Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Rockford, Illinois
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion in Rockford, Illinois enrolled 628 students in 2024-25 with 32.7 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
636 students in 2022-23, 629 students in 2023-24, 628 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.9 to 32.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 636 | 35.9 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 32.9 | 19.1 |
| 2024-25 | 628 | 32.7 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 743 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion enrolled 743 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 743 of the 743 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.2% of students were Hispanic, 6.2% White, 3.7% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic89.2%
- White6.2%
- Black3.7%
- Two or more races1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10% | 16% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Rockford
28 public elementary schools in Rockford report 2024-25 enrollment; Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead Elementary School | 678 | 18.2 | not reported |
| Cherry Valley Elementary School | 676 | 17.3 | not reported |
| Montessori Elementary School | 660 | 16.9 | not reported |
| Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion | 628 | 19.2 | not reported |
| Constance Lane Elementary School | 623 | 15.8 | not reported |
| Swan Hillman Elementary School | 581 | 17.2 | not reported |
| Riverdahl Elementary School | 535 | 17.5 | not reported |
| Spring Creek Elementary School | 523 | 15.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
- Washington Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 523 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Julia Lathrop Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 357 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion with Washington Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rockford SD 205 spends per student$19,016 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,016
- The largest public schools in IllinoisBarbour Two-Way Lang Immersion is the number 223 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#223 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.19.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
How many students attend Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
628 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 636 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rockford, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion?
19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion a Title I school?
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion do on state tests?
The students tested at Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion in?
Rockford SD 205, NCES district ID 1734510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173451003607 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.