Is Swan Hillman Elementary School a good school?

Swan Hillman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Swan Hillman Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 563 students attended Swan Hillman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Swan Hillman Elementary School?

Students at Swan Hillman Elementary School are 58% Hispanic, 22% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Swan Hillman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Swan Hillman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bernard W Flinn Middle School Middle : Thurgood Marshall School High : Jefferson High School

Swan Hillman Elementary School

Summary:

Swan Hillman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 543 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 737 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Swan Hillman Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1400 to 1892 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 19.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 10.4% proficient in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups in Illinois. Additionally, Swan Hillman has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.1% in 2019-2020 to 38.6% in 2022-2023, well above the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rockford School District 205, such as Arthur Froberg Elementary School, Swan Hillman performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a higher chronic absenteeism rate. The school's challenges are particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups in Illinois.

Detail:

Public K-5

3701 Green Dale Dr
Rockford, IL 61109-1543

(815) 229-2835

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1569^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,287

Students who attend Swan Hillman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bernard W Flinn Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Jefferson High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 563

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

African American:

22.4%

White:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Swan Hillman Elementary School ranks worse than 75.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 12^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.99. (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

Compare Details Student population at Swan Hillman Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.1%), African American (22.4%), White (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Swan Hillman Elementary School is 17.3. 17 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Swan Hillman Elementary School employs 32.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Swan Hillman Elementary School is $16,287. 20 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Swan Hillman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Swan Hillman Elementary School 1569^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Swan Hillman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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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 Swan Hillman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	16.88	1704^th	2020	15.6%
2004	18.60	1725^th	2030	15.0%
2005	19.72	1740^th	2022	13.9%
2006	21.30	1773^rd	2086	15.0%
2007	11.57	1898^th	2095	9.4%
2008	19.59	1786^th	2092	14.6%
2009	13.10	1910^th	2120	9.9%
2010	8.43	1998^th	2139	6.6%
2011	5.94	2069^th	2147	3.6%
2012	13.38	1973^rd	2166	8.9%
2013	18.84	1826^th	2167	15.7%
2014	28.95	1565^th	2093	25.2%
2015	26.77	1510^th	2052	26.4%
2016	31.03	1400^th	2046	31.6%
2017	12.94	1874^th	2044	8.3%
2018	12.70	1892^nd	2037	7.1%
2019	15.75	1855^th	2086	11.1%
2021	21.88	1510^th	1948	22.5%
2022	25.43	1508^th	2082	27.6%
2023	19.98	1685^th	2077	18.9%
2024	23.99	1569^th	2067	24.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.97	453^rd	718	36.9%
2019	46.11	358^th	743	51.8%
2021	46.97	202^nd	537	62.4%
2022	51.55	272^nd	768	64.6%
2023	41.53	423^rd	788	46.3%
2024	51.36	298^th	826	63.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.88	985^th	1194	17.5%
2022	20.91	1071^st	1113	3.8%
2024	15.70	1161^st	1195	2.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.51	1595^th	1765	9.6%
2019	26.69	1465^th	1816	19.3%
2021	31.22	1087^th	1514	28.2%
2022	36.09	1118^th	1763	36.6%
2023	31.85	1260^th	1808	30.3%
2024	38.78	1092^nd	1793	39.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.78	1762^nd	1964	10.3%
2019	13.89	1851^st	2019	8.3%
2021	22.08	1322^nd	1680	21.3%
2022	23.27	1508^th	1970	23.5%
2023	18.95	1640^th	1957	16.2%
2024	24.79	1459^th	1942	24.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.89	665^th	907	26.7%
2024	18.86	876^th	886	1.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.30	1863^rd	1972	5.5%
2019	19.84	1690^th	2019	16.3%
2021	19.72	1406^th	1707	17.6%
2022	28.70	1335^th	1977	32.5%
2023	21.99	1541^st	1984	22.3%
2024	23.52	1500^th	1959	23.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.30	641^st	698	8.2%
2019	37.65	427^th	711	39.9%
2021	38.82	229^th	428	46.5%
2022	52.53	230^th	684	66.4%
2023	33.69	468^th	692	32.4%
2024	33.40	447^th	655	31.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.40	869^th	938	7.4%
2019	22.73	832^nd	955	12.9%
2021	35.74	456^th	742	38.5%
2022	38.06	566^th	954	40.7%
2023	30.53	697^th	970	28.1%
2024	38.63	565^th	959	41.1%

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Rank History for White students at Swan Hillman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.65	1444^th	1463	1.3%
2019	10.91	1390^th	1462	4.9%
2022	25.19	1147^th	1425	19.5%
2023	11.26	1347^th	1419	5.1%

