📍 2100 Huffman Blvd, Rockford, Winnebago County, 61103
R K Welsh Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockford, Winnebago County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Obrien. It is part of the Rockford SD 205 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 7% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
R K Welsh Elem School enrolls 435 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 214 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 19% |
| White | 77 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
379 of the school's 435 students (87%) 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.
R K Welsh Elem 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 67.
R K Welsh Elem 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 435 students, R K Welsh Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 633 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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