Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451000240
Lewis Lemon Elementary
1993 Mulberry St, Rockford, IL 61101 · (815) 967-8000 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
347 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
62%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
10.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
2.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.4% | 2.1% |
| 2023-24 | 4.9% | 2.1% |
% 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
5.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Lewis Lemon Elementary
Lewis Lemon Elementary's state test result (5.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Lemon Elementary this school | 378 | 91.8% | 5.6% |
| King Middle Grade School Kankakee | 385 | 94.3% | 25.0% |
| McIntosh Elementary Rockford | 398 | 91.5% | 15.3% |
| Summerdale Early Childhood Center Rockford | 460 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Taft Primary School Kankakee | 316 | 91.1% | 18.5% |
| OToole Elementary School Chicago | 309 | 93.9% | 15.7% |
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 Lewis Lemon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #1,918 of 1,925 | #44 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.1% | #2,070 of 2,077 ▼ 50 | #44 of 44 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #2,061 of 2,077 ▼ 12 | #43 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #1,111 of 2,419 | #30 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,777 of 2,035 | #25 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #486 of 2,042 | #23 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #233 of 2,132 | #3 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #189 of 615 | #9 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
378
+72 (+24%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 364
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 | 378 | 23.1 | 16.4:1 | 92% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 89% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 24.2 | 14.0:1 | 90% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 24.1 | 13.7:1 | 78% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 79% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 96% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Lemon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (331 to 378); teachers down 4% (24.1 to 23.1).
About Lewis Lemon Elementary
Lewis Lemon Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Rockford, Illinois. It enrolled 378 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lewis Lemon Elementary is one of the 44 schools that make up Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students in total).
Black students account for 53% of enrollment at Lewis Lemon Elementary. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Black. Lewis Lemon Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 23.1 full-time equivalents, or about 16.4 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 92% of students, or 347, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Winnebago County, the average is 61%.
The model predicts 18.5% for a school in Illinois with Lewis Lemon Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lewis Lemon Elementary posts 5.6%.
In Winnebago County (population about 283,292), median household income is about $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis Lemon Elementary is one of 94 public schools in Winnebago County, which together enroll about 44,103 students.
The nearest other public school, Ellis Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Lewis Lemon Elementary is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Lewis Lemon Elementary is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The student count in 2024-25 was 378, 24% above the 306 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lewis Lemon Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Ellis Elementary School0.3 mi · 457
- Galapagos Rockford Charter School0.5 mi · 384
- McIntosh Elementary0.9 mi · 398
- Kennedy Middle School1.0 mi · 393
- Auburn High School1.2 mi · 1,957
- Haskell Elementary School1.2 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Lemon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lewis Lemon Elementary?
Lewis Lemon Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lewis Lemon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis Lemon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lewis Lemon Elementary have?
Lewis Lemon Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewis Lemon Elementary?
At Lewis Lemon Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 28% Hispanic, 53% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewis Lemon Elementary?
Lewis Lemon Elementary is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
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