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Enrollment
1,957
High
DISTRICT 1,625 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003599
Auburn High School
5110 Auburn St, Rockford, IL 61101 · (815) 966-3300 · Winnebago County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,957 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Illinois public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,313 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 658 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 516 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 382 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Auburn High School
Auburn High School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn High School this school | 1,957 | 67.1% | 31.5% |
| Urbana High School Urbana | 1,176 | 65.2% | 28.2% |
| Rockford East High School Rockford | 1,719 | 71.6% | 11.7% |
| Guilford High School Rockford | 2,216 | 58.7% | 27.2% |
| A B Shepard High School (Campus) Palos Heights | 1,916 | 67.7% | 34.9% |
| Springfield Southeast High School Springfield | 1,229 | 66.2% | 19.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Auburn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #336 of 573 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,957 | #86 of 708 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #514 of 528 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #25 of 537 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #160 of 578 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #83 of 191 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,957
-89 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,721
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,957 | 101.8 | 19.2:1 | 67% (1,313) |
| 2023-24 | 1,985 | 103.5 | 19.2:1 | 69% (1,375) |
| 2022-23 | 1,936 | 96.7 | 20.0:1 | 62% (1,198) |
| 2020-21 | 2,046 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,805 | 105.4 | 17.1:1 | 53% (960) |
| 2015-16 | 1,806 | 107 | 16.9:1 | 62% (1,121) |
| 2010-11 | 1,841 | 103 | 17.9:1 | 76% (1,402) |
| 2000-01 | 1,585 | 93 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,721 | 95 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,805 to 1,957); teachers down 3% (105.4 to 101.8).
About Auburn High School
Auburn High School is a large high school with an address in Rockford, Illinois. It educates 1,957 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Illinois is about 834 students.
Enrollment across the 44 schools in Rockford SD 205 totals 28,467 students.
Auburn High School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 43%. The remaining students are 26% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Winnebago County, the Black share is about 12%. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 101.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.2:1. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%.
Auburn High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Auburn High School is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Winnebago County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winnebago County is home to 94 public schools and about 44,103 public school students.
The nearest public school is Kennedy Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Auburn High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Auburn High School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 89 students since 2020-21, to 1,957.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Auburn High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockford SD 205
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Other Auburn High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Auburn High. Auburn High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Auburn High SchoolAuburn, IL · 327 students
- Auburn High SchoolAuburn, AL · 2,227 students
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLAUBURN, NY · 1,176 students
- Auburn HighRiner, VA · 393 students
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLAUBURN, NE · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Middle School0.3 mi · 393
- McIntosh Elementary0.3 mi · 398
- Galapagos Rockford Charter School0.6 mi · 384
- Lewis Lemon Elementary1.2 mi · 378
- Ellis Elementary School1.5 mi · 457
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center1.9 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn High SchoolHow large is Auburn High School?
Auburn High School enrolls approximately 1,957 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Auburn High School serve?
Auburn High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Auburn High School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Auburn High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburn High School?
At Auburn High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 19% Hispanic, 43% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Auburn High School?
Auburn High School is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
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