The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Brookview Elem School
Brookview Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Rockford, operating within Rockford School District 205. The school sits on Madron Road in the 61107 zip code and serves about 450 students, with a roster that is roughly evenly split between white students, Hispanic students, and Black students, plus smaller populations of Asian students and others.
On state assessments administered in 2024-25, Brookview's performance shows a clear pattern: English language arts results run modestly stronger than math. In third grade, about six in ten students meet proficiency in both subjects. Fourth-grade proficiency drops to about half in ELA and four in ten in math. By fifth grade, ELA recovers to about six in ten, but math falls to about one in four. In science, the fifth-grade result was about four in ten. Across tested subjects and grades, Brookview's overall proficiency sits slightly above the midpoint among the ten county districts for which comparable data is available, though the school does have clear soft spots, particularly in upper-elementary math where the proficiency trend becomes steep and narrow.
It is worth noting that Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores for 2024-25 assessments, so direct year-over-year comparison to prior years is not possible from the data available. Testing participation was strong throughout, with students showing up to take the exams.
The district context shapes what Brookview families experience. Rockford School District 205 recently moved all schools to air conditioning and shifted the school calendar to start mid-August and end in late May, aligning the district's rhythm more closely with surrounding districts. The district is also undertaking a five-year facilities master plan that will touch every building and reshape how career programs are delivered by consolidating them into a new center rather than keeping them housed in high schools. Attendance boundary changes in 2021 moved Brookview's feeder pattern to certain middle schools, so families with multiple children at different grade levels may have them in different schools.
Rockford itself has shifted from sustained population decline to modest growth. The city has a revitalization underway downtown with new mixed-use development, a new main library that opened in June 2024, and public investment in parks and the riverfront. The broader market shows housing appreciation and rental growth, with median home values and rents both rising year-over-year. A commuter rail connection to Chicago is expected to open in 2027. The region's largest employers are concentrated in healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, and education. Day-to-day walkability is low across most of Rockford, though the downtown is more pedestrian-friendly and the Rock River recreation path provides some connected green space through the city.
For families considering Brookview, the school offers access to a regular elementary program in a neighborhood with mixed racial and ethnic composition, within a district that is investing in facilities and expanding programs like International Baccalaureate and STEAM into the middle grades. The state testing results show reading and language arts as a relative strength and math proficiency declining in the upper elementary grades, which may be worth exploring further with the school to understand what support and instruction looks like in those areas. The district's early-August start and late-May finish, now in place, is a tangible shift from prior years and worth confirming aligns with your family's needs.
See more original research from School Decision →