R K Welsh Elementary School

Summary:

R K Welsh Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Rockford School District 205. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Some key insights about R K Welsh Elementary School include its high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 18.5% in 2019-2020 to 79.3% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with only 15.7% of students proficient in ELA and just 5% proficient in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as 5th-grade students, where only 1.2% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 13.6% for the district and 26.8% for the state.

While R K Welsh Elementary School struggles, some nearby schools within the Rockford School District 205, such as Thurgood Marshall Elementary, perform significantly better, ranking 1st out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024. This suggests that resources and best practices may be available, but R K Welsh Elementary School's persistent low rankings and lack of improvement over the years indicate a need for a comprehensive review and implementation of effective strategies to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2100 Huffman Blvd
       Rockford, IL  61103-3946


(815) 966-3260

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1758th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,649 Help


Students who attend R K Welsh Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Thurgood Marshall School
    West Middle School
High:    Guilford High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.5 Help
Number of students:  435

Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.2%
Hispanic:
18.9%
White:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details R K Welsh Elementary School ranks worse than 85.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 18th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.32. (See more...)
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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 R K Welsh Elementary School has the largest elementary 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 R K Welsh Elementary School is $17,649, which is the 10th highest among 27 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R K Welsh Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks R K Welsh Elementary School 1758th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See R K Welsh Elementary 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 R K Welsh Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 21.89 1646th 2020 18.5%
2004 15.49 1759th 2030 13.3%
2005 14.68 1785th 2022 11.7%
2006 25.25 1729th 2086 17.1%
2007 18.58 1821st 2095 13.1%
2008 37.12 1507th 2092 28.0%
2009 34.57 1571st 2120 25.9%
2010 39.22 1496th 2139 30.1%
2011 24.41 1762nd 2147 17.9%
2012 16.11 1923rd 2166 11.2%
2013 16.69 1884th 2167 13.1%
2014 20.45 1748th 2093 16.5%
2015 18.84 1739th 2052 15.3%
2016 17.56 1769th 2046 13.5%
2017 10.21 1956th 2044 4.3%
2018 8.90 1991st 2037 2.3%
2019 7.85 2058th 2086 1.3%
2021 19.46 1595th 1948 18.1%
2022 15.89 1824th 2082 12.4%
2023 16.58 1809th 2077 12.9%
2024 17.32 1758th 2067 14.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.54 88th 89 1.1%
2022 22.23 73rd 95 23.2%
2023 23.94 70th 93 24.7%
2024 18.76 79th 93 15.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.79 482nd 763 36.8%
2019 27.75 902nd 1194 24.5%
2021 23.24 542nd 640 15.3%
2022 23.48 987th 1113 11.3%
2023 20.12 1056th 1156 8.7%
2024 15.70 1161st 1195 2.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.32 1728th 1765 2.1%
2019 12.12 1771st 1816 2.5%
2021 26.26 1204th 1514 20.5%
2022 22.01 1512th 1763 14.2%
2023 28.08 1385th 1808 23.4%
2024 25.82 1428th 1793 20.4%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.66 1945th 1964 1.0%
2019 8.66 1979th 2019 2.0%
2021 19.19 1406th 1680 16.3%
2022 16.99 1697th 1970 13.9%
2023 19.01 1637th 1957 16.4%
2024 19.18 1619th 1942 16.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.72 819th 907 9.7%
2024 19.69 852nd 886 3.8%
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Rank History for Male students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.19 1865th 1972 5.4%
2019 9.04 1989th 2019 1.5%
2021 18.01 1457th 1707 14.6%
2022 15.57 1779th 1977 10.0%
2023 15.87 1761st 1984 11.2%
2024 16.71 1695th 1959 13.5%
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Rank History for African American students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.54 684th 698 2.0%
2019 15.77 701st 711 1.4%
2021 39.50 223rd 428 47.9%
2022 31.28 483rd 684 29.4%
2023 34.24 459th 692 33.7%
2024 31.11 484th 655 26.1%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.83 687th 938 26.8%
2019 12.07 944th 955 1.2%
2021 30.56 529th 742 28.7%
2022 25.16 780th 954 18.2%
2023 27.79 754th 970 22.3%
2024 34.38 639th 959 33.4%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at R K Welsh Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.86 1451st 1463 0.8%
2019 4.48 1449th 1462 0.9%
2021 11.10 1253rd 1308 4.2%
2022 8.37 1382nd 1425 3.0%
2023 9.25 1369th 1419 3.5%
2024 13.73 1281st 1392 8.0%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for R K Welsh Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 316 49 8 6 n/a n/a n/a 0 379
1989 326 50 7 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 395
1990 390 50 9 15 n/a n/a n/a 0 464
1991 403 47 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1992 403 57 3 14 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1993 401 77 2 18 1 n/a n/a 0 499
1994 367 100 1 22 1 n/a n/a 0 491
1995 300 116 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1996 300 116 0 35 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1997 263 130 0 25 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1998 268 152 1 33 1 n/a n/a 0 455
1999 267 136 0 45 1 n/a n/a 0 449
2000 200 110 1 36 1 n/a n/a 0 348
2001 187 116 1 31 1 n/a n/a 0 336
2002 185 127 2 37 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2003 185 127 2 37 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2004 193 114 0 40 0 n/a n/a 0 347
2005 195 118 0 39 0 n/a n/a 16 368
2006 187 125 2 44 1 n/a n/a 20 379
2007 182 124 2 42 0 n/a n/a 27 377
2008 184 110 1 39 0 n/a n/a 32 366
2009 192 100 1 37 0 n/a n/a 33 363
2010 193 105 0 45 0 n/a n/a 33 376
2011 175 109 0 49 0 0 33 0 366
2012 128 106 0 61 0 0 35 0 330
2013 140 99 3 56 0 0 33 0 331
2014 138 85 3 62 1 0 30 0 319
2015 144 82 2 51 1 0 28 0 308
2016 148 122 2 49 2 0 30 0 353
2017 142 223 1 55 1 0 48 0 470
2018 128 229 1 62 1 0 58 0 479
2019 123 235 4 64 0 0 65 0 491
2020 123 207 1 62 1 0 64 0 458
2021 100 221 2 59 1 0 56 0 439
2022 90 211 2 74 5 0 61 0 443
2023 77 214 1 82 5 0 56 0 435

