John Nelson Elementary School
623 15th St
Rockford IL, 61104, Winnebago County
Phone: 815-229-2190
Ranking: (2,713 out of 3,028, bottom 10%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Rockford School District 205
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 482 | 514 | 492 | 480 | 493 | 511 | 467 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.9% | 79 | 15.4% | 70 | 14.2% | 75 | 15.6% | 79 | 16.0% | 79 | 15.5% | 76 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 14.5% | 82 | 16.0% | 96 | 19.5% | 83 | 17.3% | 89 | 18.1% | 93 | 18.2% | 92 | 19.7% |
Grade 2: | 74 | 15.4% | 98 | 19.1% | 85 | 17.3% | 86 | 17.9% | 89 | 18.1% | 88 | 17.2% | 91 | 19.5% |
Grade 3: | 98 | 20.3% | 85 | 16.5% | 84 | 17.1% | 84 | 17.5% | 77 | 15.6% | 87 | 17.0% | 88 | 18.8% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 15.6% | 90 | 17.5% | 83 | 16.9% | 69 | 14.4% | 82 | 16.6% | 88 | 17.2% | 74 | 15.8% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 19.3% | 80 | 15.6% | 74 | 15.0% | 83 | 17.3% | 77 | 15.6% | 76 | 14.9% | 46 | 9.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 229 | 47.5% | 227 | 44.2% | 233 | 47.4% | 227 | 47.3% | 215 | 43.6% | 226 | 44.2% | 221 | 47.3% |
Female: | 253 | 52.5% | 287 | 55.8% | 259 | 52.6% | 253 | 52.7% | 229 | 46.5% | 238 | 46.6% | 209 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 235 | 48.8% | 253 | 49.2% | 254 | 51.6% | 267 | 55.6% | 285 | 57.8% | 288 | 56.4% | 236 | 50.5% |
Black: | 85 | 17.6% | 97 | 18.9% | 82 | 16.7% | 69 | 14.4% | 65 | 13.2% | 65 | 12.7% | 56 | 12.0% |
White: | 123 | 25.5% | 123 | 23.9% | 126 | 25.6% | 112 | 23.3% | 93 | 18.9% | 110 | 21.5% | 134 | 28.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 33 | 6.8% | 34 | 6.6% | 22 | 4.5% | 23 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 440 | 91.3% | 454 | 88.3% | 266 | 54.1% | 422 | 87.9% | 442 | 89.7% | 453 | 88.6% | 408 | 87.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.1% | 42 | 8.2% | 210 | 42.7% | 28 | 5.8% | 31 | 6.3% | 38 | 7.4% | 36 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.55 | 16.01 | 15.87 | 16.33 | 15.86 | 17.60 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 60.2% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 69.4% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.5% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 77.1% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 75.0% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 74.8% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.9% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 77.3% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.4% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 38.6% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 45.1% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 50.8% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.4% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.0% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 55.7% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 55.8% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 56.7% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 57.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 59.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.9% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 43.3% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 73.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.5% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.6% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 74.4% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 77.1% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.0% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.9% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 46.5% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 60.2% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 58.3% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 57.3% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 58.8% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 57.6% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 61.0% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 41.9% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 48.7% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 51% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 55.5% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67.4% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 65.7% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 61.1% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 60.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 60.6% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 62.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 63.4% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 65.4% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55.9% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.5% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 59.8% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70.8% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.3% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 76.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.5% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 75.4% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.8% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 46.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 43.9% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 49.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 55.8% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 57.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 60.6% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 60.9% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 62.6% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 63.6% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 43.4% | 58.9% |
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* John Nelson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.