Is Cherry Valley Elementary School a good school?

Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks 1139 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cherry Valley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 634 students attended Cherry Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cherry Valley Elementary School?

Students at Cherry Valley Elementary School are 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cherry Valley Elementary School attend?

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

Cherry Valley Elementary School

Summary:

Cherry Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 639 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.

Cherry Valley Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7% (much higher than the state average of 12.9%), and consistently lower academic performance compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and only 19.9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing relatively better, while White, Special Education, and Disabled students perform significantly lower.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Montessori Elementary School, Cherry Valley Elementary School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. Despite the higher spending per student at Cherry Valley Elementary School, reaching $14,384 in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's academic performance remains below the state and district averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to improve student outcomes. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and disparities in student group performance, will require a comprehensive approach focused on instructional quality, curriculum, and targeted interventions.

Detail:

Public K-5

6754 Armer Dr
Rockford, IL 61109

(815) 332-4938

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1139^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,071

Students who attend Cherry Valley Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 17.1

Number of students: 634

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Hispanic:

25.6%

African American:

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cherry Valley Elementary School ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 6^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.49. (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 Cherry Valley Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.8%), Hispanic (25.6%), African American (17.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cherry Valley Elementary School is 17.1, which is the 15^th best among 27 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Cherry Valley Elementary School employs 37 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cherry Valley Elementary School is $16,071. 22 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cherry Valley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherry Valley Elementary School 1139^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Cherry Valley 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 Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	28.85	1479^th	2086	29.1%
2021	37.08	1121^st	1948	42.5%
2022	39.01	1197^th	2082	42.5%
2023	37.47	1222^nd	2077	41.2%
2024	40.49	1139^th	2067	44.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.49	77^th	89	13.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	54.87	223^rd	743	70.0%
2022	54.05	245^th	768	68.1%
2023	23.02	737^th	788	6.5%
2024	43.66	412^th	826	50.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	26.39	946^th	1194	20.8%
2021	25.98	499^th	640	22.0%
2022	25.38	908^th	1113	18.4%
2023	28.99	811^th	1156	29.8%
2024	24.35	960^th	1195	19.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	35.37	1231^st	1816	32.2%
2021	44.25	762^nd	1514	49.7%
2022	32.86	1199^th	1763	32.0%
2023	43.87	957^th	1808	47.1%
2024	43.86	961^st	1793	46.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	29.18	1438^th	2019	28.8%
2021	33.24	1076^th	1680	36.0%
2022	38.61	1114^th	1970	43.5%
2023	44.31	1008^th	1957	48.5%
2024	40.47	1072^nd	1942	44.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.46	694^th	907	23.5%
2024	28.65	660^th	886	25.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	30.04	1406^th	2019	30.4%
2021	35.26	1031^st	1707	39.6%
2022	38.99	1118^th	1977	43.4%
2023	32.03	1275^th	1984	35.7%
2024	40.60	1073^rd	1959	45.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	33.82	480^th	711	32.5%
2021	41.17	206^th	428	51.9%
2022	42.33	334^th	684	51.2%
2023	40.10	376^th	692	45.7%
2024	33.48	444^th	655	32.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	19.76	867^th	955	9.2%
2021	40.94	395^th	742	46.8%
2022	47.03	451^st	954	52.7%
2023	47.07	464^th	970	52.2%
2024	50.36	393^rd	959	59.0%

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Rank History for White students at Cherry Valley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	19.61	1259^th	1462	13.9%
2021	32.26	936^th	1308	28.4%
2022	29.57	1071^st	1425	24.8%
2023	24.62	1137^th	1419	19.9%
2024	30.05	1024^th	1392	26.4%

