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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003576
Swan Hillman Elementary School
3701 Green Dale Dr, Rockford, IL 61109 · (815) 229-2835 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
433 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
59%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
33.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
23.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.5% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 19.3% | 10.4% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Swan Hillman Elementary School
Swan Hillman Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Hillman Elementary School this school | 581 | 74.5% | 27.3% |
| Independence Elementary School Bolingbrook | 617 | 67.9% | 36.7% |
| Whitehead Elementary School Rockford | 678 | 80.7% | 22.0% |
| Oak View Elementary School Bolingbrook | 636 | 67.6% | 39.8% |
| De Diego Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 511 | 80.0% | 14.1% |
| Parkview Elementary School Carpentersville | 552 | 80.1% | 26.2% |
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 Swan Hillman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,370 of 1,925 | #26 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,497 of 2,077 ▲ 100 | #26 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,567 of 2,077 ▲ 29 | #25 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #309 of 2,419 | #6 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,869 of 2,035 | #29 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #625 of 2,042 | #30 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #641 of 2,132 | #22 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #1,296 of 1,461 | #26 of 28 |
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
581
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 480
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 | 581 | 33.7 | 17.2:1 | 75% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 32.5 | 17.3:1 | 81% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 32.7 | 16.6:1 | 76% (413) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 32.6 | 18.5:1 | 67% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 64% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 93% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swan Hillman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (601 to 581); teachers up 4% (32.6 to 33.7).
About Swan Hillman Elementary School
Swan Hillman Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in Rockford, Illinois. In all, 581 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 52% larger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Rockford SD 205 has 44 schools and 28,467 students, and Swan Hillman Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 59% of the student body at Swan Hillman Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 22% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Winnebago County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
There are 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.2:1. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Winnebago County is 61%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 28.5% at Swan Hillman Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Winnebago County show that median household income comes to about $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 94, with about 44,103 students.
Bernard W Flinn Middle School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Swan Hillman Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Swan Hillman Elementary School enrolled 556 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 581.
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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
- Bernard W Flinn Middle School0.7 mi · 807
- Whitehead Elementary School0.8 mi · 678
- Rolling Green0.9 mi · 505
- Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 530
- Rockford East High School1.7 mi · 1,719
- Arthur Froberg Elementary School1.7 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Swan Hillman Elementary SchoolHow large is Swan Hillman Elementary School?
Swan Hillman Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Swan Hillman Elementary School serve?
Swan Hillman Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swan Hillman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swan Hillman Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swan Hillman Elementary School?
At Swan Hillman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 59% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Swan Hillman Elementary School in?
Swan Hillman Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.