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Thurgood Marshall School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

4664 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61103 · (815) 490-5400 · Part of Rockford School District 205

Owen Township’s School Grade D better than 11% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
514
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Thurgood Marshall School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 56 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 51 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Owen Township kids: 6 high schools

On the path

Where Owen Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Thurgood Marshall SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4664 N Rockton Ave, Rockford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5126
Grade 6135
Grade 7123
Grade 8130
Enrollment over time
492’20
471’21
482’22
483’23
514’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Asian 17%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Black 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thurgood Marshall School from Owen Township families.

Other schools in Rockford School District 205

The district →
Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rockford
C+
660 students17:1
Fairview Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
538 students22:1
Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
530 students25:1
Beyer Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
497 students19:1
Summerdale Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
460 students23:1
Whitehead Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
678 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Owen Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.