ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — In a state dominated by high-performing schools in Chicago and its suburbs, a Rockford elementary school has quietly surged to the top: Thurgood Marshall Elementary has been ranked third-best in Illinois, according to a new analysis by U.S. News & World Report.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary, at 4704 N. Rockton Avenue, ranked just beneath Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center and Skinner North Elementary Schools, in Chicago.
According to the report’s authors, “For each state, schools were assessed on their shares of students who were proficient or above proficient in their mathematics and reading/language arts state assessments. Half of the formula assessed the scores themselves and the other half incorporated the test results in the context of socioeconomic demographics. In other words, the top-ranked schools are all high-achieving and have succeeded at educating all their students.”…