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Freeport Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

1081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Freeport Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Freeport, Illinois, which is part of the Freeport School District 145. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Freeport Middle School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 27.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 14.9% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 39.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Freeport Middle School serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 60-64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Freeport Middle School faces these challenges, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Carl Sandburg Middle School, as well as schools in other nearby districts, such as Winnebago Middle School, Durand Junior High School, and others, generally outperform Freeport Middle School on academic measures. This suggests that the challenges facing Freeport Middle School may be unique to the school and not necessarily shared by all schools in the region.

515

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,535

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 W Empire St
Freeport, IL 61032-6355

(815) 232-0500

District: Freeport School District 145

Students who attend Freeport Middle School usually attend:

High:

Freeport High School

Feeder schools for Freeport Middle School:

Elementary:	Blackhawk Elementary School
	Center Elementary School
	Empire Elementary School
	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

Illinois avg46%

1,081^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	21.7	1081 of 1368	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1103 of 1363	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1028 of 1367	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1021 of 1369	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1089 of 1241	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1207 of 1356	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1198 of 1293	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	1160 of 1293	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1191 of 1294	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1088 of 1302	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	1250 of 1322	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1224 of 1367	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	1208 of 1365	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.8	1144 of 1344	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	872 of 1327	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.8	834 of 1318	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	774 of 1293	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	782 of 1287	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	737 of 1272	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.6	783 of 1209	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.4	940 of 1204	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.6	830 of 1185	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	563 of 574	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	528 of 548	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	423 of 569	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	517 of 573	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	370 of 385	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	563 of 565	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	499 of 511	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	294 of 694	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	350 of 639	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	651 of 674	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	282 of 483	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	457 of 486	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	266 of 480	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	212 of 454	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	270 of 277	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	127 of 339	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	229 of 285	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	927 of 1248	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1044 of 1251	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	944 of 1275	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	965 of 1286	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	921 of 1017	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1159 of 1276	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1143 of 1226	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	596 of 669	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	627 of 643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	613 of 661	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	571 of 662	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	483 of 517	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	625 of 639	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	585 of 590	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.6	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	26.5	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1052 of 1229	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1096 of 1219	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1025 of 1234	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	998 of 1221	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	959 of 1019	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1160 of 1217	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1121 of 1161	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1081 of 1271	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	996 of 1264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1000 of 1292	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	964 of 1286	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	952 of 1048	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1121 of 1296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1116 of 1223	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	165 of 204	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	156 of 184	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	162 of 194	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	170 of 179	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	164 of 164	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	429 of 812	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	540 of 802	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	699 of 805	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	734 of 781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	401 of 548	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	633 of 792	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	763 of 884	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	756 of 875	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	778 of 895	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	751 of 898	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	773 of 813	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	884 of 905	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	864 of 889	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)58th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-13 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 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)	% 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	ISA Science 8th 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 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freeport Middle School	Public	7-8	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%)	21.7	1081^st of 1368 public middle schools	21.0%		19.7	1103^rd of 1363 public middle schools	19.1%	22		32.1			22.4	32.0	27.1			18.8	10.9	14.9	97.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.7	97.3	97.5	96.7	$19,535	$2,625	$16,909
Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	5-6	1717 W Eby St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0340	430	38	11.4	68.1%	153 (35.6%)	119 (27.7%)	83 (19.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.3%)								(n/a)	16.6		17.6	32.3			25.4	14.0	13.9			13.9	97.5	97.0	97.0	97.0	50.2	95.6	97.5	43.1	$21,442	$2,700	$18,741
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%)	36.5	835^th of 1368 public middle schools	39.0%		62.6	420^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.2%	415		31.3			22.2	50.0	37.3			25.9	31.3	28.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$9,165	$445	$8,720
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%)	76.9	280^th of 1368 public middle schools	79.5%		78.9	238^th of 1363 public middle schools	82.5%	42		50.0		62.5	78.0	81.8	74.4		39.3	38.0	54.5	44.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	95.9	$11,445	$1,294	$10,152
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%)	45.7	684^th of 1368 public middle schools	50.0%		47	635^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.4%	49		52.4		47.4	57.9	71.4	59.3		5.3	15.8	15.0	12.1	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	90.5	$14,861	$318	$14,543
Pecatonica Community Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 239-2612	269	19	14.1	33.5%	233 (86.6%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	53.2	577^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.8%		53.3	553^rd of 1363 public middle schools	59.4%	24	49.4	47.8	48.1	53.6	64.4	41.8	51.3	32.9	28.6	30.5	29.9	30.7	95.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.7	95.7	95.3	77.3	$15,424	$269	$15,155
Durand Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 248-2171	58	7	7.9	48.3%	52 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	45.2	690^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.6%		70.9	334^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.5%	356		50.0			43.3	58.3	50.0			23.3	16.7	20.4	96.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	96.7	96.7	96.7	98.4	$23,777	$2,232	$21,546
Winnebago Middle School	Public	6-8	407 N Elida St	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 335-2364	296	27	10.8	31.4%	249 (84.1%)	4 (1.4%)	26 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	54.8	559^th of 1368 public middle schools	59.1%		58	478^th of 1363 public middle schools	64.9%	81		51.5		46.0	52.0	49.0	49.1		25.3	36.0	43.0	35.2	97.6	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.6	97.3	98.3	95.9	$16,741	$561	$16,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Freeport Middle School

How many students attend Freeport Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Freeport Middle School.

What district is Freeport Middle School in?

Freeport School District 145

What high school do graduates of Freeport Middle School attend?

Students who attend Freeport Middle School usually go on to attend Freeport High School

What is the racial makeup of Freeport Middle School?

Students at Freeport Middle School are 41% White, 24% African American, 19% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Freeport Middle School a good school?

Freeport Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Illinois middle schools.

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