Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary a good school?

Yes! Thurgood Marshall Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Thurgood Marshall Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 378 students attended Thurgood Marshall Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Elementary?

Students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall Elementary is a public elementary school in Rockford, Illinois, serving 365 students in grades 1-4. Despite being part of the low-performing Rockford School District 205, Thurgood Marshall has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics far exceeding the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 96%, compared to 23% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 97%, compared to 12.8% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school also ranks among the top Illinois elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Thurgood Marshall Elementary's success is further highlighted by its low chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 2.2% to 23.5%, in contrast with the much higher rates at nearby schools like R.K. Welsh Elementary, which reached 57.6%. The school's high per-student spending, above the district average, may contribute to its academic achievements, as may its effective teaching practices and supportive learning environment. The stark contrast between Thurgood Marshall's performance and that of other schools in the district underscores the potential for significant variation in educational outcomes, even within the same district, and the importance of identifying and replicating the successful practices employed at Thurgood Marshall Elementary.

Detail:

Public 1-4

4704 N Rockton Ave
Rockford, IL 61103-1529

(815) 966-3370

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,426

Student/teacher ratio: 18.0

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

17.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Thurgood Marshall Elementary ranks better than 100% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.9. (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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50.5%), Hispanic (19%), Asian (17.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall Elementary is 18. 20 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Thurgood Marshall Elementary employs 20.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Thurgood Marshall Elementary is $16,426. 18 elementary schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Thurgood Marshall Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Thurgood Marshall Elementary 1^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Thurgood Marshall Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Asian 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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	91.73	10^th	2020	99.5%
2004	90.10	22^nd	2030	98.9%
2005	90.49	13^th	2022	99.4%
2006	89.21	8^th	2086	99.6%
2007	89.15	6^th	2095	99.7%
2008	90.83	3^rd	2092	99.9%
2009	91.26	6^th	2120	99.7%
2010	91.24	1^st	2139	100.0%
2011	90.24	11^th	2147	99.5%
2012	91.01	2^nd	2166	99.9%
2013	96.97	6^th	2167	99.7%
2014	97.04	6^th	2093	99.7%
2015	99.76	7^th	2052	99.7%
2016	99.41	7^th	2046	99.7%
2017	99.62	6^th	2044	99.7%
2018	99.22	6^th	2037	99.7%
2019	98.67	8^th	2086	99.6%
2021	99.52	9^th	1948	99.5%
2022	99.74	2^nd	2082	99.9%
2023	99.86	1^st	2077	100.0%
2024	99.90	1^st	2067	100.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	99.98	2^nd	1194	99.8%
2024	100.00	1^st	1195	99.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.86	4^th	1765	99.8%
2019	99.45	4^th	1816	99.8%
2021	99.98	1^st	1514	99.9%
2022	100.00	1^st	1763	99.9%
2023	100.00	1^st	1808	99.9%
2024	100.00	1^st	1793	99.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.05	4^th	1964	99.8%
2019	97.49	18^th	2019	99.1%
2021	99.52	3^rd	1680	99.8%
2022	99.56	2^nd	1970	99.9%
2023	99.68	1^st	1957	99.9%
2024	99.83	1^st	1942	99.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.07	9^th	1972	99.5%
2019	98.88	10^th	2019	99.5%
2021	97.79	24^th	1707	98.6%
2022	99.67	2^nd	1977	99.9%
2023	99.81	1^st	1984	99.9%
2024	99.86	1^st	1959	99.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	90.54	10^th	243	95.9%
2021	81.95	14^th	134	89.6%
2022	94.78	1^st	226	99.6%
2023	93.65	4^th	237	98.3%
2024	95.83	1^st	219	99.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.58	4^th	938	99.6%
2023	100.00	1^st	970	99.9%
2024	100.00	1^st	959	99.9%

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Rank History for White students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.36	4^th	1463	99.7%
2019	96.24	9^th	1462	99.4%
2021	98.10	7^th	1308	99.5%
2022	98.94	1^st	1425	99.9%
2023	99.58	1^st	1419	99.9%
2024	99.60	1^st	1392	99.9%

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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

Review counts

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100%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The Best School I have ever had any connection to. My daughters will have far better lives because of their time there. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