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 R K Welsh Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 379 18.0 21.0 n/a
1989 395 16.5 23.9 n/a
1990 464 20.9 22.2 n/a
1991 465 22.0 21.1 n/a
1992 477 22.1 21.5 n/a
1993 499 22.5 22.2 n/a
1994 491 24.0 20.5 n/a
1995 451 23.0 19.6 n/a
1996 451 23.0 19.6 n/a
1997 418 20.0 20.9 n/a
1998 455 20.0 22.8 n/a
1999 449 19.0 23.6 n/a
2000 348 17.0 20.5 n/a
2001 336 18.5 18.2 n/a
2002 351 17.5 20.1 60.7
2003 351 17.5 20.1 60.7
2004 347 17.5 19.8 61.7
2005 368 16.5 22.3 74.1
2006 379 15.5 24.5 84.7
2007 377 18.0 20.9 86.9
2008 366 16.0 22.9 85
2009 363 20.3 17.9 82.7
2010 376 20.0 18.8 89.2
2011 366 17.0 21.5 85.5
2012 330 19.0 17.3 87.9
2013 331 17.7 18.6 88.8
2014 319 22.6 14.1 88.7
2015 308 21.0 14.6 92.2
2016 353 21.0 16.8 66.3
2017 470 28.0 16.7 72.1
2018 479 27.9 17.1 76
2019 491 27.6 17.7 82.5
2020 458 26.4 17.3 85.2
2021 439 n/a n/a n/a
2022 443 24.1 18.3 57.8
2023 435 23.5 18.5 87.1

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 R K Welsh Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 379 18.0 21.0 n/a
1989 395 16.5 23.9 n/a
1990 464 20.9 22.2 n/a
1991 465 22.0 21.1 n/a
1992 477 22.1 21.5 n/a
1993 499 22.5 22.2 n/a
1994 491 24.0 20.5 n/a
1995 451 23.0 19.6 n/a
1996 451 23.0 19.6 n/a
1997 418 20.0 20.9 n/a
1998 455 20.0 22.8 n/a
1999 449 19.0 23.6 n/a
2000 348 17.0 20.5 n/a
2001 336 18.5 18.2 n/a
2002 351 17.5 20.1 60.7
2003 351 17.5 20.1 60.7
2004 347 17.5 19.8 61.7
2005 368 16.5 22.3 74.1
2006 379 15.5 24.5 84.7
2007 377 18.0 20.9 86.9
2008 366 16.0 22.9 85
2009 363 20.3 17.9 82.7
2010 376 20.0 18.8 89.2
2011 366 17.0 21.5 85.5
2012 330 19.0 17.3 87.9
2013 331 17.7 18.6 88.8
2014 319 22.6 14.1 88.7
2015 308 21.0 14.6 92.2
2016 353 21.0 16.8 66.3
2017 470 28.0 16.7 72.1
2018 479 27.9 17.1 76
2019 491 27.6 17.7 82.5
2020 458 26.4 17.3 85.2
2021 439 n/a n/a n/a
2022 443 24.1 18.3 57.8
2023 435 23.5 18.5 87.1

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

R K Welsh Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201599.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%
201698.9%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.9%
201798.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.7%
201898.6%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.6%
201998.8%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.8%
202199.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%
202298.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%
202399.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%
202497.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%97.4%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for R K Welsh Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,284 (11.1%) $10,231 (88.8%) $11,516
2020 $2,079 (16.2%) $10,750 (83.8%) $12,829
2021 $1,797 (13.9%) $11,148 (86.1%) $12,946
2022 $1,797 (13.9%) $11,148 (86.1%) $12,946
2023 $2,766 (17.4%) $13,175 (82.6%) $15,941
2024 $3,892 (22.1%) $13,757 (78.0%) $17,648

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

Impact of COVID-19 on R K Welsh Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2058th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1809th of 2077 Elementary schools
 11.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (R K Welsh Elementary School)5.211.4
 6.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)14.516.5
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (R K Welsh Elementary School)2.112.9
 10.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)20.316.4
 3.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (R K Welsh Elementary School)6.16.4
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)1919.5
 0.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (R K Welsh Elementary School)2.43.3
 0.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)14.411.8
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (R K Welsh Elementary School)10.211.5
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)20.920
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (R K Welsh Elementary School)3.16.4
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)13.910.5
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (R K Welsh Elementary School)21.326.6
 5.3%
   5th Grade Science (Rockford School District 205)37.432.9
 4.5%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students491435
 11.4%
African American235214
 8.9%
American Indian05
Asian41
 75%
Hispanic6482
 28.1%
Pacific Islander00
White12377
 37.4%
Two or More Races6556
 13.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.5%87.1%
 4.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 435 students attended R K Welsh Elementary School.

Students at R K Welsh Elementary School are 49% African American, 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend R K Welsh Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thurgood Marshall School
Middle : West Middle School
High : Guilford High School

R K Welsh Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Illinois elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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