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The highest-poverty public schools in Winnebago County, Illinois

78 public schools in Winnebago County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ledgewood Elem School leads the list at 99.2%, against a median of 64.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Winnebago County, Illinois

Top % FRL

99.2%

Median % FRL

64.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ledgewood Elem School	Roscoe, IL	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	Elementary	375	99.2%
2	Ellis Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	457	92.8%
3	Lewis Lemon Elementary	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	378	91.8%
4	McIntosh Elementary	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	398	91.5%
5	Constance Lane Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	623	90.5%
6	Kennedy Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	393	90.3%
7	Summerdale Early Childhood Center	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	460	90.0%
8	Beyer Early Childhood Center	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	497	89.5%
9	Riverdahl Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	535	87.7%
10	R K Welsh Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	483	87.4%
11	West View Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	521	85.8%
12	Julia Lathrop Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	357	84.3%
13	Washington Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	523	83.0%
14	Whitehead Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	678	80.7%
15	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	736	80.2%
16	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	1,108	80.1%
17	West Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	793	79.3%
18	C Henry Bloom Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	426	79.1%
19	Rolling Green	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	505	78.8%
20	Conklin Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	372	77.4%
21	Gregory Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	418	76.8%
22	Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	530	76.8%
23	Loves Park Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	279	76.3%
24	Maple Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	313	74.8%
25	Clifford P Carlson Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	390	74.6%
26	Swan Hillman Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	581	74.5%
27	Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	628	72.1%
28	Fairview Early Childhood Center	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	538	72.1%
29	Maud E Johnson Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	425	72.0%
30	Arthur Froberg Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	426	71.8%
31	Rockford East High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	1,719	71.6%
32	Donald C Parker Early Educ Center	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	571	70.2%
33	Windsor Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	315	70.2%
34	Jefferson High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	2,173	70.0%
35	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	807	69.5%
36	Rock Cut Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	261	67.4%
37	Marquette Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	268	67.2%
38	Auburn High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	1,957	67.1%
39	Riverview Elementary School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Elementary	199	64.8%
40	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	676	64.2%
41	Machesney Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	361	63.7%
42	Haskell Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	301	62.1%
43	South Beloit Sr High School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	High	254	60.6%
44	Harlem Middle School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Middle	1,330	60.2%
45	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	963	59.3%
46	Guilford High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	2,216	58.7%
47	Clark Elementary School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Elementary	185	56.8%
48	Brookview Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	484	55.6%
49	Olson Park Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	294	54.8%
50	Harlem High School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	High	1,884	54.7%

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