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Best Public Schools in Stephenson County, IL

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Schools

5,662

Students

Districts

Top rankedLena-Winslow High School98^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Empire Elementary School up 346 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pearl City Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
RAP Freeport	Public	6-12	27 S State Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 599-1408	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freeport Alternative High School	Public	6-12	1330 S Locust Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 233-0796	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career & Technical Education Consortium	Public	11-12	2037 W Galena Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Carroll/Jo Daviess/Stephenson ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 232-0709	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(844) 632-5682	410	33	12.6	35.6%	374 (91.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	56.6	719^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.6%		55.9	890^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.7%	171										58.2		51.7	69.6	62.5	59.6			60.7	53.3	58.9	39.3	40.4			48.0	95.3%		$13,469	$737	$12,732
Dakota Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(844) 632-5682	344	24	14.4	29.9%	313 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	62.8	193^rd of 620 public high schools	68.9%		74.2	147^th of 698 public high schools	78.9%	46	62.8	44.0	48.8	32.0	65.1	38.0	69.8	49.1	54.7		66.1					62.5	69.6	66.3					56.3	33.9	44.2	96.3%		$15,965	$137	$15,828
German Valley Grade School	Public	PK-K	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Stephenson County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 362-2279	70	5	14.1	28.6%	61 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)																										87.5%		$17,790	$510	$17,280
Jones-Farrar an International Baccalaureate World School	Public	K-7	1717 W Eby St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0610	350	28	12.6	52.6%	171 (48.9%)	88 (25.1%)	24 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.3%)	6.1	1683^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	3.1%		22.6	1601^st of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%	82										24.6		18.3	18.8	31.9	24.3	28.3		24.4	26.7		14.7		20.8		15.9	97.5%		$19,162	$1,884	$17,277
Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	718 E Illinois St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0480	262	22	12.0	61.5%	119 (45.4%)	65 (24.8%)	31 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.8%)	31.5	1165^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.9%		52.7	950^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.8%	215										37.9		46.7	49.1	44.8				46.8	50.0	41.5	25.9				38.1	95.4%		$17,683	$1,884	$15,799
Blackhawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 S Blackhawk Ave	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0490	361	26	13.9	59.8%	102 (28.3%)	52 (14.4%)	157 (43.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.6%)	11.6	1571^st of 1737 public elementary schools	9.6%		20.7	1650^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.7%	79												22.4	35.7	26.7				28.3	34.5	28.6					24.5	93.6%		$17,612	$1,884	$15,728
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 W Laurel St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0370	325	26	12.6	65.5%	136 (41.8%)	119 (36.6%)	19 (5.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.5%)	12.8	1543^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	11.2%		17.5	1731^st of 2056 public elementary schools	15.8%	188										29.2			32.8	41.7				31.4	27.7	24.1					23.5	95.7%		$18,721	$1,884	$16,837
Empire Elementary School	Public	K-5	1325 Empire St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0380	295	25	12.0	66.4%	133 (45.1%)	77 (26.1%)	43 (14.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.2%)	6.8	1667^th of 1737 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.5	2013^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.1%	346										27.5			26.7	25.0				23.7							13.3	96.3%		$19,469	$1,884	$17,585
Freeport High School	Public	9-12	701 W Moseley St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0400	1,165	87	13.3	56.2%	536 (46.0%)	283 (24.3%)	165 (14.2%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (14.4%)	18.4	508^th of 620 public high schools	18.1%		27.3	521^st of 698 public high schools	25.4%	13	45.6	37.6	22.4	18.0	32.9	28.8	29.7	16.6	28.7																	99%		$23,924	$2,758	$21,167
Freeport Middle School	Public	6-8	701 W Empire St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0500	515	37	14.1	58.8%	213 (41.4%)	123 (23.9%)	98 (19.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.4%)	6.9	1081^st of 1126 public middle schools	4.0%		21.7	1081^st of 1368 public middle schools	21.0%												30.4				29.0	27.5	29.0	28.5				13.4	19.0	9.4	13.7	95.4%		$21,189	$1,886	$19,303
Lena-Winslow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 369-2525	412	29	14.2	40.5%	380 (92.2%)	8 (1.9%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	77	352^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.5	334^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.8%	18										61.7		74.0	68.9	76.7				72.7	76.0	61.7	48.3				60.8	96.8%		$13,034	$1,763	$11,271
Lena-Winslow High School	Public	9-12	516 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 369-2525	232	19	12.0	37.1%	213 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	79.6	98^th of 620 public high schools	84.2%		86.2	80^th of 698 public high schools	88.5%	18	76.7	68.9	71.7	49.2	63.3	57.4	56.0	46.0	56.0																	97.9%		$15,602	$1,187	$14,415
Lena-Winslow Junior High School	Public	6-8	517 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 369-2525	173	12	14.4	40.5%	155 (89.6%)	4 (2.3%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	63.8	360^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.0%		76.9	280^th of 1368 public middle schools	79.5%	80											44.6				74.2	74.6	80.7	76.4				41.7	56.1	40.4	46.0	97.3%		$11,668	$1,192	$10,476
Orangeville Junior High School	Public	6-8	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 789-4289	64	5	12.7	34.4%	62 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)															55.6		57.9	50.0							19.6	95.2%		$17,329	$350	$16,980
Orangeville High School	Public	9-12	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 789-4289	111	8	13.0	15.3%	104 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	50.6	284^th of 620 public high schools	54.2%		60.6	244^th of 698 public high schools	65.0%	40	63.2	44.0					54.2		41.7																	99%		$24,184	$454	$23,731
Orangeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 789-4613	155	11	14.0	36.1%	141 (91.0%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	45.8	908^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.7%		55.6	895^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.5%	13										46.2		46.2		65.4				57.6	46.2		42.3				47.0	98%		$17,544	$1,993	$15,551
Pearl City High School	Public	9-12	100 S Summit St	Pearl City	61062	Stephenson County	Pearl City CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 443-2715	147	13	11.7	30.6%	130 (88.4%)	3 (2.0%)	10 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	45.4	329^th of 620 public high schools	46.9%		62.3	230^th of 698 public high schools	67.0%	99	41.4	54.8	37.9	45.2		54.8	35.5		35.5																	97.7%		$19,577	$1,598	$17,979
Pearl City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 S Summit St	Pearl City	61062	Stephenson County	Pearl City CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 443-2715	213	20	10.8	39.9%	170 (79.8%)	5 (2.3%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	56.2	732^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	57.9%		47.7	1045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.2%	313										52.0		59.1	64.7	48.0	61.5			58.9	59.1	50.0		50.0			46.7	98.1%		$18,294	$2,294	$16,000
Pearl City Junior High School	Public	7-8	100 S Summit St	Pearl City	61062	Stephenson County	Pearl City CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 443-2715	58	6	10.0	39.7%	50 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	50.0	37.0							22.2	100%		$8,263	$1,598	$6,665

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