Lewis Lemon Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Rockford, Illinois, Lewis Lemon Elementary caters to 378 students from grades K through 5, operated by Rockford SD 205.

Across the 44 schools in Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students total), Lewis Lemon Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lewis Lemon Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Winnebago County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lewis Lemon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 5.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Winnebago County) reports that median household income runs about $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. Lewis Lemon Elementary is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students).

Ellis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewis Lemon Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 24.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 8% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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