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Conklin Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Conklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 333 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 745 out of 811 districts in Illinois.

Conklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating in the most recent school year. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 24.1% of Conklin students proficient or better in ELA and just 11.1% proficient in Mathematics. Conklin also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Conklin Elementary to other nearby schools in the Rockford School District, it becomes clear that Conklin is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Haskell Elementary, located just 2.11 miles away, consistently outperforms Conklin in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools. Despite the challenges faced by Conklin Elementary, the school's performance data suggests that there is room for improvement, and addressing the root causes of the school's struggles could help drive student achievement.

372

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,659

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3003 Halsted Rd
Rockford, IL 61101-2705

(815) 654-4860

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Conklin Elementary School 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: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Illinois avg44%

1,822^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	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
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)

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 vs state

Science8%-33 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
Conklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	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%)	13.8	1822^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	11.4%		10.8	2016^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.5%	194	7.7		13.3	23.9	28.2	39.4			24.1	13.3	10.6	10.3	9.1			11.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9		$17,659	$1,598	$16,061
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%)	29.1	1455^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.4	1475^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.6%	20	15.5		26.6	38.6	49.2				37.2	34.2	22.7	27.1				27.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		$15,884	$2,188	$13,697
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%)	99.1	3^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.9	1^st of 2067 public elementary schools	100.0%	2			97.9	98.1					98.0	100.0	97.1					98.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9		$14,317	$369	$13,948
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
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
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%)	34.9	1317^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.9%		33.4	1303^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	37.0%	14	37.8		21.3	45.2	45.9				35.0	23.0	26.2	35.1				27.1	93.5	94.0	94.0	94.0	67.3	93.7	94.3	12.8	$19,642	$1,972	$17,670
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Conklin Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Conklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Conklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Conklin Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What is the racial makeup of Conklin Elementary School?

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

How many students attend Conklin Elementary School?

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

Is Conklin Elementary School a good school?

Conklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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