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Which teacher or staff member at West View Elem School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKFORD SD 205·NCES 173451003602
West View Elementary School
1720 Halsted Rd, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 654-4945 · Winnebago County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
447 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 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 58% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
65%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
37.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 11.9% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 West View Elementary School
West View Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West View Elementary School this school | 521 | 85.8% | 27.4% |
| R K Welsh Elementary School Rockford | 483 | 87.4% | 14.6% |
| Summerdale Early Childhood Center Rockford | 460 | 90.0% | N/A |
| Dennis Lab School Decatur | 579 | 84.6% | 9.9% |
| Proegler School Kankakee | 466 | 84.3% | N/A |
| Riverdahl Elementary School Rockford | 535 | 87.7% | 12.9% |
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 West View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #1,366 of 1,925 | #25 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #1,361 of 2,077 ▲ 178 | #21 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,442 of 2,077 ▲ 17 | #19 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #468 of 2,419 | #13 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,994 of 2,035 | #42 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #340 of 2,042 | #18 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #385 of 2,132 | #10 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #457 of 615 | #19 of 22 |
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
521
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 408
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 | 521 | 25.2 | 20.7:1 | 86% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 23.2 | 19.3:1 | 89% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 27.2 | 15.4:1 | 80% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 27.5 | 18.1:1 | 61% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 64% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 87% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (499 to 521); teachers down 8% (27.5 to 25.2).
About West View Elementary School
At 1720 Halsted Rd in Rockford, Illinois, West View Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 521 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 37% higher.
West View Elementary School reports to Rockford SD 205, which has 44 schools and 28,467 students.
At 51%, Black students outnumber all other groups at West View Elementary School combined. It is also 22% White, 19% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Winnebago County's residents are about 12% Black, 39 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, West View Elementary School comes in at 65%.
West View Elementary School employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.7:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Winnebago County report 61%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West View Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 27.4% actual against 22.0% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Winnebago County, median household income is about $65,837, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. West View Elementary School is among the 94 public schools in Winnebago County.
The next-closest public school is Conklin Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 45.1% on proficiency, and West View Elementary School is below that at 27.4%.
West View Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The number of students grew from 495 to 521 over 4 years.
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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
Other West View Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named West View Elementary. West View Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- West View ElementaryGarner, NC · 969 students
- West View ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 644 students
- West View Elementary SchoolMuncie, IN · 538 students
- West View Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 446 students
- West View ElementaryBURLINGTON, WA · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Conklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 372
- R K Welsh Elementary School1.0 mi · 483
- Summerdale Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 460
- West Middle School1.3 mi · 793
- Loves Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 279
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.4 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About West View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West View Elementary School?
West View Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West View Elementary School serve?
West View Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West View Elementary School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at West View Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West View Elementary School?
Student demographics at West View Elementary School are roughly 22% White, 19% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is West View Elementary School in?
West View Elementary School is part of Rockford SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.