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Ellis Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Ellis Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 460 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 school districts in Illinois.

Ellis Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32.8% in the Rockford School District and 53.1% statewide. In mathematics, only 14% of Ellis students were proficient or better, compared to 20.1% in the district and 38.5% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, Ellis Elementary has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching nearly 60% in the 2024-2025 school year.

When comparing Ellis Elementary to other nearby schools in the Rockford School District, it becomes clear that Ellis is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, Haskell Elementary, located just over a mile away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's consistent low rankings and lack of improvement over time, Ellis Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of over $21,000, raising questions about how the school is allocating its resources and whether they are being used effectively to support student learning.

457

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,934

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 S Central Ave
Rockford, IL 61102-2011

(815) 966-3909

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Ellis Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.0%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

Illinois avg44%

1,916^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1916 of 2056	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	2033 of 2067	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2055 of 2077	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	2073 of 2082	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1881 of 1948	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	2086 of 2086	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2020 of 2037	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.4	2022 of 2044	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1990 of 2046	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	2021 of 2052	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	2090 of 2093	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	2162 of 2167	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	2004 of 2166	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.3	1923 of 2147	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.5	2014 of 2139	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	1950 of 2120	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	1915 of 2092	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	1867 of 2095	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.6	1921 of 2086	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	1927 of 2022	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.3	1880 of 2030	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	7.8	1823 of 2020	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	569 of 688	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	615 of 655	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	673 of 692	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	661 of 684	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	378 of 428	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	707 of 711	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	674 of 698	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	895 of 1049	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	852 of 886	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	788 of 907	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1785 of 1942	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1856 of 1942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1921 of 1957	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1963 of 1970	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	1654 of 1680	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2016 of 2019	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1915 of 1964	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	854 of 982	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	939 of 959	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1670 of 1800	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1758 of 1793	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1760 of 1808	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1738 of 1763	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1474 of 1514	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1815 of 1816	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1736 of 1765	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1833 of 1947	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1941 of 1959	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1934 of 1984	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1936 of 1977	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1652 of 1707	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2019 of 2019	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1959 of 1972	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1191 of 1292	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1161 of 1195	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1101 of 1156	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	619 of 640	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1185 of 1194	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	660 of 763	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2012	31.0	1039 of 1365	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	980 of 1344	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.5	993 of 1327	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.6	784 of 1318	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	827 of 1293	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	27.4	1011 of 1287	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	1076 of 1272	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.4	1099 of 1209	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	1084 of 1204	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.6	1157 of 1185	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

Science6%-35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellis Elementary School

Is Ellis Elementary School a good school?

Ellis Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ellis Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary School?

Students at Ellis Elementary School are 67% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% White.

How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Ellis Elementary School.

What district is Ellis Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

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