Is Julia Lathrop Elementary School a good school?

Julia Lathrop Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Julia Lathrop Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 295 students attended Julia Lathrop Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Julia Lathrop Elementary School?

Students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 16% White, 15% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Julia Lathrop Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Julia Lathrop Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy Middle : Thurgood Marshall School High : Jefferson High School

Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Summary:

Julia Lathrop Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 295 students in grades K-5 in Rockford, Illinois, which is part of the Rockford School District 205. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and concerning equity gaps among student subgroups.

Julia Lathrop Elementary has struggled with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 50.6% in 2020-2021 to 38.5% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the state and district averages. This high rate of chronic absenteeism appears to be closely linked to the school's poor academic performance, with only 8.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2023-2024, compared to the Rockford School District averages of 23% and the state averages of 41.2% and 34.8%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White and Special Education students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Rockford School District, such as Haskell Elementary, which is just 2.56 miles away, Julia Lathrop Elementary stands out as one of the lowest-performing schools, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The combination of high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and equity concerns suggests that Julia Lathrop Elementary may be facing significant challenges in effectively educating its students, which will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community.

Detail:

Public K-5

2603 Clover Ave
Rockford, IL 61102-3471

(815) 966-3285

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1902^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,913

Students who attend Julia Lathrop Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 295

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

White:

16.3%

African American:

14.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Julia Lathrop Elementary School ranks worse than 92% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 19^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.75. (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 Julia Lathrop Elementary School is $18,913, which is the 6^th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Julia Lathrop Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Julia Lathrop Elementary School 1902^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Julia Lathrop Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Julia Lathrop Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.84	1670^th	2020	17.3%
2004	11.08	1814^th	2030	10.6%
2005	15.81	1774^th	2022	12.3%
2006	5.20	1975^th	2086	5.3%
2007	2.45	2041^st	2095	2.6%
2008	5.76	1992^nd	2092	4.8%
2009	10.72	1937^th	2120	8.6%
2010	14.19	1917^th	2139	10.4%
2011	5.54	2077^th	2147	3.3%
2012	6.90	2079^th	2166	4.0%
2013	10.63	2009^th	2167	7.3%
2014	17.04	1815^th	2093	13.3%
2015	13.47	1888^th	2052	8.0%
2016	15.11	1826^th	2046	10.8%
2017	9.46	1980^th	2044	3.1%
2018	9.38	1980^th	2037	2.8%
2019	16.09	1843^rd	2086	11.6%
2021	12.59	1876^th	1948	3.7%
2022	14.40	1892^nd	2082	9.1%
2023	10.84	2011^th	2077	3.2%
2024	13.75	1902^nd	2067	8.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.79	629^th	718	12.4%
2019	38.69	472^nd	743	36.5%
2021	26.64	498^th	537	7.3%
2022	31.08	603^rd	768	21.5%
2023	28.83	657^th	788	16.6%
2024	33.30	581^st	826	29.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.43	691^st	763	9.4%
2019	17.76	1185^th	1194	0.8%
2022	20.95	1063^rd	1113	4.5%
2023	17.55	1110^th	1156	4.0%
2024	15.63	1182^nd	1195	1.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.70	1637^th	1765	7.3%
2019	25.19	1514^th	1816	16.6%
2021	20.81	1368^th	1514	9.6%
2022	19.37	1600^th	1763	9.2%
2023	17.22	1696^th	1808	6.2%
2024	21.03	1559^th	1793	13.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.33	1932^nd	1964	1.6%
2019	13.91	1850^th	2019	8.4%
2021	9.90	1668^th	1680	0.7%
2022	13.00	1857^th	1970	5.7%
2023	9.40	1942^nd	1957	0.8%
2024	11.15	1888^th	1942	2.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	19.82	841^st	886	5.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.36	1862^nd	1972	5.6%
2019	20.30	1673^rd	2019	17.1%
2021	14.55	1585^th	1707	7.1%
2022	17.41	1705^th	1977	13.8%
2023	15.54	1773^rd	1984	10.6%
2024	16.52	1702^nd	1959	13.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	17.68	678^th	698	2.9%
2019	29.73	534^th	711	24.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.54	930^th	938	0.9%
2019	22.10	842^nd	955	11.8%
2021	16.79	735^th	742	0.9%
2022	20.83	861^st	954	9.7%
2023	19.56	893^rd	970	7.9%
2024	21.24	841^st	959	12.3%

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Rank History for White students at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	3.28	1461^st	1463	0.1%
2019	11.11	1386^th	1462	5.2%
2022	2.61	1424^th	1425	0.1%
2023	1.92	1419^th	1419	0.0%

