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Rockford East High School

2929 Charles St, Rockford, Winnebago County, 61108

1,718
Pupils
18.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Rockford East High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockford, Winnebago County. The school has 1,718 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jim Parker. It is part of the Rockford SD 205 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. The school offers 46 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jim Parker
School district
Rockford SD 205

Enrollment & staffing

Rockford East High School enrolls 1,718 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.

Male students
888 (52%)
Female students
830 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
90.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.9:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 27% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American53231%
Hispanic or Latino49329%
White46827%
Two or more races1146.6%
Asian1046.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native7<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,193 of the school's 1,718 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9–12Title I

Rockford East High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 68.

School district: Rockford SD 205

Rockford East High School is one of 45 schools in Rockford SD 205, based in Rockford, Illinois. The district serves 28,467 students district-wide and employs 1,549 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,718 students, Rockford East High School is larger than the district average of about 633 students per school.

28,467
District students
45
Schools
1,549
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

13%
Reading proficient
7%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (46) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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