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Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks 1173 rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cherry Valley Elementary School serves 676 students in grades K–5 in Rockford, Illinois, among a group of nearby schools that mostly serve the same grades. In 2025–26, 49% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 36% in math, both well above the Rockford School District 205 rates of 35% and 21%, respectively. The most important takeaway is that Cherry Valley is a strong local performer in ELA and math, even though both results remain below state proficiency rates.

Compared with nine nearby K–5 schools, Cherry Valley ranks second in both all-grades ELA and math: its 49% ELA proficiency is 14 points above their 35% average, and its 36% math proficiency is 13 points above their 23% average, behind Brookview Elementary School in both. Third-grade math is a standout: 50% proficiency is slightly above the state’s 49% and higher than every nearby school’s reported score. Fifth-grade ELA is 55%, about level with the state and the highest among nearby schools. Fourth-grade math is a weaker spot at 31%, 11 points below the state’s 42%; fifth-grade science is also below the state, at 36% versus 48%, though above the district’s 30% and the nearby-school average of 30%. Some nearby grade-level scores were suppressed, so those schools cannot be ranked for those results.

Results have improved: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency rose from 29% to 49% and math from 20% to 36%, while chronic absenteeism fell from 45% in 2021–22 to 15% in 2025–26—below the state’s 24% and district’s 41%. Yet SchoolDigger’s overall standing declined from the 45th percentile in 2023–24 to the 32nd percentile, with 2 stars, in 2025–26. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 in 2024–25 and 64% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide effectiveness ranking for male students was at the 12th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 32nd; its ranking for Hispanic students was at the 50th percentile. These group rankings offer a different picture of results across student groups, and the overall ranking is a relative standing rather than a direct measure of proficiency.

676

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,459

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

6754 Armer Dr
Rockford, IL 61109

(815) 332-4938

District: Rockford School District 205

Students who attend Cherry Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bernard W Flinn Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.6%

Hispanic:

27.5%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2019 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rockford School District 205

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg29%

Illinois avg48%

1,173^rd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 29% (2019) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	30.7	1173 of 1737	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	1253 of 2056	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1139 of 2067	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1222 of 2077	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1197 of 2082	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	1121 of 1948	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1479 of 2086	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	387 of 688	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	444 of 655	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	376 of 692	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	334 of 684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	206 of 428	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	480 of 711	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	480 of 1049	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.7	660 of 886	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	694 of 907	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	444 of 788	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	412 of 826	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	737 of 788	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	54.1	245 of 768	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	223 of 743	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	946 of 1286	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	1095 of 1942	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	1072 of 1942	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1008 of 1957	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1114 of 1970	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1076 of 1680	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1438 of 2019	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	268 of 536	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.8	552 of 982	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	393 of 959	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	464 of 970	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	451 of 954	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	395 of 742	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	867 of 955	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	683 of 1001	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1053 of 1800	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	961 of 1793	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	957 of 1808	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1199 of 1763	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	762 of 1514	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1231 of 1816	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	1149 of 1311	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1265 of 1947	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1073 of 1959	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1275 of 1984	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	1118 of 1977	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	1031 of 1707	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1406 of 2019	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	659 of 1292	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	960 of 1195	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	811 of 1156	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	908 of 1113	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	499 of 640	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	946 of 1194	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	951 of 1149	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1075 of 1389	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1024 of 1392	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1137 of 1419	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1071 of 1425	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	936 of 1308	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1259 of 1462	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)54th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)13th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-7 vs state

Science36%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-3 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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	6754 Armer Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 332-4938	676	39	17.3	64.2%	268 (39.6%)	128 (18.9%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	30.7	1173^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	32.5%		38	1253^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	39.1%	80	36.4		39.4	51.2	55.0				48.9	50.0	30.9	29.2				36.2	96.4%		$15,459	$1,236	$14,223
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	39	1026^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.9%		59.2	827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%	199	43.3		58.3	62.1	45.1				55.2	41.7	45.3	25.3				37.4	96.5%		$13,691	$804	$12,886
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
Montessori 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%)	40.4	998^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.5%		47.6	1050^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.9%	52	50.0	55.9	47.1	67.2	52.9	62.9	55.7	62.7	58.0	45.6	38.8	25.0	28.6	32.8	49.2	36.4	96.3%		$14,410	$490	$13,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherry Valley Elementary School

Is Cherry Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks 1173^rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherry Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Cherry Valley Elementary School.

What district is Cherry Valley Elementary School in?

Rockford School District 205

What schools do graduates of Cherry Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Cherry Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bernard W Flinn Middle School
Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
High : Jefferson High School

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cherry Valley Elementary School are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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