Swan Hillman Elem School

Swan Hillman Elem School is a primary school of sprawling scale in Rockford, Illinois, overseen by Rockford SD 205, instructing 581 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Across the 44 schools in Rockford SD 205 (28,467 students total), Swan Hillman Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Swan Hillman Elem School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder is composed of 22% Black, 12% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Swan Hillman Elem School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Winnebago County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Swan Hillman Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.5%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -1.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Winnebago County reports that median household income runs about $65,837, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Swan Hillman Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Bernard W Flinn Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Swan Hillman Elem School. On composite proficiency, Swan Hillman Elem School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 19.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Swan Hillman Elem School's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 581). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 19% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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