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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003601
R K Welsh Elementary School
2100 Huffman Blvd, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 966-3260 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
422 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
67%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
21.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
8.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 5.0% |
% 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
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 R K Welsh Elementary School
R K Welsh Elementary School's state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R K Welsh Elementary School this school | 483 | 87.4% | 14.6% |
| West View Elementary School Rockford | 521 | 85.8% | 27.4% |
| Summerdale Early Childhood Center Rockford | 460 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Parsons Elementary School Decatur | 505 | 89.5% | 10.0% |
| Hines Primary School Peoria | 403 | 88.8% | 20.6% |
| Riverdahl Elementary School Rockford | 535 | 87.7% | 12.9% |
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 R K Welsh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #1,765 of 1,925 | #37 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,958 of 2,077 ▼ 88 | #41 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,892 of 2,077 ▼ 163 | #36 of 44 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #615 of 2,419 | #19 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,972 of 2,035 | #41 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #274 of 2,042 | #15 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #351 of 2,132 | #9 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #586 of 615 | #22 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
483
+44 (+10%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 465
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 | 483 | 25.1 | 19.2:1 | 87% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 26.5 | 17.3:1 | 88% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 23.5 | 18.5:1 | 87% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 66% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 17 | 21.5:1 | 86% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 18 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 22 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R K Welsh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (479 to 483); teachers down 10% (28 to 25.1).
About R K Welsh Elementary School
R K Welsh Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Rockford SD 205, located in Rockford, Illinois. Enrolled students number 483 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
R K Welsh Elementary School is part of a district of 44 schools: Rockford SD 205, with 28,467 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at R K Welsh Elementary School is Black (50%). Other students are 19% White, 17% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. That is higher than the 12% Black share among all Winnebago County residents. R K Welsh Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at R K Welsh Elementary School and a ratio of 19.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 87% of students. Public schools in Winnebago County average 61%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.1% for R K Welsh Elementary School. The school posts 14.6%, 6.5 points below the prediction.
Winnebago County has about 283,292 residents, and median household income is about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Winnebago County number 94 and enroll about 44,103.
The school nearest to R K Welsh Elementary School is West Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, R K Welsh Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place R K Welsh Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
R K Welsh Elementary School saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- West Middle School0.5 mi · 793
- Roosevelt Center0.9 mi · 60
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 460
- West View Elementary School1.0 mi · 521
- Haskell Elementary School1.0 mi · 301
- Conklin Elementary School1.4 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About R K Welsh Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at R K Welsh Elementary School?
R K Welsh Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-05.
Is R K Welsh Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R K Welsh Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does R K Welsh Elementary School have?
R K Welsh Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at R K Welsh Elementary School?
Student demographics at R K Welsh Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is R K Welsh Elementary School public or private?
R K Welsh Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford SD 205.
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