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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003579
Maud E Johnson Elementary School
3805 Rural St, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 229-2485 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
306 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
76%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
33.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 14.3% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Maud E Johnson Elementary School
Maud E Johnson Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud E Johnson Elementary School this school | 425 | 72.0% | 27.6% |
| Arthur Froberg Elementary School Rockford | 426 | 71.8% | 25.8% |
| Fairview Early Childhood Center Rockford | 538 | 72.1% | N/A |
| Clifford P Carlson Elementary School Rockford | 390 | 74.6% | 29.7% |
| Bridgeview Elementary School Bridgeview | 436 | 69.0% | 39.2% |
| Denkmann Elementary School Rock Island | 356 | 73.0% | 30.6% |
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 Maud E Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,360 of 1,925 | #24 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #1,502 of 2,077 ▼ 73 | #27 of 44 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,561 of 2,077 ▼ 364 | #23 of 44 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #877 of 2,419 | #25 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,461 of 2,035 | #15 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #14 of 2,042 | #1 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #694 of 2,132 | #25 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #814 of 1,461 | #15 of 28 |
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
425
+62 (+17%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 589
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 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 72% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 23.2 | 16.6:1 | 75% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 22.8 | 17.1:1 | 68% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 30.5 | 15.9:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 71% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 26 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maud E Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (483 to 425); teachers down 5% (30.5 to 29).
About Maud E Johnson Elementary School
The public elementary school Maud E Johnson Elementary School is located in Rockford, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 425 students.
Rockford SD 205 oversees Maud E Johnson Elementary School and 43 other schools, with 28,467 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Maud E Johnson Elementary School, 31% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 23% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Winnebago County residents are about 66% White. By the diversity index, Maud E Johnson Elementary School comes in at 76%.
Staffing totals 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Maud E Johnson Elementary School is 72%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Maud E Johnson Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 29.9%. Maud E Johnson Elementary School scores 27.6%, 2.4 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Winnebago County, median household income is about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maud E Johnson Elementary School is among the 94 public schools in Winnebago County.
The closest public school, C Henry Bloom Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles from Maud E Johnson Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Maud E Johnson Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Maud E Johnson Elementary School saw enrollment rise 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Maud E Johnson Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- C Henry Bloom Elementary School0.8 mi · 426
- Fairview Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 538
- Eisenhower Middle School1.2 mi · 963
- Montessori Elementary School1.2 mi · 660
- Rockford East High School1.3 mi · 1,719
- Brookview Elementary School1.5 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Maud E Johnson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Maud E Johnson Elementary School?
Maud E Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Maud E Johnson Elementary School serve?
Maud E Johnson Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Maud E Johnson Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Maud E Johnson Elementary School.
How diverse is Maud E Johnson Elementary School?
Maud E Johnson Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Maud E Johnson Elementary School?
Maud E Johnson Elementary School is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.