Rockford East High School

Summary:

Rockford East High School is a public high school located in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,718 students. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 737 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rockford East High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Rockford East High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 10.6% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles with low graduation rates (73.2%) and high dropout rates (8.7%), as well as a very high chronic absenteeism rate (55.2%). These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 69.44% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While Rockford East High School spends a relatively high amount per student, its performance lags behind nearby high schools within the same district, such as Auburn High School and Guilford High School, which have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the complex issues facing Rockford East High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's challenges and leverages the available resources to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2929 Charles St
       Rockford, IL  61108-1702


(815) 229-2100

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
567th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,570 Help


Feeder schools for Rockford East High School:

Elementary:    C Henry Bloom Elementary School
    Constance Lane Elementary School
    Gregory Elementary School
    Maud E Johnson Elementary School
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Middle:    Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  1,718

Racial breakdown:

African American:
31.0%
Hispanic:
28.7%
White:
27.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.4% Help


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Compare Details Rockford East High School ranks worse than 81.3% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.23. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rockford East High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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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Compare Details Rockford East High School has the largest high school student body size in the Rockford School District 205.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rockford East High School is $16,570, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Rockford School District 205.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockford East High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockford East High School 567th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Rockford East High School in the ranking list.)

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Rockford School District 205:

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


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Rank History for Rockford East High School

