The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Windsor Elem School
Windsor Elementary serves grades one through six in Loves Park, a mixed-use suburban city in the Rockford metro area along the Rock River. The school sits within Harlem UD 122, a district currently navigating significant structural changes that will affect its elementary schools.
The school's enrollment is small to mid-sized for its grade band, with roughly even distribution across grades one through three and smaller enrollments in grades four through six. The student body is predominantly white, with roughly one in six students Hispanic, about one in seventeen Black, and smaller shares of students identifying as Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial. The school's demographic composition reflects the broader community character of the area.
Academic proficiency is a soft spot that parents should examine closely. On the most recent state testing, proficiency rates in math ranged from roughly one in five students in grades four and five to better than two in five in grade three. In English language arts, proficiency was roughly one in three in grade three, one in four in grade four, and better than two in five in grade five. Science testing in grade five showed just under one in three proficient. These results place the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Winnebago County on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. Testing methodology changed this year due to revised state scoring standards, so historical trend data is not available. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to understand what instructional support exists for students working below proficiency and what progress is being tracked within the school year.
The broader context matters. Harlem UD 122 announced in late 2025 that it is closing two elementary schools and reconfiguring its remaining elementary schools into two-year grade-span buildings, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. This restructuring was driven by a substantial budget deficit, falling enrollment, and underutilized buildings, and will involve cutting teaching and administrative positions and sharply reducing Pre-K access. Windsor's exact role in this transition was not specified in the available information, but families currently at the school should expect that attendance boundaries and school configurations will change. The district has posted an interactive boundary tool online for the 2026-2027 transition, and the school would be the right place to confirm Windsor's status and how the reorganization affects current and incoming students.
Housing in Loves Park is moderately valued for the region, below state and national benchmarks. The city is in a growth phase, anchored by the Riverside Commons development, a live-work-play district with commercial, residential, and recreational components along Riverside Boulevard. Employment in the area centers on aerospace manufacturing, healthcare, and retail; major employers include Woodward Inc. and Mercyhealth. The community has good recreational infrastructure through the Rockford Park District and Rock Cut State Park, and public transit is available through the Rockford Mass Transit District.
Windsor is a conventional neighborhood school serving an established residential area. It carries no special designation, magnet status, or Title I classification, though free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available. The district has not published recent staffing, attendance, or discipline data in publicly available sources. Parents interested in the school should gather information directly from the building about current instructional practices, support systems for students below grade level, and clarity on what the district restructuring means for Windsor's future role.
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