Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Abraham Lincoln Middle School is an intermediate school of sizable scale in Rockford, Illinois, run under Rockford SD 205, instructing 736 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 59% larger than typical.

Abraham Lincoln Middle School is one of 44 schools operated by Rockford SD 205, a district that educates 28,467 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Abraham Lincoln Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Abraham Lincoln Middle School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Winnebago County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Abraham Lincoln Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Winnebago County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,837 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Abraham Lincoln Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Charter School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Abraham Lincoln Middle School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 19.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Abraham Lincoln Middle School's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 717 (now 736). The White share of enrollment shrank from 27% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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