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Rank History for all students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 14.88 505th 586 13.8%
2004 16.24 513th 592 13.3%
2005 3.98 542nd 590 8.1%
2006 12.15 524th 596 12.1%
2007 8.57 545th 612 10.9%
2008 9.53 548th 624 12.2%
2009 17.48 536th 632 15.2%
2010 18.10 535th 643 16.8%
2011 22.14 531st 655 18.9%
2012 31.24 505th 665 24.1%
2013 32.43 488th 670 27.2%
2014 23.84 528th 670 21.2%
2015 39.82 348th 614 43.3%
2016 19.63 536th 643 16.6%
2017 21.39 519th 642 19.2%
2018 22.85 520th 647 19.6%
2019 20.90 558th 701 20.4%
2021 22.89 529th 688 23.1%
2022 13.47 605th 699 13.4%
2023 22.15 553rd 699 20.9%
2024 18.23 567th 697 18.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.10 141st 154 8.4%
2019 6.28 164th 165 0.6%
2021 14.46 134th 160 16.3%
2022 8.20 162nd 170 4.7%
2023 14.98 148th 163 9.2%
2024 15.06 154th 182 15.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.67 98th 151 35.1%
2019 29.57 141st 183 23.0%
2021 32.79 86th 189 54.5%
2022 26.04 184th 205 10.2%
2023 42.88 103rd 217 52.5%
2024 28.56 158th 248 36.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.40 181st 374 51.6%
2019 42.42 188th 473 60.3%
2021 42.44 192nd 453 57.6%
2022 35.67 266th 493 46.0%
2023 28.14 313th 476 34.2%
2024 20.75 377th 482 21.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.57 449th 585 23.2%
2019 26.31 496th 639 22.4%
2021 33.53 412th 611 32.6%
2022 16.64 556th 626 11.2%
2023 35.98 431st 644 33.1%
2024 21.46 516th 639 19.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.66 35th 91 61.5%
2021 39.79 14th 24 41.7%
2022 56.32 24th 98 75.5%
2023 62.36 23rd 104 77.9%
2024 59.97 36th 125 71.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.44 492nd 620 20.6%
2019 19.93 532nd 665 20.0%
2021 17.74 526th 639 17.7%
2022 13.18 566th 658 14.0%
2023 19.47 535th 656 18.4%
2024 18.74 532nd 664 19.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 29.48 292nd 428 31.8%
2024 27.00 261st 429 39.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.70 500th 619 19.2%
2019 21.66 536th 675 20.6%
2021 27.53 467th 653 28.5%
2022 14.32 582nd 664 12.3%
2023 25.14 508th 668 24.0%
2024 18.33 542nd 668 18.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.02 129th 132 2.3%
2019 1.24 127th 130 2.3%
2021 0.70 134th 135 0.7%
2022 2.53 137th 141 2.8%
2023 0.71 133rd 134 0.7%
2024 2.55 131st 137 4.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.94 181st 253 28.5%
2019 26.64 222nd 299 25.8%
2021 26.36 221st 281 21.4%
2022 21.03 273rd 294 7.1%
2023 32.65 185th 301 38.5%
2024 25.84 242nd 299 19.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.61 226th 291 22.3%
2019 26.48 239th 317 24.6%
2021 31.80 211th 317 33.4%
2022 15.39 308th 335 8.1%
2023 29.85 238th 333 28.5%
2024 17.33 295th 336 12.2%
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Rank History for White students at Rockford East High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.92 389th 548 29.0%
2019 23.49 446th 552 19.2%
2021 22.83 440th 553 20.4%
2022 8.57 540th 560 3.6%
2023 17.85 502nd 557 9.9%
2024 17.03 488th 554 11.9%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Rockford East High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1358 408 118 83 4 n/a n/a 0 1971
1989 1267 406 117 89 7 n/a n/a 0 1886
1990 1262 287 123 126 5 n/a n/a 0 1803
1991 1254 239 124 117 2 n/a n/a 0 1736
1992 1236 232 89 162 7 n/a n/a 0 1726
1993 1261 251 76 170 6 n/a n/a 0 1764
1994 1281 245 68 165 4 n/a n/a 0 1763
1995 1162 232 68 224 2 n/a n/a 0 1688
1996 1162 232 68 224 2 n/a n/a 0 1688
1997 1157 251 74 256 3 n/a n/a 0 1741
1998 1062 346 71 275 2 n/a n/a 0 1756
1999 972 305 64 248 3 n/a n/a 0 1592
2000 940 316 53 291 2 n/a n/a 0 1602
2001 955 367 39 327 1 n/a n/a 0 1689
2002 903 399 38 403 2 n/a n/a 0 1745
2003 903 399 38 403 2 n/a n/a 0 1745
2004 793 542 39 426 4 n/a n/a 0 1804
2005 705 571 43 395 3 n/a n/a 1 1718
2006 679 538 36 341 1 n/a n/a 8 1603
2007 661 601 29 386 2 n/a n/a 27 1706
2008 610 435 39 416 1 n/a n/a 24 1525
2009 621 384 45 323 1 n/a n/a 34 1408
2010 652 369 50 343 2 n/a n/a 47 1463
2011 668 307 52 339 2 0 50 0 1418
2012 681 331 56 365 2 1 58 0 1494
2013 697 379 164 399 2 2 78 0 1721
2014 740 432 171 450 2 2 80 0 1877
2015 710 435 166 514 0 1 79 0 1905
2016 685 462 179 555 1 0 106 0 1988
2017 660 468 183 551 2 0 131 0 1995
2018 592 482 173 503 3 1 110 0 1864
2019 536 502 151 495 4 0 119 0 1807
2020 493 461 116 472 6 0 98 0 1646
2021 485 492 104 502 7 1 103 0 1694
2022 472 537 102 502 9 1 106 0 1729
2023 468 532 104 493 7 0 114 0 1718

