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Freedom Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Freedom Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 533 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 303 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freedom Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools in terms of overall academic performance, with a statewide ranking between 162-233 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages, with 80.1% of all students proficient or better in ELA and 69.5% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Freedom Elementary School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Freedom Elementary School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, its rates remain lower than the district average. The school's spending per student has increased from $10,027 in 2020-2021 to $13,707 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district average, and it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 15 students per teacher over the past few years. When compared to other elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202, Freedom Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, some nearby schools, such as Walkers Grove Elementary and Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary (in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district), also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates that are comparable or even higher than Freedom Elementary School in certain grade levels and subject areas.

526

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,721

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11600 Heritage Meadows Dr
Plainfield, IL 60585-2084

(815) 254-4005

District: Plainfield School District 202

Students who attend Freedom Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Grove Middle School
High:	Plainfield North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Asian:

29.8%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (75% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg52%

Illinois avg44%

166^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 18Elementary Schools in the Plainfield School District 202

303^rd of 811Plainfield School District 202 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	166 of 2056	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	210 of 2067	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	162 of 2077	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	233 of 2082	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	545 of 1948	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	247 of 2086	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	190 of 2037	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	211 of 2044	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.4	222 of 2046	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	277 of 2052	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	273 of 2093	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.7	328 of 2167	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	385 of 2166	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.4	251 of 2147	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	359 of 2139	83.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	567 of 2120	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	81.3	57 of 711	92.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	81 of 234	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	119 of 219	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.3	72 of 237	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	116 of 226	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	122 of 243	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	87 of 242	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	51 of 1049	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	78 of 886	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	61 of 907	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	70 of 788	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	45 of 826	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	10 of 788	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	62 of 768	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	12 of 537	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	22 of 743	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	61.3	171 of 718	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	191 of 1942	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	208 of 1942	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	106 of 1957	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	134 of 1970	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.2	453 of 1680	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	271 of 2019	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	172 of 1964	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	78.5	130 of 954	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	142 of 742	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	60 of 955	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	40 of 938	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	117 of 1800	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	111 of 1793	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	22 of 1808	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	48 of 1763	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	54.4	534 of 1514	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.7	17 of 1816	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	17 of 1765	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	153 of 1947	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	202 of 1959	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	243 of 1984	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	340 of 1977	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	592 of 1707	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	222 of 2019	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	194 of 1972	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	13 of 93	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	115 of 1292	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	167 of 1195	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	132 of 1156	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	106 of 1113	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	36.0	377 of 640	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	408 of 1194	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	101 of 763	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	197 of 1389	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	256 of 1392	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	231 of 1419	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	335 of 1425	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.0	762 of 1308	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	393 of 1462	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	297 of 1463	79.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2019)92nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Science76%+35 vs state

Mathematics70%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	11600 Heritage Meadows Dr	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 254-4005	526	39	13.6	26.8%	244 (46.4%)	31 (5.9%)	50 (9.5%)	157 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	90.7	166^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.9	210^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.8%	44	75.6	84.3	71.0	85.6	80.1	87.6	54.8	66.7	69.5	95.8	96.2	96.2	96.2		96.0	96.2	$14,721	$423	$14,298
V Blanche Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 High Meadow Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6900	325	20	16.3	7.1%	137 (42.2%)	19 (5.8%)	19 (5.8%)	115 (35.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	91.6	144^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.0%		97.8	31^st of 2067 public elementary schools	98.5%	113	84.0	69.0	69.5	88.0	74.9	70.7	76.3	84.0	76.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.0	$13,608	$750	$12,858
Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2408 Meadow Lake Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7100	572	38	15.0	7.2%	166 (29.0%)	16 (2.8%)	33 (5.8%)	325 (56.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	95	65^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.8%		96	73^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	96.5%	8	76.9	68.8	87.1	90.1	82.9	82.5	82.8	86.8	84.0	98.0	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.2	98.5	98.0	$14,220	$645	$13,575
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4008 Chinaberry Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5678	570	41	13.8	3.3%	146 (25.6%)	21 (3.7%)	30 (5.3%)	333 (58.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	86.8	248^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.9%		94.4	120^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.2%	128	71.7	50.0	73.6	82.7	69.4	68.9	77.4	76.0	74.3	99.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.1	99.0	99.1	$14,838	$758	$14,080
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	Public	K-5	24562 Norwood Dr	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-4800	594	42	14.3	30.1%	360 (60.6%)	35 (5.9%)	60 (10.1%)	107 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	86.8	250^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.8%		86.6	244^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.2%	6	65.2	77.6	71.8	76.5	75.7	77.8	61.2	50.4	63.8	97.8	98.1	98.1	98.1		98.1	97.8	$14,985	$303	$14,681
Patterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3731 Lawrence Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6500	453	33	13.5	6.2%	248 (54.7%)	11 (2.4%)	39 (8.6%)	135 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	91.2	155^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.5%		94.8	110^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.7%	45	68.2	76.6	66.3	77.6	73.6	83.1	82.1	70.6	78.3	97.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	82.2	97.9	97.7	$17,408	$554	$16,854
Fry Elementary School	Public	K-5	3204 Tall Grass Dr	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7400	563	34	16.7	7.6%	154 (27.4%)	26 (4.6%)	33 (5.9%)	300 (53.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.3%)	95.8	43^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.3	44^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.9%	1	72.4	81.2	93.5	82.8	85.8	84.2	93.5	74.1	83.6	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.2	80.8	98.2	98.8	$12,485	$700	$11,785
Walkers Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	24810 W 135th St	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 439-2885	634	41	15.6	21.8%	434 (68.5%)	35 (5.5%)	59 (9.3%)	78 (12.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	91.8	138^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.3%		89.9	192^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	90.7%	54	72.2	87.7	79.8	84.3	83.9	85.8	72.5	50.0	69.3	96.7	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2	97.2	$13,159	$266	$12,893
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Public	K-5	12450 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-3606	548	41	13.5	31.4%	209 (38.1%)	99 (18.1%)	109 (19.9%)	106 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	71.6	561^st of 2056 public elementary schools	72.7%		78.7	397^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.8%	164	52.2	51.0	65.9	64.1	60.0	62.7	57.1	40.2	53.7	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9		99.1	99.1	$15,474	$395	$15,079
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Essington Rd	Bolingbrook	60490	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 609-3037	522	40	13.2	26.8%	217 (41.6%)	70 (13.4%)	86 (16.5%)	118 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	78.1	431^st of 2056 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.5	448^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.3%	17	61.0	65.2	55.6	74.5	65.2	65.2	53.5	51.0	56.3	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6		97.6	98.0	$14,971	$465	$14,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Elementary School

What district is Freedom Elementary School in?

Plainfield School District 202

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Elementary School?

Students at Freedom Elementary School are 46% White, 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Freedom Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Freedom Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Freedom Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Freedom Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Grove Middle School
High : Plainfield North High School

Is Freedom Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Freedom Elementary School ranks in the top 8.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

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