Schools by Reading Proficiency in Rockford (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 40 schools in Rockford, Illinois. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Illinois.

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Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 95% · 90%
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Thurgood Marshall ElementaryRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 79% · 88%
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Auburn High SchoolRockford · Public HighReading · math: 35% · 29%
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25
Arthur Froberg Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 34% · 20%
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Spring Creek Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 30% · 33%
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Brookview Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 33%
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Guilford High SchoolRockford · Public HighReading · math: 26% · 20%
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Eisenhower Middle SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 26% · 14%
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Galapagos Rockford Charter SchRockford · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 17%
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Gregory Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 22% · 12%
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Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 17%
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Montessori Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 12%
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Maud E Johnson Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 21% · 10%
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Jefferson High SchoolRockford · Public HighReading · math: 18% · 11%
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Clifford P Carlson Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 22%
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West View Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 19%
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Rolling GreenRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 14%
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Legacy Acad of Excellence CharterRockford · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 17% · 7.5%
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Rockford East High SchoolRockford · Public HighReading · math: 16% · 10%
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Whitehead Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 15% · 11%
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Rockford Envrnmntl Science AcadRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 14% · 6%
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Conklin Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 7.5%
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C Henry Bloom Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 7.5%
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Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 12% · 7%
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Swan Hillman Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 11% · 12%
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Bernard W Flinn Middle SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 11% · 6%
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12
West Middle SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 11% · 4%
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Julia Lathrop Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 10% · 14%
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Riverdahl Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 10% · 6%
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Washington Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 10% · 4%
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12
Barbour Two-Way Lang ImmersionRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 8% · 8%
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19
Haskell Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7.5% · 2.5%
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Constance Lane Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7.5% · 2.5%
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Lewis Lemon ElementaryRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7.5% · 2.5%
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Kennedy Middle SchoolRockford · Public MiddleReading · math: 7% · 3%
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R K Welsh Elem SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 7% · 3%
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Jackson Charter SchoolRockford · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 6% · 0.5%
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Roosevelt CenterRockford · Public HighReading · math: 4% · 0.5%
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Ellis Elementary SchoolRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 3% · 0.5%
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McIntosh ElementaryRockford · Public ElementaryReading · math: 2.5% · 2.5%

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Thurgood Marshall School Rockford · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	95% · 90%	82.9 Top 10%	90% Math proficiency	514
2	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford · Elementary · Grades 1–4	Public	79% · 88%	80.0 Top 10%	88% Math proficiency	374
3	Auburn High School Rockford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	35% · 29%	27.5 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	1,957
4	Arthur Froberg Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	34% · 20%	24.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	426
5	Spring Creek Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	30% · 33%	33.2 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	523
6	Brookview Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28% · 33%	29.5 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	484
7	Guilford High School Rockford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	26% · 20%	21.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	2,216
8	Eisenhower Middle School Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26% · 14%	20.9 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	963
9	Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	22% · 17%	25.9 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	384
10	Gregory Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	22% · 12%	15.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	418
11	Cherry Valley Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21% · 17%	19.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	676
12	Montessori Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	21% · 12%	26.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	660
13	Maud E Johnson Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	21% · 10%	19.3 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	425
14	Jefferson High School Rockford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	18% · 11%	14.3 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	2,173
15	Clifford P Carlson Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17% · 22%	15.8 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	390
16	West View Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17% · 19%	11.1 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	521
17	Rolling Green Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17% · 14%	20.1 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	505
18	Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	17% · 7.5%	25.9 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	234
19	Rockford East High School Rockford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16% · 10%	16.2 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	1,719
20	Whitehead Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15% · 11%	11.6 Lower 50%	11% Math proficiency	678
21	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14% · 6%	9.6 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	1,108
22	Conklin Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–6	Public	12% · 7.5%	16.0 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	372
23	C Henry Bloom Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	12% · 7.5%	11.1 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	426
24	Abraham Lincoln Middle School Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12% · 7%	11.1 Lower 50%	7% Math proficiency	736
25	Swan Hillman Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	11% · 12%	13.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	581
26	Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	11% · 6%	14.4 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	807
27	West Middle School Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	11% · 4%	11.5 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	793
28	Julia Lathrop Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	10% · 14%	11.8 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	357
29	Riverdahl Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	10% · 6%	9.1 Lower 50%	6% Math proficiency	535
30	Washington Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	10% · 4%	10.0 Lower 50%	4% Math proficiency	523
31	Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	8% · 8%	12.2 Lower 50%	8% Math proficiency	628
32	Haskell Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	7.5% · 2.5%	19.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	301
33	Constance Lane Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	7.5% · 2.5%	10.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	623
34	Lewis Lemon Elementary Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	7.5% · 2.5%	9.1 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	378
35	Kennedy Middle School Rockford · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	7% · 3%	14.4 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	393
36	R K Welsh Elem School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	7% · 3%	7.9 Lower 50%	3% Math proficiency	483
37	Jackson Charter School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	6% · 0.5%	20.5 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	243
38	Roosevelt Center Rockford · High · Grades 9–12	Public	4% · 0.5%	13.9 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	60
39	Ellis Elementary School Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	3% · 0.5%	14.2 Lower 50%	0.5% Math proficiency	457
40	McIntosh Elementary Rockford · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	2.5% · 2.5%	8.0 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	398

Thurgood Marshall School in Rockford leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Rockford with Reading · math 95% · 90%. Of the 40 schools shown, 37 are public, 3 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider Illinois schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Rockford page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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What is the best reading results school in Rockford?

Thurgood Marshall School in Rockford, Illinois ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Rockford with Reading · math 95% · 90% (Enrollment: 514).

How are schools by reading proficiency in Rockford ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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