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Blackhawk Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Blackhawk Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Freeport, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 280. The school is part of the Freeport School District 145, which is ranked 753 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackhawk Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The school has consistently low academic performance, with only 28% of students proficient or better in ELA and 23.2% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1261 out of 1948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1650 out of 2056 in 2024-2025. Blackhawk Elementary School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Jones-Farrar International Baccalaureate, Lincoln-Douglas Elementary, and Center Elementary, generally perform better academically than Blackhawk Elementary School, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, nearby districts, such as Lena Winslow CUSD 202 and Eastland CUSD 308, have significantly higher-performing elementary schools, with proficiency rates well above the state average and higher rankings from SchoolDigger.

361

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,653

Per pupil spending ?

59.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 S Blackhawk Ave
Freeport, IL 61032-6303

(815) 232-0490

District: Freeport School District 145

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

White:

28.3%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2021) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,650^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Freeport School District 145

753^rd of 811Freeport School District 145 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	20.7	1650 of 2056	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1623 of 2067	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1541 of 2077	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1451 of 2082	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1261 of 1948	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1614 of 2086	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1754 of 2037	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	1880 of 2044	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1977 of 2046	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1920 of 2052	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	1820 of 2093	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	1684 of 2167	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.9	1391 of 2166	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	1469 of 2147	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.5	1319 of 2139	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	1190 of 2120	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1413 of 2092	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.6	1493 of 2095	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.1	1197 of 2086	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.7	1300 of 2022	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.6	1109 of 2030	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.7	1404 of 2020	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	357 of 655	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	336 of 692	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	218 of 428	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	451 of 698	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	564 of 788	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	702 of 826	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.0	266 of 768	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	76 of 537	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	28.0	610 of 718	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1525 of 1942	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1306 of 1942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1231 of 1957	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1292 of 1970	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1082 of 1680	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1553 of 2019	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1777 of 1964	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	870 of 982	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	723 of 959	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	516 of 970	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	494 of 954	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	184 of 742	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	770 of 938	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1450 of 1800	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1284 of 1793	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1109 of 1808	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	894 of 1763	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	724 of 1514	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1187 of 1816	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1336 of 1765	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1612 of 1947	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1732 of 1959	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1705 of 1984	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1451 of 1977	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1280 of 1707	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1605 of 2019	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1602 of 1972	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	31.7	499 of 763	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	11.9	1337 of 1419	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1331 of 1425	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1369 of 1462	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1414 of 1463	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)45th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2018)35th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (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 (2025)	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 6th 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 All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.7	1650^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.7%		22.1	1623^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.5%	27		21.8	35.6			28.0	21.8	25.0			23.2	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	13.6		$16,653	$2,159	$14,494
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%)	52.7	950^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.8%		60.8	722^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	65.1%	228		40.9	47.5			44.8	52.3	45.9			48.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.3	97.6	97.6	15.7		$18,317	$2,289	$16,028
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%)	7.5	2013^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.1%		12	1974^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.5%	39		12.7	20.0			16.0	9.1	6.7			8.0	97.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.0	13.2		$18,192	$2,889	$15,303
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%)	17.5	1731^st of 2056 public elementary schools	15.8%		21.4	1647^th of 2067 public elementary schools	20.3%	84		17.2	32.7			24.3	17.2	24.5			20.6	97.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	99.3	97.2	97.2	11.2		$18,569	$2,661	$15,908
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%)	22.6	1601^st of 2056 public elementary schools	22.1%		32.3	1333^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	35.5%	268	16.7	24.1	31.6	28.9	41.9	31.2	31.5	21.1	11.1	20.9	21.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.9	96.7	97.3		10.8	$18,475	$2,700	$15,775
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%)	55.9	890^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.7%		57.2	774^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.6%	116	39.3	42.1	43.9	47.5	58.0	47.6	59.6	47.4	32.8	42.0	45.3	93.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	17.9	95.1	95.6	4.7	9.8	$13,106	$742	$12,364
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%)	47.7	1045^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.2%		56.6	789^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.8%	256	35.7	53.1	34.6	39.3	48.1	44.2	68.8	30.8	35.7	25.9	41.6	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	31.3	30.0	$17,006	$945	$16,061
Eastland Elementary School	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%)	82	346^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.2%		88.4	217^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.5%	129	68.6	67.8	69.5	60.4	66.7	66.2	74.6	67.8	47.2	49.1	60.1	86.4	89.0	89.0	89.0	3.6	88.4	87.2	3.9		$13,498	$948	$12,550
German Valley Grade School	Public	PK-K	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle 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)												93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	97.5	93.7	93.7	29.1		$14,577	$485	$14,092
Forreston Grade School	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%)	85.8	267^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.0%		70.3	545^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.6%	278	63.6	60.0	73.9	75.6		69.5	74.0	58.7	68.9		67.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.2	96.1	97.2			$13,989	$485	$13,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackhawk Elementary School

How many students attend Blackhawk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Blackhawk Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Blackhawk Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Freeport Middle School
High : Freeport High School

What is the racial makeup of Blackhawk Elementary School?

Students at Blackhawk Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% African American, 14% Two or more races.

Is Blackhawk Elementary School a good school?

Blackhawk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Blackhawk Elementary School in?

Freeport School District 145

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