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 Rockford East High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1971 104.4 18.8 n/a
1989 1886 103.6 18.2 n/a
1990 1803 97.4 18.5 n/a
1991 1736 98.0 17.7 n/a
1992 1726 103.4 16.6 n/a
1993 1764 99.6 17.7 n/a
1994 1763 102.3 17.2 n/a
1995 1688 100.8 16.7 n/a
1996 1688 100.8 16.7 n/a
1997 1741 98.6 17.7 n/a
1998 1756 94.2 18.6 n/a
1999 1592 93.0 17.1 n/a
2000 1602 88.4 18.1 n/a
2001 1689 93.4 18.1 n/a
2002 1745 96.9 18.0 54.6
2003 1745 96.9 18.0 54.6
2004 1804 96.0 18.8 53.3
2005 1718 84.5 20.3 61.6
2006 1603 88.5 18.1 62.6
2007 1706 81.0 21.1 67.7
2008 1525 72.0 21.2 75.5
2009 1408 83.9 16.8 71.1
2010 1463 78.9 18.5 71.8
2011 1418 82.6 17.1 71
2012 1494 81.6 18.2 71.7
2013 1721 105.2 16.3 74.2
2014 1877 106.3 17.6 73.6
2015 1905 113.0 16.8 80.6
2016 1988 114.0 17.4 57.3
2017 1995 119.1 16.7 48.3
2018 1864 111.6 16.7 54.7
2019 1807 101.5 17.7 65.6
2020 1646 102.6 16.0 68.7
2021 1694 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1729 89.6 19.2 47.6
2023 1718 90.8 18.9 69.4

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 Rockford East High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1971 104.4 18.8 n/a
1989 1886 103.6 18.2 n/a
1990 1803 97.4 18.5 n/a
1991 1736 98.0 17.7 n/a
1992 1726 103.4 16.6 n/a
1993 1764 99.6 17.7 n/a
1994 1763 102.3 17.2 n/a
1995 1688 100.8 16.7 n/a
1996 1688 100.8 16.7 n/a
1997 1741 98.6 17.7 n/a
1998 1756 94.2 18.6 n/a
1999 1592 93.0 17.1 n/a
2000 1602 88.4 18.1 n/a
2001 1689 93.4 18.1 n/a
2002 1745 96.9 18.0 54.6
2003 1745 96.9 18.0 54.6
2004 1804 96.0 18.8 53.3
2005 1718 84.5 20.3 61.6
2006 1603 88.5 18.1 62.6
2007 1706 81.0 21.1 67.7
2008 1525 72.0 21.2 75.5
2009 1408 83.9 16.8 71.1
2010 1463 78.9 18.5 71.8
2011 1418 82.6 17.1 71
2012 1494 81.6 18.2 71.7
2013 1721 105.2 16.3 74.2
2014 1877 106.3 17.6 73.6
2015 1905 113.0 16.8 80.6
2016 1988 114.0 17.4 57.3
2017 1995 119.1 16.7 48.3
2018 1864 111.6 16.7 54.7
2019 1807 101.5 17.7 65.6
2020 1646 102.6 16.0 68.7
2021 1694 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1729 89.6 19.2 47.6
2023 1718 90.8 18.9 69.4

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.

Immunization Rates

Rockford East High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.3%99.9%98.7%
201697.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%16.3%
201799.1%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.6%99.7%99.7%15.8%
201898.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%16.4%
201999.0%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.1%45.2%
202198.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%
202298.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.3%98.0%97.1%
202399.2%99.2%99.1%99.1%99.0%98.5%99.2%98.5%
202498.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Rockford East High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $643 (5.4%) $11,169 (94.6%) $11,812
2020 $1,171 (9.0%) $11,902 (91.0%) $13,073
2021 $971 (7.4%) $12,215 (92.6%) $13,186
2022 $971 (7.4%) $12,215 (92.6%) $13,186
2023 $1,402 (9.0%) $14,139 (91.0%) $15,542
2024 $1,257 (7.6%) $15,313 (92.4%) $16,570

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Rockford East High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 558th of 701 High schoolsRanks 553rd of 699 High schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Rockford East High School)9.66.1
 3.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)16.311.4
 4.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford East High School)16.311.4
 4.9%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)22.617.8
 4.8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Rockford East High School)15.230.3
 15.1%
   End of Course Science (Rockford School District 205)17.836.2
 18.4%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18071718
 4.9%
African American502532
 6%
American Indian47
 75%
Asian151104
 31.1%
Hispanic495493
 0.4%
Pacific Islander00
White536468
 12.7%
Two or More Races119114
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.6%69.4%
 3.9%


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Students at Rockford East High School are 31% African American, 29% Hispanic, 27% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Rockford East High School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Illinois high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,718 students attended Rockford East High School.


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