Julia Lathrop Elem School

Set in Rockford, Illinois, Julia Lathrop Elem School is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Rockford SD 205. It instructs 357 students across grades K through 5.

Rockford SD 205 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 28,467 students. Julia Lathrop Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Julia Lathrop Elem School shows that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 15% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Julia Lathrop Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Winnebago County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Julia Lathrop Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Julia Lathrop Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Julia Lathrop Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 14.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Julia Lathrop Elem School has decreased 14%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 18% to 11% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.