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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003563
Ellis Elementary School
222 S Central Ave, Rockford, IL 61102 · (815) 966-3909 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
424 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 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
51%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
18.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 4.7% | 2.4% |
% 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
12.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Ellis Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School's state test result (12.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Elementary School this school | 457 | 92.8% | 12.2% |
| Nicholson Tech Academy Elementary School Chicago | 487 | 92.4% | 11.8% |
| Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary School Chicago | 452 | 94.0% | 8.6% |
| Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School Peoria | 442 | 87.8% | 16.8% |
| Sullivan Elementary School Chicago | 439 | 96.1% | 14.6% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
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 Ellis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,835 of 1,925 | #40 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,774 of 2,077 ▲ 232 | #35 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,946 of 2,077 ▲ 104 | #37 of 44 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #726 of 2,419 | #21 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #913 of 2,035 | #9 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #889 of 2,042 | #36 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #212 of 2,132 | #2 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #428 of 615 | #18 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
457
+76 (+20%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 351
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 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 93% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 92% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 27.8 | 14.4:1 | 89% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 28.7 | 15.2:1 | 79% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 83% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 88% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 44 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (435 to 457); teachers up 22% (28.7 to 35).
About Ellis Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Rockford, Illinois. In all, 457 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Rockford SD 205 is the district for Ellis Elementary School. It has 44 schools and 28,467 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ellis Elementary School is Black: 67%. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. The school's Black share is 55 points above the 12% share among Winnebago County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
On staff are 35 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Ellis Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 93%. For comparison, public schools in Winnebago County average 61%.
Ellis Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.2% is 5.8 points below the 17.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Winnebago County, median household income comes to about $65,837, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 94, with about 44,103 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lewis Lemon Elementary, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ellis Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 20%, from 381 to 457.
This page is set up for the Ellis Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Ellis Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Ellis Elementary. Ellis Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Ellis Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 382 students
- Ellis ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 768 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 753 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 467 students
- Ellis Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis Lemon Elementary0.3 mi · 378
- Galapagos Rockford Charter School0.8 mi · 384
- Haskell Elementary School1.1 mi · 301
- Roosevelt Center1.2 mi · 60
- McIntosh Elementary1.2 mi · 398
- Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion1.2 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Ellis Elementary SchoolHow large is Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ellis Elementary School serve?
Ellis Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ellis Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Ellis Elementary School.
How diverse is Ellis Elementary School?
Ellis Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 17% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ellis Elementary School in?
Ellis Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.