Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Rockford, IL · Rockford SD 205
Regular public school · Grades 1 - 4 · Rural, fringe
1st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 99%· Stable
4704 N Rockton Ave, Rockford, IL 61103
(815)966-3370NCES ID 173451003605Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Thurgood Marshall Elementary 1st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 100th in 2019 to 100th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 378 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 70.6% | 50.5% | ▼ 20.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.4% | 19.0% | ▲ 13.6 pts | |
| Asian | 13.8% | 17.7% | ▲ 3.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.0% | 7.4% | ▲ 6.4 pts | |
| Black | 8.8% | 5.0% | ▼ 3.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $154K in zip 61103 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Thurgood Marshall Elementary in?
Thurgood Marshall Elementary is part of the Rockford SD 205 district in Rockford, Illinois.
Is Thurgood Marshall Elementary a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Thurgood Marshall Elementary 1st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Thurgood Marshall Elementary?
White 51%, Hispanic 19%, Asian 18%, Two or more races 7% (378 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Thurgood Marshall Elementary cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61103 is $154K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.