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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad this year?
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Enrollment
1,108
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003397
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
1800 Ogilby Rd, Rockford, IL 61102 · (815) 489-5509 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
888 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 317 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 434 | 39% |
Student demographics
53%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
14.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
4.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 | 14.2% | 4.5% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 1.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% 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 Envrnmntl Science Academy
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy's state test result (9.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy this school | 1,108 | 80.1% | 9.8% |
| Lincoln Middle School Berwyn | 793 | 83.4% | 43.7% |
| Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights | 783 | 85.8% | 19.4% |
| John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan | 721 | 74.1% | 26.7% |
| Indian Trail Jr High School Addison | 1,111 | 72.2% | 32.8% |
| Washington Middle School Lyons | 659 | 80.0% | 26.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Envrnmntl Science Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #574 of 578 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.5% | #630 of 640 ▲ 3 | #14 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #635 of 640 ▲ 3 | #14 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #16 of 691 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #546 of 558 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #230 of 560 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #63 of 581 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #44 of 127 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,108
-100 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 1,214
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 | 1,108 | 57.4 | 19.3:1 | 80% (888) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 63.9 | 16.1:1 | 83% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 1,051 | 70.6 | 14.9:1 | 76% (794) |
| 2020-21 | 1,208 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 996 | 65.7 | 15.2:1 | 63% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 972 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 66% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 1,220 | 68 | 17.9:1 | 87% (1,066) |
| 2000-01 | 1,214 | 76 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (996 to 1,108); teachers down 13% (65.7 to 57.4).
About Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy operates as a large middle-grades school in Rockford, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,108 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 140% higher.
Federal data list 44 schools in Rockford SD 205, with 28,467 students enrolled.
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy is 65% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 19% Black, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Winnebago County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.3 students per teacher. That is 6.3 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 80% of students. The 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County is 19 points lower.
allk12 grades Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy an F. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 9.8%, against a prediction of 25.2%.
In Winnebago County (population about 283,292), the median household income is $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy is one of 94 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Julia Lathrop Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 100 fewer students in 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
- 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 East High SchoolHigh · 1,719 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Julia Lathrop Elementary School0.5 mi · 357
- Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion0.9 mi · 628
- Washington Elementary School1.1 mi · 523
- Beyer Early Childhood Center1.6 mi · 497
- Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter1.7 mi · 234
- Ellis Elementary School2.0 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcademyHow many students attend Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy?
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy serve?
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy is approximately 19.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy?
At Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy, the student body is approximately 11% White, 65% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy public or private?
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy 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.