📍 2325 Ohio Pkwy, Rockford, Winnebago County, 61108
Whitehead Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockford, Winnebago County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paula Randall. It is part of the Rockford SD 205 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whitehead Elem School enrolls 638 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 361 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 16% |
| White | 98 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 638 students (80%) 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.
Whitehead 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.
Whitehead 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 638 students, Whitehead Elem School is close to 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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