Whitehead Elem School
Rockford, IL · Rockford SD 205
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · City, midsize
1,673rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 21%▲ Improving
2325 Ohio Pkwy, Rockford, IL 61108
(815)229-2840NCES ID 173451003603Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Whitehead Elem School 1,673rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 21% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 13th in 2019 to 21th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop 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 637 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 18.0% | 58.7% | ▲ 40.7 pts | |
| Black | 23.8% | 15.1% | ▼ 8.7 pts | |
| White | 41.0% | 12.2% | ▼ 28.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 11.9% | 10.0% | ▼ 1.9 pts | |
| Asian | 5.0% | 3.0% | ▼ 2.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.5 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 $191K in zip 61108 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Whitehead Elem School
- #1690Rolling GreenRockford SD 205 · 0.7 mi away1,690th of 2,105
ELA 27% ▼4 · Math 22% ▲2Compare - #1584Swan Hillman Elem SchoolRockford SD 205 · 0.8 mi away1,584th of 2,105
ELA 33% ▲2 · Math 24% ▲4Compare - #1660Arthur Froberg Elem SchoolRockford SD 205 · 1.9 mi away1,660th of 2,105
ELA 31% = · Math 21% ▲1Compare - #1790Gregory Elem SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2 mi away1,790th of 2,105
ELA 29% ▼2 · Math 15% ▼5Compare - #1580Maud E Johnson Elem SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.2 mi away1,580th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▲3 · Math 23% ▲3Compare - #1996Jackson Charter SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.3 mi away · charter1,996th of 2,105
ELA 15% ▼16Compare - #2105Constance Lane Elementary SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.4 mi away2,105th of 2,105
ELA 8% ▼23 · Math 3% ▼17Compare - #2015Riverdahl Elem SchoolRockford SD 205 · 2.4 mi away2,015th of 2,105
ELA 18% ▼13 · Math 11% ▼9Compare
What school district is Whitehead Elem School in?
Whitehead Elem School is part of the Rockford SD 205 district in Rockford, Illinois.
Is Whitehead Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Whitehead Elem School 1,673rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 21% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Whitehead Elem School?
Hispanic 59%, Black 15%, White 12%, Two or more races 10% (637 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Whitehead Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61108 is $191K 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.