R K Welsh Elem School

Set in Rockford, Illinois, R K Welsh Elem School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, overseen by Rockford SD 205. It caters to 483 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so R K Welsh Elem School sits 27% above that benchmark.

R K Welsh Elem School is one of 44 schools operated by Rockford SD 205, a district that hosts 28,467 students overall.

On demographics, R K Welsh Elem School lists that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, R K Welsh Elem School records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting R K Welsh Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at R K Welsh Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, R K Welsh Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Winnebago County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which R K Welsh Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is West Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R K Welsh Elem School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 25.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R K Welsh Elem School has stayed largely flat, going from 479 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 27% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

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