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Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Freeport, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 320 students. The school is part of the Freeport School District 145, which is ranked 753 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,538 and 1,890 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 24.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20.6% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.56% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, and consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 34.8% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Center Elementary School, which is also part of the Freeport School District 145, outperforms Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School on academic measures, with 44.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 48.6% in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. Other nearby schools, such as Blackhawk Elementary School and Empire Elementary School, also outperform Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School on academic measures, despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio.

325

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,569

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 W Laurel St
Freeport, IL 61032-3511

(815) 232-0370

District: Freeport School District 145

Students who attend Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
	Freeport Middle School
High:	Freeport High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

African American:

36.6%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 29 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Illinois avg46%

1,731^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	17.5	1731 of 2056	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1647 of 2067	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1890 of 2077	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	1780 of 2082	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1538 of 1948	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1405 of 2086	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1798 of 2037	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1612 of 2044	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1768 of 2046	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1742 of 2052	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	2024 of 2093	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	1861 of 2167	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	1596 of 2166	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	61.3	1004 of 2147	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	1300 of 2139	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	1121 of 2120	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	1104 of 2092	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.6	1043 of 2095	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.0	989 of 2086	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	1227 of 2022	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.4	1278 of 2030	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	23.5	1626 of 2020	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	645 of 688	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	613 of 655	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	685 of 692	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	528 of 684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	495 of 711	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	583 of 698	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1540 of 1942	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1335 of 1942	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1802 of 1957	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1810 of 1970	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1468 of 1680	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1476 of 2019	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1672 of 1964	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1581 of 1800	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1238 of 1793	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1553 of 1808	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1491 of 1763	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1182 of 1514	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1306 of 1816	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1401 of 1765	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1723 of 1947	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1753 of 1959	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1752 of 1984	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1528 of 1977	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1311 of 1707	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1301 of 2019	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1748 of 1972	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	1145 of 1156	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1299 of 1389	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1250 of 1392	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1333 of 1419	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1304 of 1425	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1182 of 1308	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	928 of 1462	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1350 of 1463	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-29 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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	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
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	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
Empire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	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
Jones-Farrar International Baccalaureate	Public	K-6	1386 Kiwanis Dr	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
Blackhawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	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	PK, KG-4	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
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
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%)	82.5	334^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.8%		77.3	434^th of 2067 public elementary schools	79.0%	100	55.2	77.0	73.3	70.2		72.9	77.0	48.3	54.4		59.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.8	98.1	98.1	16.1		$12,326	$1,423	$10,902
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
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%)	55.6	895^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.5%		46.1	1016^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.8%	121	45.0	43.8	64.3	30.0		48.4	50.0	64.3	30.0		50.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	8.4		$13,986	$1,047	$12,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School

Is Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School in?

Freeport School District 145

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School are 42% White, 37% African American, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl Sandburg Middle School
Middle : Freeport Middle School
High : Freeport High School

How many students attend Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School.

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