Bernard W Flinn Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Rockford, Illinois

Bernard W Flinn Middle School in Rockford, Illinois enrolled 807 students in 2024-25 with 49.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. 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 6% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

830 students in 2022-23, 800 students in 2023-24, 807 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.1 to 49.0.

Students enrolled at Bernard W Flinn Middle School by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 80702505007501k2022-238302023-248002024-25807
Students enrolled at Bernard W Flinn Middle School by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 80702505007501k2022-238302023-248002024-25807
Students enrolled at Bernard W Flinn Middle School by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 80702505007501k2022-238302023-248002024-25807
Students enrolled at Bernard W Flinn Middle School by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 800, 2024-25: 80702505007501k2022-238302023-248002024-25807
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383050.116.6
2023-2480052.415.3
2024-2580749.016.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

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 285 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bernard W Flinn Middle School enrolled 854 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 184 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 285 of the 854 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions184
  • Chronically absent49.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.6% of students were White, 27.0% Hispanic, 24.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White36.6%
  2. Hispanic27.0%
  3. Black24.0%
  4. Two or more races6.3%
  5. Asian5.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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 Bernard W Flinn Middle School scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210%16%29.9%
Math, 2022-236%not published26.6%

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.

Middle schools in Rockford

7 public middle schools in Rockford report 2024-25 enrollment; Bernard W Flinn Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad1,10819.3not reported
Eisenhower Middle School96317.0not reported
Bernard W Flinn Middle School80716.5not reported
West Middle School79316.8not reported
Abraham Lincoln Middle School73617.4not reported
Thurgood Marshall School51417.8not reported
Kennedy Middle School39313.1not reported

All public schools in Rockford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bernard W Flinn Middle School

  1. Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 736 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Eisenhower Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 963 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Bernard W Flinn Middle School with Abraham Lincoln Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisBernard W Flinn Middle School is the number 85 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.16.5:1
  7. 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 Bernard W Flinn Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bernard W Flinn Middle School?
    807 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 830 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Rockford, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernard W Flinn Middle School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bernard W Flinn Middle School a Title I school?
    Bernard W Flinn Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bernard W Flinn Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bernard W Flinn Middle School scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 6% 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.
  5. What district is Bernard W Flinn Middle School in?
    Rockford SD 205, NCES district ID 1734510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173451003583 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.

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