Is Whitehead Elementary School a good school?

Whitehead Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Whitehead Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 638 students attended Whitehead Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whitehead Elementary School?

Students at Whitehead Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 16% African American, 15% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Whitehead Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whitehead Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bernard W Flinn Middle School Middle : Thurgood Marshall School High : Rockford East High School

Whitehead Elementary School

Summary:

Whitehead Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 638 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Whitehead Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (14.1%), Mathematics (14.1%), and Science (25.7%) are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Whitehead has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds (79.62% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates (53% in 2021-2022). The school's performance and demographics indicate significant achievement gaps, particularly for African American and Hispanic students.

While the nearby schools in the Rockford School District, such as C. Henry Bloom Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Constance Lane Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages, some schools like Arthur Froberg Elementary and Maud E. Johnson Elementary perform slightly better, suggesting opportunities for improvement within the district.

Detail:

Public K-5

2325 Ohio Pkwy
Rockford, IL 61108-7514

(815) 229-2840

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1736^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,045

Students who attend Whitehead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bernard W Flinn Middle School
	Thurgood Marshall School
High:	Rockford East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.6

Number of students: 638

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.6%

African American:

15.5%

White:

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Whitehead Elementary School ranks worse than 84% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 16^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.98. (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 Whitehead Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitehead Elementary School is $16,045. 22 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitehead Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitehead Elementary School 1736^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Whitehead 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 Whitehead Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.79	1476^th	2020	26.9%
2004	38.57	1440^th	2030	29.1%
2005	28.41	1618^th	2022	20.0%
2006	19.16	1795^th	2086	14.0%
2007	21.44	1787^th	2095	14.7%
2008	28.20	1644^th	2092	21.4%
2009	13.80	1898^th	2120	10.5%
2010	28.65	1673^rd	2139	21.8%
2011	16.89	1878^th	2147	12.5%
2012	20.83	1838^th	2166	15.1%
2013	28.23	1624^th	2167	25.1%
2014	23.83	1679^th	2093	19.8%
2015	29.59	1422^nd	2052	30.7%
2016	16.26	1805^th	2046	11.8%
2017	10.22	1955^th	2044	4.4%
2018	13.70	1860^th	2037	8.7%
2019	18.28	1778^th	2086	14.8%
2021	18.39	1635^th	1948	16.1%
2022	18.06	1738^th	2082	16.5%
2023	18.65	1726^th	2077	16.9%
2024	17.98	1736^th	2067	16.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.05	63^rd	89	29.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.70	676^th	718	5.8%
2019	46.26	353^rd	743	52.5%
2021	34.56	377^th	537	29.8%
2022	31.12	601^st	768	21.7%
2023	37.96	479^th	788	39.2%
2024	32.50	598^th	826	27.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.51	424^th	763	44.4%
2019	23.14	1037^th	1194	13.1%
2021	20.20	608^th	640	5.0%
2022	20.91	1071^st	1113	3.8%
2023	17.94	1106^th	1156	4.3%
2024	17.06	1137^th	1195	4.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.64	1591^st	1765	9.9%
2019	24.10	1545^th	1816	14.9%
2021	30.19	1109^th	1514	26.8%
2022	31.22	1251^st	1763	29.0%
2023	26.32	1447^th	1808	20.0%
2024	27.06	1397^th	1793	22.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.40	1808^th	1964	7.9%
2019	19.37	1707^th	2019	15.5%
2021	17.17	1451^st	1680	13.6%
2022	19.28	1621^st	1970	17.7%
2023	18.58	1652^nd	1957	15.6%
2024	19.85	1596^th	1942	17.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.05	808^th	907	10.9%
2024	21.84	796^th	886	10.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	15.45	1774^th	1972	10.0%
2019	20.26	1676^th	2019	17.0%
2021	17.80	1464^th	1707	14.2%
2022	18.60	1663^rd	1977	15.9%
2023	19.54	1620^th	1984	18.3%
2024	17.13	1674^th	1959	14.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.65	673^rd	698	3.6%
2019	26.60	584^th	711	17.9%
2021	29.07	346^th	428	19.2%
2022	26.27	599^th	684	12.4%
2023	21.34	656^th	692	5.2%
2024	23.93	578^th	655	11.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.09	909^th	938	3.1%
2019	23.05	824^th	955	13.7%
2021	27.93	580^th	742	21.8%
2022	21.70	840^th	954	11.9%
2023	24.88	809^th	970	16.6%
2024	26.24	747^th	959	22.1%

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Rank History for White students at Whitehead Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.01	1293^rd	1463	11.6%
2019	14.30	1348^th	1462	7.8%
2021	10.76	1257^th	1308	3.9%
2022	17.36	1269^th	1425	10.9%
2023	14.40	1299^th	1419	8.5%
2024	13.11	1296^th	1392	6.9%

