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Montessori Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2021 Hawthorne Dr, Rockford, IL 61107 · (815) 654-4906 · Part of Rockford School District 205

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Directions
Students
660
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Montessori Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rockford Township kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Montessori Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2021 Hawthorne Dr, Rockford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K69
Kindergarten69
Grade 169
Grade 269
Grade 369
Grade 466
Grade 573
Grade 664
Grade 761
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
587’20
601’21
610’22
636’23
660’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 19%Black 17%Two or more races 11%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Montessori Elementary School from Rockford Township families.

Other schools in Rockford School District 205

The district →
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
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C+
676 students17:1

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; Rockford Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.