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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 Julia Lathrop Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	274	118	2	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	409
1989	302	131	4	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	456
1990	252	121	1	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	391
1991	269	99	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1992	324	131	0	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	477
1993	290	124	5	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	448
1994	291	151	3	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	482
1995	303	140	4	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	481
1996	303	140	4	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	481
1997	214	129	2	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	371
1998	171	158	2	68	3	n/a	n/a	0	402
1999	153	146	2	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	385
2000	122	131	1	121	3	n/a	n/a	0	378
2001	128	90	0	112	4	n/a	n/a	0	334
2002	90	124	0	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	366
2003	90	124	0	150	2	n/a	n/a	0	366
2004	88	132	0	173	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
2005	65	124	0	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
2006	56	130	0	213	0	n/a	n/a	1	400
2007	51	133	0	234	0	n/a	n/a	7	425
2008	42	113	1	245	1	n/a	n/a	10	412
2009	35	99	0	260	1	n/a	n/a	11	406
2010	30	80	0	270	1	n/a	n/a	12	393
2011	25	59	0	271	1	0	9	0	365
2012	53	44	0	282	0	0	4	0	383
2013	63	46	0	287	0	0	8	0	404
2014	55	59	0	292	1	0	7	0	414
2015	53	60	0	270	1	0	13	0	397
2016	58	60	0	264	0	0	8	0	390
2017	65	75	0	290	1	0	4	0	435
2018	76	62	1	265	4	0	5	0	413
2019	72	58	0	243	3	0	5	0	381
2020	71	59	0	246	1	0	3	0	380
2021	51	43	0	231	1	0	3	0	329
2022	56	55	2	207	3	0	8	0	331
2023	48	43	3	192	1	1	7	0	295

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Julia Lathrop Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	23.0	17.7	n/a
1989	456	24.0	19.0	n/a
1990	391	22.0	17.7	n/a
1991	376	22.6	16.6	n/a
1992	477	22.6	21.1	n/a
1993	448	21.9	20.5	n/a
1994	482	22.6	21.3	n/a
1995	481	26.0	18.5	n/a
1996	481	26.0	18.5	n/a
1997	371	25.4	14.6	n/a
1998	402	23.2	17.3	n/a
1999	385	25.2	15.3	n/a
2000	378	26.4	14.3	n/a
2001	334	24.5	13.6	n/a
2002	366	21.7	16.9	94.3
2003	366	21.7	16.9	94.3
2004	394	25.2	15.6	88.8
2005	358	22.3	16.1	90.8
2006	400	23.9	16.7	92.7
2007	425	24.0	17.7	97.8
2008	412	24.0	17.2	99.8
2009	406	25.4	16.0	99.2
2010	393	24.7	15.8	101.3
2011	365	23.7	15.3	92.3
2012	383	23.6	16.1	95
2013	404	21.0	19.2	96.8
2014	414	28.0	14.7	95.9
2015	397	23.0	17.2	97.2
2016	390	26.0	15.0	73.8
2017	435	27.0	16.1	71.3
2018	413	23.7	17.3	68
2019	381	23.2	16.3	81.1
2020	380	24.5	15.4	83.2
2021	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	331	21.8	15.1	54.1
2023	295	21.3	13.8	83.7

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 Julia Lathrop Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	409	23.0	17.7	n/a
1989	456	24.0	19.0	n/a
1990	391	22.0	17.7	n/a
1991	376	22.6	16.6	n/a
1992	477	22.6	21.1	n/a
1993	448	21.9	20.5	n/a
1994	482	22.6	21.3	n/a
1995	481	26.0	18.5	n/a
1996	481	26.0	18.5	n/a
1997	371	25.4	14.6	n/a
1998	402	23.2	17.3	n/a
1999	385	25.2	15.3	n/a
2000	378	26.4	14.3	n/a
2001	334	24.5	13.6	n/a
2002	366	21.7	16.9	94.3
2003	366	21.7	16.9	94.3
2004	394	25.2	15.6	88.8
2005	358	22.3	16.1	90.8
2006	400	23.9	16.7	92.7
2007	425	24.0	17.7	97.8
2008	412	24.0	17.2	99.8
2009	406	25.4	16.0	99.2
2010	393	24.7	15.8	101.3
2011	365	23.7	15.3	92.3
2012	383	23.6	16.1	95
2013	404	21.0	19.2	96.8
2014	414	28.0	14.7	95.9
2015	397	23.0	17.2	97.2
2016	390	26.0	15.0	73.8
2017	435	27.0	16.1	71.3
2018	413	23.7	17.3	68
2019	381	23.2	16.3	81.1
2020	380	24.5	15.4	83.2
2021	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	331	21.8	15.1	54.1
2023	295	21.3	13.8	83.7

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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