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Maud E Johnson Elementary School

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Maud E Johnson Elementary School ranks 1541 st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Maud E Johnson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 385 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 745 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Maud E Johnson Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 32.8% in the Rockford School District. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 23.4%, compared to 38.5% statewide and 20.1% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students.

Maud E Johnson Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 46.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.06% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. In comparison, nearby schools like Brookview Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and Clifford P Carlson Elementary generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

425

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,362

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3805 Rural St
Rockford, IL 61107-3555

(815) 229-2485

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Maud E Johnson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Abraham Lincoln Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Rockford East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.6%

Hispanic:

29.2%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

Illinois avg44%

1,541^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	25.9	1541 of 2056	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1264 of 2067	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1585 of 2077	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1380 of 2082	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1498 of 1948	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1712 of 2086	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1417 of 2037	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	1217 of 2044	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	1046 of 2046	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.0	1030 of 2052	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.1	1396 of 2093	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	1438 of 2167	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	1275 of 2166	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.7	1486 of 2147	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	1386 of 2139	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	1415 of 2120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.3	981 of 2092	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.4	1181 of 2095	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.8	1181 of 2086	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.5	1052 of 2022	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.3	1184 of 2030	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	46.0	1279 of 2020	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	396 of 688	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	249 of 655	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	386 of 692	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	218 of 684	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	322 of 428	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	501 of 711	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	512 of 698	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	772 of 1049	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	841 of 886	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	372 of 826	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	471 of 788	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	497 of 768	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1453 of 1942	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1162 of 1942	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1452 of 1957	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1327 of 1970	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1477 of 1680	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1778 of 2019	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1379 of 1964	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	708 of 982	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	603 of 959	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	745 of 970	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	625 of 954	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	604 of 742	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	853 of 955	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	607 of 938	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1281 of 1800	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	819 of 1793	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	1419 of 1808	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1217 of 1763	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1317 of 1514	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1493 of 1816	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1372 of 1765	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1451 of 1947	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1182 of 1959	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1533 of 1984	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1279 of 1977	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1228 of 1707	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1517 of 2019	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1324 of 1972	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	33.4	56 of 89	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1080 of 1292	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1099 of 1195	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1063 of 1113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	467 of 640	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	840 of 1194	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1273 of 1389	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1027 of 1392	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1241 of 1419	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1224 of 1425	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1235 of 1308	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1321 of 1462	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1177 of 1463	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)37th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Science24%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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)	% Pneumococcal (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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maud E Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3805 Rural St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2485	425	29	14.6	72.0%	130 (30.6%)	96 (22.6%)	124 (29.2%)	22 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (10.8%)	25.9	1541^st of 2056 public elementary schools	25.0%		35.2	1264^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.8%	277	23.7		21.7	29.0	52.5				33.7	26.1	27.4	16.4				23.4	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9			$16,362	$1,717	$14,645
C Henry Bloom Elementary School	Public	K-5	2912 Brendenwood Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2170	426	24	18.1	79.1%	106 (24.9%)	152 (35.7%)	102 (23.9%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.4%)	14.4	1808^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%		18.1	1734^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.1%	74	8.3		18.7	18.7	32.8				22.7	30.7	10.7	13.1				18.5	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7			$13,672	$1,563	$12,109
Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 Hawthorne Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4906	660	39	16.8	36.4%	335 (50.8%)	110 (16.7%)	128 (19.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.1%)	47.6	1050^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.9%		47.3	995^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.9%	55	43.2	64.7	44.1	47.1	55.4	50.0	47.5	70.6	51.8	47.1	26.5	24.3	29.7	32.8	68.6	36.8	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	10.4	25.8	$14,141	$459	$13,682
Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2492	484	28	17.3	55.6%	187 (38.6%)	108 (22.3%)	126 (26.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	59.2	827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%		53.6	852^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	58.8%	25	45.3		63.6	50.0	58.7				57.5	58.0	40.5	24.0				41.7	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8			$14,320	$1,083	$13,237
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	4820 Carol Ct	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2176	418	25	16.7	76.8%	64 (15.3%)	113 (27.0%)	210 (50.2%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	17.1	1742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.8	1740^th of 2067 public elementary schools	15.8%	2	12.9		28.6	17.6	43.5				29.1	21.4	9.5	12.9				14.6	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3			$15,671	$1,424	$14,247
Rolling Green	Public	K-5	3615 W Gate Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2881	505	39	13.0	78.8%	217 (43.0%)	117 (23.2%)	103 (20.4%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)	23.9	1579^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.2%		25.2	1539^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.5%	40	25.0		22.9	23.9	42.1				30.0	25.7	14.1	31.6				24.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9			$21,087	$2,104	$18,982
Jackson Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	315 Summit St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 316-0093	243	5	45.0	36.2%	15 (6.2%)	188 (77.4%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.9%)	7.5	2012^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.8	1982^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	4.1%	30	2.8		11.6	14.3	19.4				14.9	7.0	0.0	13.9				7.0										$20,254	$5,873	$14,381
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5222 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4960	523	33	15.6	53.0%	211 (40.3%)	102 (19.5%)	121 (23.1%)	46 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	31.7	1393^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.3	1262^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	38.9%	131	25.9		30.4	39.8	36.5				36.2	46.4	25.2	23.5				30.4	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1			$14,754	$1,290	$13,465
Whitehead Elementary School	Public	K-5	2325 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2840	678	37	18.1	80.7%	80 (11.8%)	100 (14.7%)	410 (60.5%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.0%)	19.7	1675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.5%		18	1736^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.0%	61	17.1		25.0	33.7	33.3				30.6	29.6	18.3	12.4				20.2	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0			$13,837	$1,708	$12,129
Clifford P Carlson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4015 Pepper Dr	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4955	390	22	17.8	74.6%	109 (27.9%)	91 (23.3%)	142 (36.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	29	1461^st of 2056 public elementary schools	28.9%		45.9	1024^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.5%	437	13.6		33.3	47.9	36.4				38.4	46.5	25.0	6.8				29.4	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5			$14,964	$1,442	$13,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Maud E Johnson Elementary School

How many students attend Maud E Johnson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Maud E Johnson Elementary School.

Is Maud E Johnson Elementary School a good school?

Maud E Johnson Elementary School ranks 1541^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maud E Johnson Elementary School?

Students at Maud E Johnson Elementary School are 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 23% African American, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Maud E Johnson Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What schools do graduates of Maud E Johnson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maud E Johnson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Rockford East High School

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