:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

Elementary school

1,655^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

892^nd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rockford School District 205

672^nd of 738Rockford 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	1655 of 1737	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1822 of 2056	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	2016 of 2067	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1938 of 2077	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1893 of 2082	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1842 of 1948	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1942 of 2086	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1981 of 2037	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1879 of 2044	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	1860 of 2046	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	1691 of 2052	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	1883 of 2093	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1977 of 2167	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	2003 of 2166	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	2101 of 2147	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	2036 of 2139	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	1972 of 2120	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	1804 of 2092	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.8	1784 of 2095	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1676 of 2086	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1632 of 2022	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.0	1531 of 2030	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.3	1551 of 2020	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	624 of 688	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	637 of 655	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	433 of 692	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	379 of 684	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	416 of 428	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	684 of 711	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	669 of 698	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	817 of 907	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	784 of 788	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	788 of 826	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	724 of 788	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	749 of 768	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	530 of 537	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1714 of 1942	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1797 of 1942	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1871 of 1957	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1812 of 1970	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1612 of 1680	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1799 of 2019	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1950 of 1964	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	897 of 982	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	936 of 959	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	933 of 970	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	932 of 954	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	684 of 742	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	916 of 1001	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1642 of 1800	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1775 of 1793	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1600 of 1808	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1555 of 1763	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1319 of 1514	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1697 of 1816	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1712 of 1765	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1731 of 1947	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1948 of 1959	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1785 of 1984	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1742 of 1977	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1616 of 1707	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1907 of 2019	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1822 of 1972	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1156 of 1292	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1101 of 1113	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1260 of 1389	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1383 of 1392	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1370 of 1462	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1445 of 1463	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)10th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-25 vs state

Science21%-26 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Conklin Academy	Public	K-7	3003 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4860	372	25	14.8	77.4%	68 (18.3%)	126 (33.9%)	149 (40.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	7.1	1655^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.7%		13.8	1822^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	11.4%	167	21.0		19.4	32.3	28.6	34.3	50.0		31.0	19.4	21.0	17.2		27.8		19.3	99.5%		$17,190	$1,353	$15,838
West View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1720 Halsted Rd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4945	521	25	20.6	85.8%	112 (21.5%)	264 (50.7%)	99 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	18.5	1418^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.4%		29.1	1455^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%	37	22.4		42.3	29.3	32.3				34.2	53.2	22.2	24.2				32.0	98.3%		$16,155	$2,035	$14,120
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	1-4	4704 N Rockton Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 966-3370	374	21	17.8	35.3%	170 (45.5%)	22 (5.9%)	77 (20.6%)	78 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	99	3^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.1	3^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	99.9%				95.9	100.0					98.1	99.0	100.0					99.5	97.5%		$14,680	$164	$14,516
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%)	11.9	1564^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.0%		12.2	1868^th of 2056 public elementary schools	9.1%	304	24.0		32.4	36.6	34.2				34.4	29.4						16.7	98.2%		$17,370	$2,147	$15,223
Haskell STEAM Academy	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%)	63.8	602^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	65.3%		70.6	587^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%	15	66.0		54.2	65.3	78.0				66.0	39.6	51.0	60.0				50.3	99.7%		$18,738	$1,683	$17,055
Loves Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	344 Grand Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4501	279	25	11.2	76.3%	154 (55.2%)	40 (14.3%)	43 (15.4%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	21.8	1343^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	22.7%		34.9	1317^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.9%	26	37.8			30.3	48.9				29.5		16.7	37.8				21.1	96.4%		$20,508	$2,067	$18,442
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%)	14.4	1511^th of 1737 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	1661^st of 2056 public elementary schools	19.2%	150		35.3	26.2		39.0	40.5			28.5							9.1	90.4%		$18,358	$1,290	$17,068
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%)								(n/a)									9.2								97.4%		$22,241	$2,829	$19,412
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%)								(n/a)			17.5		31.5				21.1							7.9	98%		$19,770	$2,237	$17,533
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%)	3.5	1722^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.8	1916^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.8%	194			15.2	15.0	19.3				16.6	21.2		13.3				14.0	98.2%		$20,392	$2,374	$18,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Conklin Academy

What schools do graduates of Conklin Academy attend?

Students who attend Conklin Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
Middle : West Middle School
High : Auburn High School

What is the racial makeup of Conklin Academy?

Students at Conklin Academy are 40% Hispanic, 34% African American, 18% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Conklin Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Conklin Academy.

What district is Conklin Academy in?

Rockford School District 205

Is Conklin Academy a good school?

Conklin Academy ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

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