Whitehead Elem School

Regular School · Rockford, IL

Whitehead Elem School is a regular school school in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 678 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

678

Teachers (FTE)

37.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	410	60%
Black or African American	100	15%
White	80	12%
Two or more races	68	10%
Asian	16	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	678	325M / 353F

English Language Learners: 282 (42% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	4.0% -23.7pp	27.7%	234
Reading Proficiency	8.0% -24.7pp	32.7%	239

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.57 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

331

48.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	678	100%

Contact & Location

2325 Ohio Pkwy

Rockford, IL 61108

Phone: (815)229-2840

http://www.rps205.com

District

Rockford SD 205

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,377

District enrollment: 27,442

Other Schools in District

Arthur Froberg Elem School Elementary
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Elementary
Brookview Elem School Elementary
C Henry Bloom Elem School Elementary
Cherry Valley Elementary School Elementary
Clifford P Carlson Elem School Elementary
Conklin Elem School Elementary
Constance Lane Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 61108) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

173451003603

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD