McIntosh Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Rockford, Illinois

McIntosh Elementary in Rockford, Illinois enrolled 398 students in 2024-25 with 23.1 full-time teachers, 17.3 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, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

333 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 398 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.1 to 23.1.

Students enrolled at McIntosh Elementary by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-233332023-244062024-25398
Students enrolled at McIntosh Elementary by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-233332023-244062024-25398
Students enrolled at McIntosh Elementary by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-233332023-244062024-25398
Students enrolled at McIntosh Elementary by school year2022-23: 333, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 39802004006002022-233332023-244062024-25398
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333324.113.8
2023-2440624.016.9
2024-2539823.117.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; McIntosh Elementary 17.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMcIntosh Elementary 17.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; McIntosh Elementary 17.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMcIntosh Elementary 17.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; McIntosh Elementary 17.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMcIntosh Elementary 17.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; McIntosh Elementary 17.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMcIntosh Elementary 17.3state median 13.1U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection McIntosh Elementary enrolled 343 students and reported no counselor; it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent76.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.0% of students were Black, 18.8% Hispanic, 14.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black57.0%
  2. Hispanic18.8%
  3. White14.3%
  4. Two or more races9.8%

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 McIntosh Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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, 2021-225% or less16%29.9%
Math, 2022-235% or lessnot 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.

Elementary schools in Rockford

28 public elementary schools in Rockford report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Whitehead Elementary School67818.2not reported
Cherry Valley Elementary School67617.3not reported
Montessori Elementary School66016.9not reported
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion62819.2not reported
Constance Lane Elementary School62315.8not reported
Swan Hillman Elementary School58117.2not reported
Riverdahl Elementary School53517.5not reported
Spring Creek Elementary School52315.7not reported

All public schools in Rockford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about McIntosh Elementary

  1. Galapagos Rockford Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 384 students, 32.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Lewis Lemon ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 378 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare McIntosh Elementary with Galapagos Rockford Charter 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 IllinoisMcIntosh Elementary is the number 996 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#996 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.17.3:1
  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 McIntosh Elementary

  1. How many students attend McIntosh Elementary?
    398 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 333 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rockford, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at McIntosh Elementary?
    17.3 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.
  3. Is McIntosh Elementary a Title I school?
    McIntosh Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at McIntosh Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at McIntosh Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 McIntosh Elementary in?
    Rockford SD 205, NCES district ID 1734510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173451003581 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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