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Enrollment
1,719
High
DISTRICT 1,625 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003600
Rockford East High School
2929 Charles St, Rockford, IL 61108 · (815) 229-2100 · Winnebago County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,719 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,230 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 528 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 473 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 350 | 20% |
Student demographics
74%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rockford East High School
Rockford East High School's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford East High School this school | 1,719 | 71.6% | 11.7% |
| Urbana High School Urbana | 1,176 | 65.2% | 28.2% |
| Auburn High School Rockford | 1,957 | 67.1% | 31.5% |
| Rock Island High School Rock Island | 1,812 | 76.5% | 19.9% |
| A B Shepard High School (Campus) Palos Heights | 1,916 | 67.7% | 34.9% |
| H L Richards High School(Campus) Oak Lawn | 1,702 | 61.9% | 33.5% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Rockford East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #504 of 573 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,719 | #126 of 708 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #426 of 528 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #6 of 537 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #148 of 578 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #205 of 358 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,719
+25 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,736
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 | 1,719 | 105.1 | 16.4:1 | 72% (1,230) |
| 2023-24 | 1,708 | 100.3 | 17.0:1 | 75% (1,280) |
| 2022-23 | 1,718 | 90.9 | 18.9:1 | 69% (1,193) |
| 2020-21 | 1,694 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,864 | 111.6 | 16.7:1 | 55% (1,020) |
| 2015-16 | 1,988 | 114 | 17.4:1 | 57% (1,139) |
| 2010-11 | 1,418 | 82 | 17.3:1 | 71% (1,007) |
| 2000-01 | 1,689 | 93 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,736 | 98 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockford East High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,864 to 1,719); teachers down 6% (111.6 to 105.1).
About Rockford East High School
Rockford East High School is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Rockford, Illinois. Its enrollment is 1,719 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Illinois average about 834 students, which makes this school 106% above average.
Rockford East High School is a school in Rockford SD 205. The district has 44 schools and 28,467 students.
Of every 100 students at Rockford East High School, about 30 are Black, the largest group. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 27% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Winnebago County is roughly 12% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 105.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.4:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 2.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 72%. That is 11 points above the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
Rockford East High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Illinois public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Rockford East High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 11.7%; the prediction is 30.2%.
In the wider Winnebago County area, the median household earns about $65,837 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Winnebago County, 94 public schools serve about 44,103 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Fairview Early Childhood Center, is the closest to Rockford East High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 11.7% is below the 19.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Rockford East High School enrolled 1,694; in 2024-25, 1,719.
This page is set up for the Rockford East High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Other schools in Rockford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 2,216 students
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 1,957 students
- Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyMiddle · 1,108 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 538
- Rolling Green0.9 mi · 505
- Whitehead Elementary School1.1 mi · 678
- Abraham Lincoln Middle School1.2 mi · 736
- Bernard W Flinn Middle School1.2 mi · 807
- Maud E Johnson Elementary School1.3 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Rockford East High SchoolHow large is Rockford East High School?
Rockford East High School enrolls approximately 1,719 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rockford East High School serve?
Rockford East High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rockford East High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Rockford East High School.
How diverse is Rockford East High School?
Rockford East High School reports a student body of 27% White, 29% Hispanic, 30% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rockford East High School public or private?
Rockford East High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.