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Whitehead Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Whitehead Elementary School serves 678 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Rockford School District 205, in a community with several nearby elementary schools. Its 2025–2026 results show a mixed picture: math is a relative strength locally, but achievement remains well below the state in tested subjects. Most notably, ELA proficiency is far below both the district and state and slightly below the nearby-school average.

Math is Whitehead’s strongest subject in local comparisons: 20% of students were proficient, near the district’s 21% and 2 points above the 18% average among nearby schools with reported results, though 19 points below the state’s 40%. ELA proficiency was 24%, compared with 35% in the district and 56% statewide; it was also 1 point below the nearby-school average. Fifth-grade science was another area to watch: Whitehead’s 22% was below the district’s 30%, the state’s 48%, and the nearby-school average of 24%. By grade, math results were comparatively strong in third and fourth grade, while third-grade ELA was just 17%.

Results have improved over the longer term, but not consistently: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 10 points and math rose 12 points. ELA then fell 7 points in the latest year, and its gap with the state widened by 5 points; math was nearly unchanged, rising from 20% to 20%. SchoolDigger ranks Whitehead at the 5th percentile with 0 stars for 2025–2026, down from the 19th percentile and 1 star the prior year. Its statewide measure of how effectively it serves English Language Learner students also shifted notably, from the 48th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 18th in 2025–2026. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 18.1 in 2024–2025, and 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year, versus a 75% average at nearby schools; these are contextual measures, not explanations for test results.

678

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,743

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2325 Ohio Pkwy
Rockford, IL 61108-7514

(815) 229-2840

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Whitehead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bernard W Flinn Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Rockford East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

African American:

14.7%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,651^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1651 of 1737	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1675 of 2056	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1736 of 2067	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1726 of 2077	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1738 of 2082	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1635 of 1948	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1778 of 2086	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1860 of 2037	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.2	1955 of 2044	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	1805 of 2046	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1422 of 2052	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.8	1679 of 2093	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	1624 of 2167	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	1838 of 2166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.9	1878 of 2147	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1673 of 2139	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1898 of 2120	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	1644 of 2092	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	1787 of 2095	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	1795 of 2086	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.4	1618 of 2022	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.6	1440 of 2030	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.8	1476 of 2020	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	604 of 688	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	578 of 655	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	656 of 692	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	599 of 684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	346 of 428	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	584 of 711	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	673 of 698	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	833 of 1049	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	796 of 886	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	808 of 907	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	136 of 165	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	408 of 788	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	598 of 826	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	479 of 788	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	601 of 768	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	377 of 537	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	353 of 743	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.7	676 of 718	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	1270 of 1286	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1617 of 1942	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1596 of 1942	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1652 of 1957	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1621 of 1970	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1451 of 1680	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1707 of 2019	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1808 of 1964	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	445 of 536	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	730 of 982	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	747 of 959	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	809 of 970	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	840 of 954	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	580 of 742	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	824 of 955	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	909 of 938	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	948 of 1001	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1385 of 1800	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1397 of 1793	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1447 of 1808	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1251 of 1763	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1109 of 1514	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1545 of 1816	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1591 of 1765	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	1295 of 1311	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1538 of 1947	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1674 of 1959	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1620 of 1984	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1663 of 1977	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1464 of 1707	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1676 of 2019	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1774 of 1972	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1074 of 1292	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1137 of 1195	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1106 of 1156	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	608 of 640	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1037 of 1194	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	424 of 763	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1094 of 1389	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1296 of 1392	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1299 of 1419	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1269 of 1425	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1257 of 1308	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1348 of 1462	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1293 of 1463	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-32 vs state

Science22%-25 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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
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%)	7.5	1651^st of 1737 public elementary schools	5.0%		19.7	1675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.5%	24	22.1	16.7	29.1	25.7	24.0	30.4	24.5		20.3	98.1%		$14,743	$1,800	$12,943
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%)	10.6	1597^th of 1737 public elementary schools	8.1%		23.9	1579^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.2%	18	24.7	26.4	42.4	33.8	34.0	25.0	18.2	19.5	20.9	98.5%		$21,979	$2,017	$19,962
Swan Hillman Elementary School	Public	K-5	3701 Green Dale Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2835	581	34	17.2	74.5%	68 (11.7%)	129 (22.2%)	342 (58.9%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	12.1	1560^th of 1737 public elementary schools	10.2%		30.5	1423^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	30.8%	137	28.7	23.7	25.6	49.5	33.2	26.9	13.4	22.6	21.3	98.6%		$15,640	$1,399	$14,241
Arthur Froberg Elementary School	Public	K-5	4555 20th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 874-2464	426	27	15.7	71.8%	159 (37.3%)	91 (21.4%)	120 (28.2%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.0%)	11.9	1567^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.8%		24.6	1566^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.8%	1	31.3	22.1	28.6	44.0	32.7	30.9	17.9	21.4	23.6	98.4%		$15,269	$1,194	$14,074
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%)	9.4	1613^th of 1737 public elementary schools	7.1%		17.1	1742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.3%	129	30.8	26.8	29.2	34.6	30.6	25.0	13.9	20.5	19.4	97.7%		$17,396	$1,666	$15,731
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%)	15.4	1488^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.3%		25.9	1541^st of 2056 public elementary schools	25.0%	53	26.7	19.4	19.1	45.0	27.4	41.9		28.3	25.8	96.9%		$17,222	$1,542	$15,680
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%)								(n/a)					11.9					87.8%		$21,930	$1,131	$20,800
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%)	1.3	1737^th of 1737 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.8	2051^st of 2056 public elementary schools	0.2%	314	12.5		11.2	14.3	9.7					97.8%		$17,537	$2,204	$15,332
Riverdahl Elementary School	Public	K-5	3520 Kishwaukee St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2870	535	31	17.4	87.7%	133 (24.9%)	218 (40.7%)	115 (21.5%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	3.9	1719^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.0%		10.5	1926^th of 2056 public elementary schools	6.3%	207	20.8	16.5	29.4	19.5	21.5	9.7			7.5	97.4%		$16,795	$2,050	$14,744
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%)	6.3	1675^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.4	1808^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.1%	133	17.3	21.9	30.8	33.3	28.8	18.1		13.3	13.8	93%		$14,702	$1,195	$13,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitehead Elementary School

How many students attend Whitehead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Whitehead Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whitehead Elementary School?

Students at Whitehead Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Whitehead Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What schools do graduates of Whitehead Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bernard W Flinn Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Rockford East High School

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