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What's the one class at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion every student should take?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003607
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
1506 Clover Ave, Rockford, IL 61102 · (815) 490-4100 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
453 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
20%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.6pp since 2023
Math
20.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 7.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion this school | 628 | 72.1% | 29.7% |
| Coleman Elementary School Elgin | 641 | 70.2% | 21.4% |
| Lords Park Elementary School Elgin | 655 | 71.3% | 23.1% |
| Gallistel Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 597 | 69.5% | 26.7% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
| C M Bardwell Elementary School Aurora | 679 | 67.2% | 12.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #1,280 of 1,925 | #20 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #1,593 of 2,077 ▲ 140 | #29 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #1,267 of 2,077 ▲ 233 | #16 of 44 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #219 of 2,419 | #4 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,970 of 2,035 | #40 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #1,621 of 2,042 | #51 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #688 of 2,132 | #23 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #730 of 1,461 | #13 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
628
-112 (-15%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 380
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 | 628 | 32.7 | 19.2:1 | 72% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 32.9 | 19.1:1 | 77% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 35.9 | 17.7:1 | 67% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 37.9 | 19.2:1 | 61% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 59% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 91% (525) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (727 to 628); teachers down 14% (37.9 to 32.7).
About Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is a large elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, (ZIP code 61102). A total of 628 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 65% larger than average.
Rockford SD 205 oversees Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion and 43 other schools, with 28,467 students in total.
The large majority of students at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion, 89%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% White and 4% Black. Winnebago County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 74 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Federal data list 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 72%. On average, public schools in Winnebago County report 61%.
The allk12 Grade for Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is C. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion would be expected to post about 29.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%.
Within Winnebago County, median household income is about $65,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Winnebago County number 94 and enroll about 44,103.
Washington Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 740 to 628.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 523
- Julia Lathrop Elementary School0.7 mi · 357
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy0.9 mi · 1,108
- Beyer Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 497
- Ellis Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
- Constance Lane Elementary School1.4 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Barbour Two-Way Lang ImmersionWhat is the total enrollment at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion enrolls approximately 628 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion serve?
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is approximately 19.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
Student demographics at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion are roughly 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.