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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 Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	270	8	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	289
1989	242	6	7	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	257
1990	319	7	11	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
1991	368	9	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1992	314	24	7	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
1993	321	36	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
1994	330	35	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
1995	279	51	12	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1996	279	51	12	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1997	259	45	9	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1998	247	68	8	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
1999	239	81	9	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2000	156	56	13	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	267
2001	149	52	11	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2002	163	24	8	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
2003	163	24	8	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
2004	176	19	10	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	225
2005	172	19	4	28	0	n/a	n/a	14	237
2006	196	32	20	48	0	n/a	n/a	13	309
2007	195	40	14	49	0	n/a	n/a	14	312
2008	208	26	19	42	0	n/a	n/a	18	313
2009	203	23	21	39	0	n/a	n/a	24	310
2010	210	17	20	44	0	n/a	n/a	21	312
2011	206	17	17	45	0	0	17	0	302
2012	177	20	14	45	0	0	18	0	274
2013	202	28	13	42	0	0	20	0	305
2014	222	26	15	26	0	0	20	0	309
2015	203	30	16	34	0	0	20	0	303
2016	198	27	15	45	0	0	14	0	299
2017	126	25	11	21	0	0	11	0	194
2018	117	19	7	23	0	0	12	0	178
2019	359	92	30	108	0	0	52	0	641
2020	321	91	38	123	1	0	65	0	639
2021	264	104	37	122	1	0	57	0	585
2022	277	121	35	148	0	0	50	0	631
2023	304	101	35	148	0	0	51	0	639
2024	265	109	45	162	0	1	52	0	634

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 Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	289	13.0	22.2	n/a
1989	257	12.0	21.4	n/a
1990	339	15.0	22.6	n/a
1991	392	17.5	22.4	n/a
1992	350	17.0	20.5	n/a
1993	370	18.0	20.6	n/a
1994	379	18.0	21.1	n/a
1995	355	18.5	19.2	n/a
1996	355	18.5	19.2	n/a
1997	324	16.5	19.6	n/a
1998	346	17.0	20.4	n/a
1999	365	16.0	22.8	n/a
2000	267	11.5	23.2	n/a
2001	249	13.0	19.2	n/a
2002	222	11.5	19.3	35.1
2003	222	11.5	19.3	35.1
2004	225	12.4	18.1	34.7
2005	237	13.0	18.2	40.4
2006	309	15.0	20.6	44.6
2007	312	16.0	19.5	46
2008	313	15.0	20.9	42
2009	310	18.0	17.2	45.5
2010	312	17.0	18.3	48.1
2011	302	17.0	17.7	47.7
2012	274	16.0	17.1	54
2013	305	16.6	18.3	50.8
2014	309	17.0	18.1	50.8
2015	303	17.0	17.8	58.7
2016	299	14.0	21.3	35.1
2017	194	12.6	15.3	39.2
2018	178	10.0	17.8	32
2019	641	36.4	17.5	48.8
2020	639	36.4	17.5	50.2
2021	585	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	631	36.5	17.2	37.1
2023	639	33.0	19.3	57.1
2024	634	37.0	17.1	63.9

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 Cherry Valley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	289	13.0	22.2	n/a
1989	257	12.0	21.4	n/a
1990	339	15.0	22.6	n/a
1991	392	17.5	22.4	n/a
1992	350	17.0	20.5	n/a
1993	370	18.0	20.6	n/a
1994	379	18.0	21.1	n/a
1995	355	18.5	19.2	n/a
1996	355	18.5	19.2	n/a
1997	324	16.5	19.6	n/a
1998	346	17.0	20.4	n/a
1999	365	16.0	22.8	n/a
2000	267	11.5	23.2	n/a
2001	249	13.0	19.2	n/a
2002	222	11.5	19.3	35.1
2003	222	11.5	19.3	35.1
2004	225	12.4	18.1	34.7
2005	237	13.0	18.2	40.4
2006	309	15.0	20.6	44.6
2007	312	16.0	19.5	46
2008	313	15.0	20.9	42
2009	310	18.0	17.2	45.5
2010	312	17.0	18.3	48.1
2011	302	17.0	17.7	47.7
2012	274	16.0	17.1	54
2013	305	16.6	18.3	50.8
2014	309	17.0	18.1	50.8
2015	303	17.0	17.8	58.7
2016	299	14.0	21.3	35.1
2017	194	12.6	15.3	39.2
2018	178	10.0	17.8	32
2019	641	36.4	17.5	48.8
2020	639	36.4	17.5	50.2
2021	585	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	631	36.5	17.2	37.1
2023	639	33.0	19.3	57.1
2024	634	37.0	17.1	63.9

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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