Is Montessori Elementary School a good school?

Montessori Elementary School ranks 995 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Montessori Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 610 students attended Montessori Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Montessori Elementary School?

Students at Montessori Elementary School are 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Montessori Elementary School

Summary:

Montessori Elementary School is a public school located in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 610 students. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montessori Elementary School consistently outperforms the Rockford School District 205 and the state of Illinois in proficiency rates for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 42.4%, compared to 23% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 27.5%, compared to 12.8% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 6th-8th grade ELA proficiency rates ranging from 49.1% to 53.5%, and 7th-8th grade Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 41.2% to 52.8%. Montessori Elementary School's performance is relatively consistent across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Montessori Elementary School has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 39.5% in 2021-2022 to 12.5% in 2023-2024, it is still higher than the state average. The school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio (15.8 in 2022-2023) compared to the district and nearby schools, such as R.K. Welsh Elementary, Gregory Elementary, and C. Henry Bloom Elementary, may contribute to its stronger academic performance. Montessori Elementary School's performance is particularly strong compared to the nearby Harlem UD 122 district schools, Loves Park Elementary and Windsor Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates across all grade levels.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

2021 Hawthorne Dr
Rockford, IL 61107-1342

(815) 654-4906

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
995^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,358

Student/teacher ratio: 15.8

Number of students: 610

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

African American:

15.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Montessori Elementary School ranks better than 51.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.3. (See more...)

Compare Details Montessori Elementary School ranks better than 72.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Montessori Elementary School is $15,358. 23 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Montessori Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Montessori Elementary School 995^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Montessori Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Montessori Elementary School 379^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Montessori Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Rockford School District 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockford School District 205 737^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Montessori Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.60	1465^th	2020	27.5%
2004	43.33	1346^th	2030	33.7%
2005	40.09	1415^th	2022	30.0%
2006	31.23	1652^nd	2086	20.8%
2007	35.36	1589^th	2095	24.2%
2008	43.77	1384^th	2092	33.8%
2009	40.25	1464^th	2120	30.9%
2010	46.22	1368^th	2139	36.0%
2011	45.61	1379^th	2147	35.8%
2012	46.46	1375^th	2166	36.5%
2013	46.74	1229^th	2167	43.3%
2014	38.37	1346^th	2093	35.7%
2015	37.05	1206^th	2052	41.2%
2016	35.28	1281^st	2046	37.4%
2017	23.63	1585^th	2044	22.5%
2018	18.09	1717^th	2037	15.7%
2019	21.10	1693^rd	2086	18.8%
2021	41.10	1033^rd	1948	47.0%
2022	48.06	983^rd	2082	52.8%
2023	54.29	854^th	2077	58.9%
2024	47.30	995^th	2067	51.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.02	487^th	1156	57.9%
2024	37.00	696^th	1195	41.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.09	1474^th	1765	16.5%
2019	23.10	1568^th	1816	13.7%
2021	42.77	792^nd	1514	47.7%
2022	45.29	893^rd	1763	49.3%
2023	51.85	768^th	1808	57.5%
2024	47.83	849^th	1793	52.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.61	1682^nd	1964	14.4%
2019	18.77	1726^th	2019	14.5%
2021	37.56	984^th	1680	41.4%
2022	52.03	834^th	1970	57.7%
2023	51.94	844^th	1957	56.9%
2024	45.82	964^th	1942	50.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.79	1609^th	1972	18.4%
2019	25.94	1501^st	2019	25.7%
2021	39.30	954^th	1707	44.1%
2022	40.56	1081^st	1977	45.3%
2023	53.69	814^th	1984	59.0%
2024	46.78	946^th	1959	51.7%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.18	651^st	698	6.7%
2019	21.93	654^th	711	8.0%
2022	27.46	565^th	684	17.4%
2023	44.87	317^th	692	54.2%
2024	44.72	322^nd	655	50.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.38	906^th	938	3.4%
2019	26.24	775^th	955	18.8%
2022	52.05	391^st	954	59.0%
2023	47.98	441^st	970	54.5%
2024	37.93	576^th	959	39.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.82	1235^th	1463	15.6%
2019	20.00	1252^nd	1462	14.4%
2021	38.62	813^th	1308	37.8%
2022	38.62	904^th	1425	36.6%
2023	48.85	719^th	1419	49.3%
2024	44.67	769^th	1392	44.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2013	42.20	817^th	1367	40.2%
2014	43.39	772^nd	1322	41.6%
2015	53.85	504^th	1302	61.3%
2016	57.97	465^th	1294	64.1%
2017	51.12	568^th	1293	56.1%
2018	26.79	950^th	1293	26.5%
2019	31.88	910^th	1356	32.9%
2021	47.62	553^rd	1241	55.4%
2022	59.99	442^nd	1369	67.7%
2023	69.51	335^th	1367	75.5%
2024	66.84	379^th	1363	72.2%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.15	881^st	1161	24.1%
2019	42.55	678^th	1217	44.3%
2021	48.63	431^st	1019	57.7%
2022	73.45	190^th	1221	84.4%
2023	75.51	177^th	1234	85.7%
2024	77.45	161^st	1219	86.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.50	863^rd	1226	29.6%
2019	29.99	911^th	1276	28.6%
2021	37.92	579^th	1017	43.1%
2022	55.45	464^th	1286	63.9%
2023	64.59	370^th	1275	71.0%
2024	68.59	335^th	1251	73.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.14	956^th	1223	21.8%
2019	34.23	816^th	1296	37.0%
2021	50.75	429^th	1048	59.1%
2022	63.20	373^rd	1286	71.0%
2023	69.35	311^th	1292	75.9%
2024	60.85	409^th	1264	67.6%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.42	479^th	511	6.3%
2021	32.67	267^th	385	30.6%
2022	31.25	411^th	573	28.3%
2023	51.61	208^th	569	63.4%
2024	47.08	232^nd	548	57.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Montessori Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.90	564^th	889	36.6%
2019	24.94	706^th	905	22.0%
2021	59.86	278^th	813	65.8%
2022	63.43	280^th	898	68.8%
2023	69.86	218^th	895	75.6%
2024	61.77	302^nd	875	65.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Montessori Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	159	68	5	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	260
1998	185	89	8	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	311
1999	189	101	5	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2000	193	119	7	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	361
2001	198	122	8	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	375
2002	171	144	9	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	372
2003	171	144	9	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	372
2004	160	145	8	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	353
2005	148	126	8	36	2	n/a	n/a	18	338
2006	148	124	7	36	2	n/a	n/a	18	335
2007	146	120	6	35	1	n/a	n/a	25	333
2008	144	113	10	35	1	n/a	n/a	26	329
2009	142	121	13	33	1	n/a	n/a	26	336
2010	136	134	12	34	2	n/a	n/a	28	346
2011	135	113	14	39	1	0	32	0	334
2012	125	120	16	39	1	0	35	0	336
2013	107	93	9	36	1	0	26	0	272
2014	120	94	9	48	1	0	26	0	298
2015	132	95	14	51	2	0	26	0	320
2016	153	101	11	47	0	0	24	0	336
2017	231	143	21	70	1	0	32	0	498
2018	265	143	24	82	1	0	39	0	554
2019	296	138	18	87	1	0	44	0	584
2020	304	125	12	89	0	0	53	0	583
2021	303	116	13	98	0	0	57	0	587
2022	327	96	13	102	0	2	61	0	601
2023	332	92	12	109	0	2	63	0	610

