Ellis Arts Academy Primary School
222 South Central Ave
Rockford IL, 61102, Winnebago County
Phone: 815-966-3909
Ranking: 
(2,807 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,807 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Rockford School District 205
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 438 | 459 | 605 | 604 | 612 | 574 | 572 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 21.7% | 89 | 19.4% | 60 | 9.9% | 57 | 9.4% | 63 | 10.3% | 59 | 10.3% | 59 | 10.3% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 15.8% | 78 | 17.0% | 72 | 11.9% | 71 | 11.8% | 70 | 11.4% | 70 | 12.2% | 72 | 12.6% |
| Grade 2: | 75 | 17.1% | 79 | 17.2% | 73 | 12.1% | 69 | 11.4% | 73 | 11.9% | 68 | 11.8% | 74 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 15.1% | 73 | 15.9% | 74 | 12.2% | 69 | 11.4% | 70 | 11.4% | 77 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.3% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 13.7% | 67 | 14.6% | 73 | 12.1% | 60 | 9.9% | 71 | 11.6% | 78 | 13.6% | 77 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 16.7% | 73 | 15.9% | 74 | 12.2% | 86 | 14.2% | 82 | 13.4% | 75 | 13.1% | 70 | 12.2% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 10.1% | 68 | 11.3% | 71 | 11.6% | 64 | 11.1% | 60 | 10.5% |
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 9.9% | 69 | 11.4% | 61 | 10.0% | 52 | 9.1% | 37 | 6.5% |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 9.6% | 55 | 9.1% | 51 | 8.3% | 31 | 5.4% | 47 | 8.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 51.1% | 231 | 50.3% | 251 | 41.5% | 257 | 42.5% | 232 | 37.9% | 283 | 49.3% | 249 | 43.5% |
| Female: | 214 | 48.9% | 228 | 49.7% | 354 | 58.5% | 347 | 57.5% | 321 | 52.5% | 239 | 41.6% | 288 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 37 | 8.4% | 38 | 8.3% | 58 | 9.6% | 48 | 7.9% | 34 | 5.6% | 41 | 7.1% | 29 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 324 | 74.0% | 330 | 71.9% | 417 | 68.9% | 438 | 72.5% | 460 | 75.2% | 429 | 74.7% | 430 | 75.2% |
| White: | 31 | 7.1% | 37 | 8.1% | 80 | 13.2% | 65 | 10.8% | 65 | 10.6% | 59 | 10.3% | 80 | 14.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 9.8% | 53 | 11.5% | 49 | 8.1% | 51 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 417 | 95.2% | 434 | 94.6% | 369 | 61.0% | 499 | 82.6% | 536 | 87.6% | 518 | 90.2% | 493 | 86.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.1% | 208 | 34.4% | 30 | 5.0% | 39 | 6.4% | 28 | 4.9% | 49 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.10 | 18.03 | 15.42 | 15.23 | 13.57 | 12.80 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 60.2% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 69.4% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 67.5% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 75.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 77.9% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 77.3% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 75.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 75.4% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 38.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 45.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 50.8% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 52.4% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 56.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 55.7% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 55.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 56.7% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 57.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 59.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 59.9% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 43.3% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 73.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 76.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 78.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 74.4% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 77.1% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 76.0% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 76.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 46.5% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 60.2% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 58.0% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 58.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 57.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 58.8% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 57.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 61.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 41.9% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 48.7% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 55.5% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 67.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 65.7% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 61.1% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 60.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 60.6% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 63.4% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 65.4% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 55.9% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 56.5% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 59.8% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 70.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 76.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 76.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 75.5% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 75.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 75.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 72.8% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.5% | 46.9% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 45.8% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 43.9% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 49.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 55.8% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 57.0% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 60.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 60.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 60.9% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 62.6% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 63.6% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 43.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 63.7% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 67.4% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 68.0% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.3% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 68.8% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 71.5% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 60.6% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.3% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 64.2% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 65.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 69.3% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 65.3% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 59.4% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 62.7% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 65.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 68.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 69.4% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 70.3% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 67.6% | 84.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 59.4% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 64.6% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 62.8% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 59.7% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 59.9% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 60.4% | 78.1% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 56.0% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 57.9% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 61.0% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 73.1% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 68.2% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 69.4% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 68.6% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 67.8% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 66.3% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 60.0% | 79.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 35.8% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 35.3% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 35.6% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.6% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 66.7% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 63.5% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 67.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.8% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.0% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 66.8% | 85.0% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 43.9% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 49.9% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 59.2% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 69.2% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 71.2% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 68.9% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 71.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 72.0% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 69.1% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.9% | 86.2% |
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* Ellis Arts Academy Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.