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McIntosh Elementary

Q: Is McIntosh Elementary a good school?

McIntosh Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend McIntosh Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended McIntosh Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McIntosh Elementary?

Students at McIntosh Elementary are 57% African American, 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of McIntosh Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades K-5

1836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McIntosh Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 406 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McIntosh Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 1926 and 2077 out of over 2,000 schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 32.8% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In mathematics, only 12.9% of McIntosh students were proficient or better, compared to 20.1% in the district and 38.5% statewide. The school also has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching as high as 62.6% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While McIntosh Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $15,187 to $17,532 in recent years, the nearby Haskell Elementary School outperforms McIntosh in academic metrics, suggesting the challenges faced by McIntosh may be more pronounced. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and special education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

398

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,631

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 N Pierpont Ave
Rockford, IL 61101-5036

(815) 966-3275

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend McIntosh Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.0%

Hispanic:

18.8%

White:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (17% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg26%

Illinois avg44%

1,836^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	13.3	1836 of 2056	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2055 of 2067	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	2032 of 2077	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1961 of 2082	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1926 of 1948	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	2077 of 2086	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	2002 of 2037	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	1846 of 2044	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	1959 of 2046	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	1982 of 2052	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	1989 of 2093	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	2017 of 2167	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	2070 of 2166	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	2012 of 2147	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	2022 of 2139	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	2005 of 2120	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	1821 of 2092	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	1836 of 2095	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	1863 of 2086	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	1825 of 2022	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	548 of 688	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	643 of 655	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	651 of 692	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	632 of 684	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	414 of 428	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	669 of 711	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	676 of 698	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	829 of 1049	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	852 of 886	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1680 of 1942	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1935 of 1942	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1813 of 1957	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1741 of 1970	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1678 of 1680	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	1975 of 2019	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1919 of 1964	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	914 of 982	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	953 of 959	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	969 of 970	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1534 of 1800	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1779 of 1793	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1752 of 1808	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1688 of 1763	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1480 of 1514	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1797 of 1816	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1699 of 1765	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1740 of 1947	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1929 of 1959	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1961 of 1984	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1945 of 1977	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1660 of 1707	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2018 of 2019	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1928 of 1972	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	89 of 120	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1161 of 1292	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1161 of 1195	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1168 of 1194	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	738 of 763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	2.4	1391 of 1392	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1223 of 1425	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	1454 of 1462	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 McIntosh Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McIntosh Elementary?

Students at McIntosh Elementary are 57% African American, 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McIntosh Elementary attend?

Students who attend McIntosh Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend McIntosh Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended McIntosh Elementary.

Is McIntosh Elementary a good school?

McIntosh Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is McIntosh Elementary in?

Rockford School District 205

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