Total enrollment
28,467
+1,728 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
46 schools in Rockford SD 205
Illinois · 28,467 students · 1 city
Rockford SD 205 is a public-school district inside Illinois, running 46 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 28,467 students, broken out as 32 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high.
4-year change in Rockford SD 205
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
44
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Rockford SD 205 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Illinois | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #297 of 327 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 28,467 | #3 of 508 | #244 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 44 | #3 of 508 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #501 of 506 | #7,445 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 70.4% | #57 of 456 | #1,915 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #11 of 341 | #163 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Rockford SD 205
State test results across the district's 39 scored schools run from Thurgood Marshall Elementary at 97.8% proficient to Lewis Lemon Elementary at 5.6%, a gap of 92.2 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 172 Illinois districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 42 district schools that reported both years went from 26,132 to 27,440 students (up 5%) and from 1,568 to 1,583 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Rockford SD 205
As an average-sized district in Illinois, Rockford SD 205 teaches 28,467 students across 46 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Rockford SD 205 is made up of 32 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Rockford SD 205 is about 619, above the Illinois average of roughly 480.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 28,467 students, expanded 6% from the 26,739 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Rockford SD 205 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.