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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	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	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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th 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 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
Center Elementary School	0.0mi	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	0.9mi	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
Empire Elementary School	2.0mi	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
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	2.6mi	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
Jones-Farrar an International Baccalaureate World School	3.4mi	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
Dakota Elementary School	7.7mi	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
German Valley Grade School	8.4mi	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
Pearl City Elementary School	11.4mi	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
Forreston Grade School	11.5mi	Public	1-5	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 938-2301	238	22	11.0	39.5%	220 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	77.8	336^th of 1737 public elementary schools	80.7%		85.8	267^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.0%	69	83.7	58.5	63.8	85.7			69.1	69.8	53.2	67.3			63.8	96.3%		$14,186	$510	$13,676
Eastland Elementary School	11.8mi	Public	PK, KG-6	601 S Chestnut St	Shannon	61078	Carroll County	Eastland CUSD 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 864-2300	433	30	14.3	47.3%	390 (90.1%)	4 (0.9%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	64.7	589^th of 1737 public elementary schools	66.1%		82	346^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.2%	243	59.3	54.3	58.6	57.6	76.9		61.9	69.6	46.6	54.2	55.8		55.8	84%		$14,389	$1,098	$13,290

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