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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Eisenhower Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
963
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451004426
Eisenhower Middle School
3525 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 229-2450 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
571 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 308 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 345 | 36% |
Student demographics
72%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
34.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
10.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.9% | 10.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 6.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Eisenhower Middle School
Eisenhower Middle School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Middle School this school | 963 | 59.3% | 22.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Moline | 860 | 63.1% | 31.5% |
| Bloomington Jr High School Bloomington | 1,050 | 65.0% | 27.7% |
| Huntley Middle School Dekalb | 865 | 63.8% | 22.0% |
| Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford | 807 | 69.5% | 20.4% |
| H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills | 1,047 | 60.0% | 78.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Eisenhower Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #506 of 578 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #592 of 640 ▼ 7 | #11 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #542 of 640 ▲ 22 | #9 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #32 of 691 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #519 of 558 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #16 of 560 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #188 of 581 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #109 of 127 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
963
+31 (+3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 770
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 | 963 | 56.8 | 16.9:1 | 59% (571) |
| 2023-24 | 985 | 51.7 | 19.1:1 | 61% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 47.2 | 20.4:1 | 55% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 932 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 55.5 | 17.0:1 | 42% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 43% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 1,009 | 55 | 18.4:1 | 66% (669) |
| 2000-01 | 914 | 59 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 48 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (942 to 963); teachers up 2% (55.5 to 56.8).
About Eisenhower Middle School
Families in Rockford, Illinois, are served by Eisenhower Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. A total of 963 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 108% larger than average.
Eisenhower Middle School is in Rockford SD 205, a district with 28,467 students across 44 schools.
White students are the largest group at Eisenhower Middle School, with 39% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Winnebago County's residents are about 66% White, 27 points above the school's share. Eisenhower Middle School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Eisenhower Middle School counts 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.9 students for each one. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Winnebago County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Eisenhower Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Eisenhower Middle School would score about 37.3%. It scores 22.4%, a bottom-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Winnebago County, median household income is about $65,837, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 94 public schools operate in Winnebago County, serving about 44,103 students.
The next-closest public school is Montessori Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Eisenhower Middle School's average proficiency of 22.4% compares with 32.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 963 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 932.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Eisenhower Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 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
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Other Eisenhower Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Eisenhower Middle. Eisenhower Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- EISENHOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLGIBSONTON, FL · 1,174 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolLawton, OK · 1,087 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 951 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 914 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolNorristown, PA · 781 students
Nearby schools
- Montessori Elementary School0.3 mi · 660
- C Henry Bloom Elementary School0.8 mi · 426
- Clifford P Carlson Elementary School1.1 mi · 390
- Maud E Johnson Elementary School1.2 mi · 425
- Brookview Elementary School1.3 mi · 484
- Spring Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eisenhower Middle School?
Eisenhower Middle School enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eisenhower Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eisenhower Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Eisenhower Middle School have?
Eisenhower Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eisenhower Middle School?
At Eisenhower Middle School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 24% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Eisenhower Middle School public or private?
Eisenhower Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.