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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451006242
Thurgood Marshall School
4664 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 490-5400 · Winnebago County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
17.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
162 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 5 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rockford SD 205. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
98.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
92.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 98.4% | 92.4% |
| 2023-24 | 93.3% | 84.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
94.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 95% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 41 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Thurgood Marshall School
Thurgood Marshall School's state test result (94.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall School this school | 514 | 31.5% | 94.6% |
| Eastview Middle School Bartlett | 757 | 28.5% | 56.0% |
| Evans Junior High School Bloomington | 778 | 30.3% | 52.9% |
| Springman Middle School Glenview | 811 | 26.8% | 68.5% |
| Jefferson Jr High School Naperville | 832 | 29.1% | 63.8% |
| Chiddix Jr High School Normal | 597 | 30.8% | 48.1% |
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 Thurgood Marshall School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.6% | #1 of 578 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #1 of 640 no change | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 98.4% | #1 of 640 ▲ 1 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #277 of 691 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #530 of 558 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #137 of 560 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #443 of 581 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #47 of 127 | #3 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
514
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
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 | 514 | 28.8 | 17.9:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 28.1 | 17.2:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 26.2 | 18.4:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 23.2 | 20.0:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 17 | 32.5:1 | 29% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (464 to 514); teachers up 24% (23.2 to 28.8).
About Thurgood Marshall School
Thurgood Marshall School is a middle school located in Rockford, Illinois, in Winnebago County. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 514 students.
Rockford SD 205 has 44 schools and 28,467 students, and Thurgood Marshall School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Thurgood Marshall School, about 57 are White. It is also 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Winnebago County's residents are about 66% White, 9 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Thurgood Marshall School scores 61%.
The school had 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 4.9 students per teacher. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 29 points below the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
Thurgood Marshall School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of Illinois public middle schools.
Thurgood Marshall School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3% with an actual 94.6%.
In Winnebago County, home to about 283,292 people, the median household earns about $65,837 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Winnebago County number 94, with about 44,103 students.
Measured in a straight line, Thurgood Marshall Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Thurgood Marshall School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Thurgood Marshall School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Thurgood Marshall School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Thurgood Marshall schools
One other US public school is named Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall School is the largest of the 2.
- Thurgood MarshallCompton, CA · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary0.2 mi · 374
- Conklin Elementary School1.2 mi · 372
- West View Elementary School1.5 mi · 521
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center1.9 mi · 460
- Loves Park Elementary School2.3 mi · 279
- R K Welsh Elementary School2.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall SchoolHow large is Thurgood Marshall School?
Thurgood Marshall School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Thurgood Marshall School serve?
Thurgood Marshall School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall School is approximately 17.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thurgood Marshall School?
Thurgood Marshall School reports a student body of 57% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Thurgood Marshall School?
Thurgood Marshall School is overseen by Rockford SD 205 in Winnebago County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.