My daughter was at Washington from first- fifth grade. She received an amazing education, went to school with great kids, and the teaching staff was outstanding and committed. The only bad spot was they were not given the same technology the rest of the district was given and he PTO had to work hard to fund the school to district levels. Special shout outs to Mrs. Woodin, Bubnack, Johnson, Wallace, Worly, and Cejka. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	190	85	5	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	369
1989	201	96	11	87	1	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	213	130	4	61	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	408
1991	190	131	5	45	1	n/a	n/a	0	372
1992	178	135	8	38	5	n/a	n/a	0	364
1993	179	132	14	26	8	n/a	n/a	0	359
1994	170	140	17	35	6	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	180	154	16	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	400
1996	180	154	16	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	400
1997	180	158	16	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
1998	286	113	37	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	479
1999	259	131	29	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
2000	208	144	18	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
2001	199	146	20	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	396
2002	224	118	24	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
2003	224	118	24	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	395
2004	237	100	33	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	399
2005	234	74	39	27	0	n/a	n/a	16	390
2006	260	56	43	25	0	n/a	n/a	20	404
2007	262	45	39	24	0	n/a	n/a	26	396
2008	256	40	46	28	1	n/a	n/a	22	393
2009	496	80	101	53	2	n/a	n/a	51	783
2010	514	63	102	45	2	n/a	n/a	49	775
2011	551	69	108	42	3	0	8	0	781
2012	545	70	119	51	1	0	18	0	804
2013	336	27	86	31	0	0	14	0	494
2014	331	33	80	34	0	0	22	0	500
2015	350	29	68	39	0	0	28	0	514
2016	347	23	62	43	0	0	30	0	505
2017	285	23	44	35	0	2	25	0	414
2018	266	21	40	48	1	2	23	0	401
2019	255	17	50	44	0	2	23	0	391
2020	236	17	75	45	0	1	25	0	399
2021	228	14	79	51	0	1	27	0	400
2022	196	13	82	46	1	1	24	0	363
2023	187	14	70	61	0	1	32	0	365
2024	191	19	67	72	0	1	28	0	378

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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	21.0	17.5	n/a
1989	396	19.0	20.8	n/a
1990	408	22.5	18.1	n/a
1991	372	24.0	15.5	n/a
1992	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
1993	359	22.9	15.7	n/a
1994	368	23.0	16.0	n/a
1995	400	25.1	15.9	n/a
1996	400	25.1	15.9	n/a
1997	405	24.5	16.5	n/a
1998	479	20.9	22.9	n/a
1999	463	21.6	21.4	n/a
2000	402	19.8	20.3	n/a
2001	396	19.6	20.2	n/a
2002	395	20.5	19.3	30.6
2003	395	20.5	19.3	30.6
2004	399	20.5	19.5	34.6
2005	390	19.0	20.5	38.5
2006	404	18.0	22.4	35.2
2007	396	21.0	18.9	32.4
2008	393	20.0	19.7	32.3
2009	783	40.3	19.4	37.3
2010	775	37.2	20.8	35.5
2011	781	37.6	20.7	30.3
2012	804	37.2	21.6	29.4
2013	494	14.3	34.3	23.3
2014	500	24.8	20.1	24.4
2015	514	25.0	20.5	30.9
2016	505	23.0	21.9	17.2
2017	414	21.5	19.2	15
2018	401	21.2	18.9	17.7
2019	391	19.5	20.0	21
2020	399	21.0	19.0	21.1
2021	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	363	20.4	17.7	14.9
2023	365	20.9	17.4	23.6
2024	378	20.9	18.0	33.6

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 Thurgood Marshall Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	369	21.0	17.5	n/a
1989	396	19.0	20.8	n/a
1990	408	22.5	18.1	n/a
1991	372	24.0	15.5	n/a
1992	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
1993	359	22.9	15.7	n/a
1994	368	23.0	16.0	n/a
1995	400	25.1	15.9	n/a
1996	400	25.1	15.9	n/a
1997	405	24.5	16.5	n/a
1998	479	20.9	22.9	n/a
1999	463	21.6	21.4	n/a
2000	402	19.8	20.3	n/a
2001	396	19.6	20.2	n/a
2002	395	20.5	19.3	30.6
2003	395	20.5	19.3	30.6
2004	399	20.5	19.5	34.6
2005	390	19.0	20.5	38.5
2006	404	18.0	22.4	35.2
2007	396	21.0	18.9	32.4
2008	393	20.0	19.7	32.3
2009	783	40.3	19.4	37.3
2010	775	37.2	20.8	35.5
2011	781	37.6	20.7	30.3
2012	804	37.2	21.6	29.4
2013	494	14.3	34.3	23.3
2014	500	24.8	20.1	24.4
2015	514	25.0	20.5	30.9
2016	505	23.0	21.9	17.2
2017	414	21.5	19.2	15
2018	401	21.2	18.9	17.7
2019	391	19.5	20.0	21
2020	399	21.0	19.0	21.1
2021	400	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	363	20.4	17.7	14.9
2023	365	20.9	17.4	23.6
2024	378	20.9	18.0	33.6

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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