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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 Swan Hillman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	293	96	15	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	418
1989	277	103	17	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	387	33	17	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	452
1991	400	52	12	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1992	387	70	14	15	6	n/a	n/a	0	492
1993	393	65	13	24	3	n/a	n/a	0	498
1994	353	82	18	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	489
1995	323	97	23	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1996	323	97	23	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
1997	303	97	16	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1998	291	127	16	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	293	148	12	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
2000	245	151	9	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
2001	238	116	6	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	447
2002	175	85	8	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2003	175	85	8	141	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2004	129	72	7	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2005	111	82	4	166	0	n/a	n/a	28	391
2006	98	65	5	284	0	n/a	n/a	30	482
2007	91	67	0	299	0	n/a	n/a	24	481
2008	102	73	4	302	0	n/a	n/a	33	514
2009	105	73	4	309	0	n/a	n/a	40	531
2010	84	90	4	323	0	n/a	n/a	41	542
2011	94	73	5	324	2	0	37	0	535
2012	88	77	9	274	1	0	39	0	488
2013	84	78	13	252	0	0	26	0	453
2014	89	72	26	270	0	0	26	0	483
2015	94	87	29	288	0	1	23	0	522
2016	101	102	30	274	0	1	16	0	524
2017	120	99	33	317	1	1	24	0	595
2018	113	108	28	324	1	1	26	0	601
2019	87	128	24	316	0	1	22	0	578
2020	81	120	30	342	1	2	31	0	607
2021	68	99	25	332	1	1	30	0	556
2022	67	134	22	326	1	0	38	0	588
2023	70	126	11	303	1	1	31	0	543
2024	69	126	14	327	3	1	23	0	563

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 Swan Hillman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	418	26.0	16.0	n/a
1989	411	23.0	17.8	n/a
1990	452	26.0	17.3	n/a
1991	480	26.2	18.3	n/a
1992	492	26.5	18.5	n/a
1993	498	24.5	20.3	n/a
1994	489	23.5	20.8	n/a
1995	477	24.5	19.5	n/a
1996	477	24.5	19.5	n/a
1997	448	25.0	17.9	n/a
1998	473	25.0	18.9	n/a
1999	494	26.8	18.4	n/a
2000	448	24.4	18.4	n/a
2001	447	26.5	16.9	n/a
2002	409	23.4	17.5	71.9
2003	409	23.4	17.5	71.9
2004	357	20.0	17.9	75.6
2005	391	20.9	18.7	96.4
2006	482	23.7	20.3	96.5
2007	481	26.0	18.5	92.8
2008	514	27.0	19.0	97.5
2009	531	28.7	18.5	98.4
2010	542	28.6	18.8	101
2011	535	28.6	18.6	93.5
2012	488	25.8	18.9	93.9
2013	453	24.9	18.1	95.6
2014	483	31.7	15.2	94.2
2015	522	30.0	17.4	95.4
2016	524	30.0	17.4	63.7
2017	595	33.0	18.0	65.2
2018	601	32.5	18.4	67.1
2019	578	33.5	17.2	76.1
2020	607	33.7	18.0	76.6
2021	556	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	588	33.1	17.7	51.9
2023	543	32.7	16.6	76.1
2024	563	32.5	17.3	81.2

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 Swan Hillman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	418	26.0	16.0	n/a
1989	411	23.0	17.8	n/a
1990	452	26.0	17.3	n/a
1991	480	26.2	18.3	n/a
1992	492	26.5	18.5	n/a
1993	498	24.5	20.3	n/a
1994	489	23.5	20.8	n/a
1995	477	24.5	19.5	n/a
1996	477	24.5	19.5	n/a
1997	448	25.0	17.9	n/a
1998	473	25.0	18.9	n/a
1999	494	26.8	18.4	n/a
2000	448	24.4	18.4	n/a
2001	447	26.5	16.9	n/a
2002	409	23.4	17.5	71.9
2003	409	23.4	17.5	71.9
2004	357	20.0	17.9	75.6
2005	391	20.9	18.7	96.4
2006	482	23.7	20.3	96.5
2007	481	26.0	18.5	92.8
2008	514	27.0	19.0	97.5
2009	531	28.7	18.5	98.4
2010	542	28.6	18.8	101
2011	535	28.6	18.6	93.5
2012	488	25.8	18.9	93.9
2013	453	24.9	18.1	95.6
2014	483	31.7	15.2	94.2
2015	522	30.0	17.4	95.4
2016	524	30.0	17.4	63.7
2017	595	33.0	18.0	65.2
2018	601	32.5	18.4	67.1
2019	578	33.5	17.2	76.1
2020	607	33.7	18.0	76.6
2021	556	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	588	33.1	17.7	51.9
2023	543	32.7	16.6	76.1
2024	563	32.5	17.3	81.2

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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