Maud E Johnson Elem School

Maud E Johnson Elem School operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Rockford, Illinois, overseen by Rockford SD 205. Current enrollment sits at 425 students spanning grades K through 5.

Maud E Johnson Elem School is one of 44 schools operated by Rockford SD 205, a district that hosts 28,467 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Maud E Johnson Elem School logs that 31% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 23% Black, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, On paper, Maud E Johnson Elem School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Maud E Johnson Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Maud E Johnson Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.9%, the actual is 27.6%, a residual of -2.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Winnebago County put median household earnings sit near $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Maud E Johnson Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: C Henry Bloom Elem School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maud E Johnson Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maud E Johnson Elem School has decreased 12%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 47% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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