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Montessori Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	260	13.0	20.0	n/a
1998	311	16.9	18.4	n/a
1999	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
2000	361	19.0	19.0	n/a
2001	375	20.5	18.3	n/a
2002	372	21.4	17.4	47.8
2003	372	21.4	17.4	47.8
2004	353	20.0	17.7	49.9
2005	338	20.0	16.9	58.1
2006	335	19.0	17.6	58.4
2007	333	19.0	17.5	63.6
2008	329	19.0	17.3	57.8
2009	336	21.0	16.0	63.2
2010	346	20.0	17.3	66.7
2011	334	21.0	15.9	60.8
2012	336	21.0	16.0	61.9
2013	272	19.9	13.6	61
2014	298	19.0	15.6	62.1
2015	320	20.0	16.0	67.8
2016	336	18.0	18.6	38.7
2017	498	33.6	14.8	38
2018	554	34.1	16.2	34.5
2019	584	34.8	16.7	41.3
2020	583	35.4	16.4	38.6
2021	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	601	35.2	17.0	18.8
2023	610	38.4	15.8	33.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Montessori Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	260	13.0	20.0	n/a
1998	311	16.9	18.4	n/a
1999	335	19.0	17.6	n/a
2000	361	19.0	19.0	n/a
2001	375	20.5	18.3	n/a
2002	372	21.4	17.4	47.8
2003	372	21.4	17.4	47.8
2004	353	20.0	17.7	49.9
2005	338	20.0	16.9	58.1
2006	335	19.0	17.6	58.4
2007	333	19.0	17.5	63.6
2008	329	19.0	17.3	57.8
2009	336	21.0	16.0	63.2
2010	346	20.0	17.3	66.7
2011	334	21.0	15.9	60.8
2012	336	21.0	16.0	61.9
2013	272	19.9	13.6	61
2014	298	19.0	15.6	62.1
2015	320	20.0	16.0	67.8
2016	336	18.0	18.6	38.7
2017	498	33.6	14.8	38
2018	554	34.1	16.2	34.5
2019	584	34.8	16.7	41.3
2020	583	35.4	16.4	38.6
2021	587	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	601	35.2	17.0	18.8
2023	610	38.4	15.8	33.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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