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Schools in Rockford Township

Rockford Township’s public schools

Rockford School District 205 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/32schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
16%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
54
23,288 students on the public path
In brief

Rockford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rockford Township’s 32 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Auburn High School places highest (better than 64%); Riverdahl Elem School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

22 elementary schools serve Rockford Township, graded from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then eight middle schools and four high schools: Guilford High School, Auburn High School, Rockford East High School and Roosevelt Center. See the path ↓

Charter schools

3 public charter schools are located in Rockford Township; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Rockford Township, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Rockford Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B−, so check the specific school.
Whitehead Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
678 students18:1Rate it →
Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rockford
C+
660 students17:1Rate it →
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rockford
D
628 students19:1Rate it →
Constance Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
623 students16:1Rate it →
Riverdahl Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
535 students17:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C+
523 students16:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
523 students18:1Rate it →
West View Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
521 students21:1Rate it →
Rolling Green
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
505 students13:1Rate it →
Brookview Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
B−
484 students17:1Rate it →
R K Welsh Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
483 students19:1Rate it →
Ellis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
457 students13:1Rate it →
Arthur Froberg Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
426 students16:1Rate it →
C Henry Bloom Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
426 students18:1Rate it →
Maud E Johnson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
425 students15:1Rate it →
Gregory Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
418 students17:1Rate it →
McIntosh Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
398 students17:1Rate it →
Clifford P Carlson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
390 students18:1Rate it →
Lewis Lemon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
378 students16:1Rate it →
Conklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rockford
D−
372 students15:1Rate it →
Julia Lathrop Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
357 students17:1Rate it →
Haskell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C+
301 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rockford School District 205.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rockford School District 205Grades PK–12 · 44 schools · 28,467 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,357IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 29.9% · 12650 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 10227 students tested

Rockford Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rockford Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rockford Township—Rockford School District 205
Cherry ValleyDRockford School District 205
OwenDRockton School District 140 PK–8 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
WinnebagoB+Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
HarlemDHarlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
Belvidere—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
MonroeB+Meridian Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Rockford (city)DRockford School District 205
MarionB+Meridian Community Unit School District 223
ByronA−Byron Community Unit School District 226
ScottB+Meridian Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Loves ParkDHarlem Unit School District 122 PK–12 · Rockford School District 205 PK–12

5 of the 11 neighbors share Rockford School District 205 with Rockford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Rockford Township

54 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Rockford Townshipby address
Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rockford
C+
660 students17:1Rate it →
Fairview Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
538 students22:1Rate it →
Wm Nashold Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
530 students25:1Rate it →
Beyer Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
497 students19:1Rate it →
Summerdale Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rockford
460 students23:1Rate it →
Whitehead Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
678 students18:1Rate it →
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rockford
D
628 students19:1Rate it →
Constance Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
623 students16:1Rate it →
Riverdahl Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
535 students17:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C+
523 students16:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
523 students18:1Rate it →
West View Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
521 students21:1Rate it →
Rolling Green
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
505 students13:1Rate it →
Brookview Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
B−
484 students17:1Rate it →
R K Welsh Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
483 students19:1Rate it →
Ellis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
457 students13:1Rate it →
Arthur Froberg Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
426 students16:1Rate it →
C Henry Bloom Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
426 students18:1Rate it →
Maud E Johnson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C−
425 students15:1Rate it →
Gregory Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
418 students17:1Rate it →
McIntosh Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
398 students17:1Rate it →
Clifford P Carlson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C
390 students18:1Rate it →
Lewis Lemon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
378 students16:1Rate it →
Conklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Rockford
D−
372 students15:1Rate it →
Julia Lathrop Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D−
357 students17:1Rate it →
Haskell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
C+
301 students15:1Rate it →
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
D
1,108 students19:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
C
963 students17:1Rate it →
Bernard W Flinn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
D
807 students16:1Rate it →
West Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
D
793 students17:1Rate it →
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
D
736 students17:1Rate it →
Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rockford
D−
393 students13:1Rate it →
Guilford High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockford
B−
2,216 students20:1Rate it →
Auburn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockford
B
1,957 students19:1Rate it →
Rockford East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockford
C−
1,719 students16:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockford
D
60 students1:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rockford
C−
Charter
384 students32:1Rate it →
Jackson Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rockford
D
Charter
243 studentsRate it →
Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rockford
C−
Charter
234 students29:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Rockford Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Loves Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
279 students11:1Rate it →
Windsor Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Loves Park
C+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Harlem Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Loves Park
C+
1,330 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Rockford Lutheran School
Grades PK–12 · Rockford
Private · Religious
747 students14:1Rate it →
Rockford Christian Schools
Grades PK–12 · Rockford
Private · Religious
698 students14:1Rate it →
Boylan Catholic H. S.
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockford
Private · Catholic
586 students13:1Rate it →
Christian Life Schools
Grades PK–12 · Rockford
Private · Religious
426 students17:1Rate it →
St. Bridget School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Loves Park
Private · Catholic
410 students16:1Rate it →
Holy Family Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rockford
Private · Catholic
387 students16:1Rate it →
Keith Country Day School
Grades PK–12 · Rockford
Private · Nonsectarian
236 students9:1Rate it →
Berean Baptist Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Rockford
Private · Religious
150 students13:1Rate it →
Montessori Private Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rockford
Private · Nonsectarian
124 students11:1Rate it →
Alpine Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Rockford
Private · Religious
97 students11:1Rate it →
Spectrum School
Grades PK–9 · Rockford
Private · Nonsectarian
69 students16:1Rate it →
Alpine Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Rockford
Private · Religious
37 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Career Educ Assoc of N Central IL and ROE 4 Student Support ALOP).

Questions about Rockford Township’s schools

Are Rockford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rockford Township. Rockford School District 205 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rockford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 32 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rockford Township in?

Rockford School District 205.

Where do Rockford Township kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Guilford High School, Auburn High School, Rockford East High School and Roosevelt Center.

Are there private schools in Rockford Township?

Yes: Rockford Lutheran School (grades PK–12, 747 students), Rockford Christian Schools (grades PK–12, 698 students), Boylan Catholic H. S. (grades 9–12, 586 students), Christian Life Schools (grades PK–12, 426 students), St. Bridget School (grades PK–8, 410 students), Holy Family Catholic School (grades PK–8, 387 students), Keith Country Day School (grades PK–12, 236 students), Berean Baptist Christian School (grades PK–12, 150 students), Montessori Private Academy (grades PK–6, 124 students), Alpine Academy (grades PK–7, 97 students), Spectrum School (grades PK–9, 69 students) and Alpine Christian School (grades K–8, 37 students). Rockford Township also has 3 public charter schools.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.