Freeburg CCSD 70

Freeburg CCSD 70 has two schools serving preschool through grade 8: Freeburg Primary Center (PK–2) and Freeburg Elementary School (grades 3–8), with 752 students combined. The most important achievement finding is that Freeburg Elementary’s 2025–2026 proficiency was well above state results: about 78% versus 56% in ELA, and 61% versus 40% in math—advantages of 21 and 22 percentage points.

Freeburg Elementary stands out for achievement, and its science results were also above the state: about 73% versus 48% in grade 5 and 74% versus 52% in grade 8. Results vary by grade, however: ELA proficiency was about 50% in grade 3 and 93% in grade 6; math ranged from 42% in grade 5 to 81% in grade 4. Freeburg Primary Center stands out on attendance, with chronic absenteeism of about 4%, compared with 11% at the Elementary School—a 7-point difference. The Primary Center has no test scores supplied, so its academic performance cannot be compared with the Elementary School’s.

Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 at Freeburg Elementary: ELA rose 3 points and math rose 3 points; its lead over the state held steady in ELA and widened by 2 points in math. Science improved in both tested grades, but the school’s advantage over the state narrowed by 3 points in grade 5 and widened by 7 in grade 8. SchoolDigger gives the Elementary School a 2025–2026 rank of 109 out of 1,126, at the 90th percentile and 5 stars; its percentile rose 6 points since 2023–2024. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 14.1 at the Elementary School and 13.5 at the Primary Center; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 28% and 30%, respectively. These contextual figures do not explain achievement differences, and SchoolDigger’s comparison pool changes over time.