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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 Whitehead Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	201	48	8	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	273
1989	239	58	9	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	314
1990	400	27	15	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	448
1991	391	43	9	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
1992	353	70	8	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1993	357	74	7	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
1994	327	85	8	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	444
1995	291	93	5	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	291	93	5	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	307	81	5	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
1998	274	102	5	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	412
1999	264	106	4	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	401
2000	207	90	4	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2001	195	75	3	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	308
2002	202	59	4	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
2003	202	59	4	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	300
2004	219	64	9	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2005	248	78	7	47	0	n/a	n/a	9	389
2006	230	89	14	49	0	n/a	n/a	18	400
2007	213	107	15	54	0	n/a	n/a	22	411
2008	201	107	13	52	0	n/a	n/a	22	395
2009	185	107	13	54	0	n/a	n/a	35	394
2010	145	83	16	58	0	n/a	n/a	42	344
2011	148	86	18	65	1	0	43	0	361
2012	146	91	9	64	0	0	34	0	344
2013	144	92	3	66	0	1	36	0	342
2014	134	101	6	78	2	0	35	0	356
2015	118	98	3	91	2	0	34	0	346
2016	113	99	5	116	5	0	42	0	380
2017	134	139	3	236	5	0	49	0	566
2018	145	119	6	253	5	0	52	0	580
2019	149	121	9	276	4	0	39	0	598
2020	137	121	18	297	3	0	30	0	606
2021	121	125	17	324	3	0	38	0	628
2022	106	104	17	341	0	0	46	0	614
2023	98	99	21	361	2	0	57	0	638

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 Whitehead Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	273	13.0	21.0	n/a
1989	314	17.0	18.4	n/a
1990	448	23.8	18.8	n/a
1991	453	22.5	20.1	n/a
1992	446	22.0	20.2	n/a
1993	456	21.5	21.2	n/a
1994	444	19.0	23.4	n/a
1995	424	20.0	21.2	n/a
1996	424	20.0	21.2	n/a
1997	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1998	412	19.9	20.7	n/a
1999	401	20.5	19.6	n/a
2000	323	17.1	18.9	n/a
2001	308	16.6	18.6	n/a
2002	300	15.6	19.2	60.3
2003	300	15.6	19.2	60.3
2004	330	15.9	20.8	70
2005	389	19.0	20.5	70.8
2006	400	19.6	20.4	66
2007	411	21.0	19.6	79.4
2008	395	20.0	19.8	81.5
2009	394	21.6	18.2	88
2010	344	20.0	17.2	90.7
2011	361	21.0	17.1	84.8
2012	344	18.0	19.1	84.3
2013	342	19.3	17.6	86
2014	356	21.6	16.4	87.6
2015	346	20.0	17.3	88.7
2016	380	21.0	18.0	65.5
2017	566	30.7	18.4	61.7
2018	580	32.5	17.8	62.8
2019	598	32.7	18.2	72.1
2020	606	33.7	17.9	72.6
2021	628	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	614	36.8	16.6	49.5
2023	638	38.3	16.6	79.6

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 Whitehead Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	273	13.0	21.0	n/a
1989	314	17.0	18.4	n/a
1990	448	23.8	18.8	n/a
1991	453	22.5	20.1	n/a
1992	446	22.0	20.2	n/a
1993	456	21.5	21.2	n/a
1994	444	19.0	23.4	n/a
1995	424	20.0	21.2	n/a
1996	424	20.0	21.2	n/a
1997	423	22.0	19.2	n/a
1998	412	19.9	20.7	n/a
1999	401	20.5	19.6	n/a
2000	323	17.1	18.9	n/a
2001	308	16.6	18.6	n/a
2002	300	15.6	19.2	60.3
2003	300	15.6	19.2	60.3
2004	330	15.9	20.8	70
2005	389	19.0	20.5	70.8
2006	400	19.6	20.4	66
2007	411	21.0	19.6	79.4
2008	395	20.0	19.8	81.5
2009	394	21.6	18.2	88
2010	344	20.0	17.2	90.7
2011	361	21.0	17.1	84.8
2012	344	18.0	19.1	84.3
2013	342	19.3	17.6	86
2014	356	21.6	16.4	87.6
2015	346	20.0	17.3	88.7
2016	380	21.0	18.0	65.5
2017	566	30.7	18.4	61.7
2018	580	32.5	17.8	62.8
2019	598	32.7	18.2	72.1
2020	606	33.7	17.9	72.6
2021	628	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	614	36.8	16.6	49.5
2023	638	38.3	16.6	79.6

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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