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Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003561
Conklin Elementary School
3003 Halsted Rd, Rockford, IL 61101 · (815) 654-4860 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
288 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 97% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
69%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
24.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.7pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 5.4% | 2.0% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Conklin Elementary School
Conklin Elementary School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin Elementary School this school | 372 | 77.4% | 15.2% |
| Gregory Elementary School Rockford | 418 | 76.8% | 19.0% |
| Clifford P Carlson Elementary School Rockford | 390 | 74.6% | 29.7% |
| C Henry Bloom Elementary School Rockford | 426 | 79.1% | 18.1% |
| Sunnyside Intermediate School Berkeley | 344 | 79.7% | 22.6% |
| Jefferson Primary School Bellwood | 380 | 75.3% | N/A |
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 Conklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,748 of 1,925 | #36 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #1,867 of 2,077 ▲ 154 | #39 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,834 of 2,077 ▲ 205 | #33 of 44 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #1,141 of 2,419 | #33 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,514 of 2,035 | #16 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #200 of 2,042 | #14 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #571 of 2,132 | #16 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #274 of 615 | #12 of 22 |
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
372
+80 (+27%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 463
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 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 77% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 80% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 26.8 | 16.2:1 | 81% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 21.5 | 15.7:1 | 69% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 71% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 96% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 23 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (337 to 372); teachers up 16% (21.5 to 25).
About Conklin Elementary School
Conklin Elementary School is an elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, and it is part of Rockford SD 205. It serves 372 students in kindergarten through 6.
Rockford SD 205 includes 44 schools. Together they enroll 28,467 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Conklin Elementary School, at 40%. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 18% White, and 7% multiracial. Winnebago County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.9:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. The average for public schools in Winnebago County is 61%.
Conklin Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Conklin Elementary School, the prediction is 26.8% and the result is 15.2%.
In the county around the school, Winnebago County, the median household income is $65,837, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Winnebago County is home to 94 public schools and about 44,103 public school students.
Nearby, Summerdale Early Childhood Center is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Conklin Elementary School's average proficiency of 15.2% compares with 50.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 372 students in 2024-25, 80 more than the 292 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 460
- West View Elementary School0.9 mi · 521
- Thurgood Marshall School1.2 mi · 514
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.2 mi · 374
- West Middle School1.3 mi · 793
- R K Welsh Elementary School1.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Conklin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Conklin Elementary School?
Conklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Conklin Elementary School serve?
Conklin Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Conklin Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Conklin Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Conklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Conklin Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 40% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Conklin Elementary School in?
Conklin Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.