Thurgood Marshall School

Thurgood Marshall School is a 6-8 campus of moderately sized scale in Rockford, Illinois, operated by Rockford SD 205, educateing 514 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within Rockford SD 205, which oversees 44 schools and 28,467 students, Thurgood Marshall School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Thurgood Marshall School records that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Winnebago County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Thurgood Marshall School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Winnebago County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thurgood Marshall School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 94.6%, a residual of +41.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Winnebago County shows median household income runs about $65,837, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Winnebago County runs 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,103 students), of which Thurgood Marshall School is one.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thurgood Marshall School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Thurgood Marshall School's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 514). White enrollment moved from 64% to 57% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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