Is Freeport High School a good school?

Freeport High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Freeport High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,155 students attended Freeport High School.

What is the racial makeup of Freeport High School?

Students at Freeport High School are 47% White, 25% African American, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Freeport High School?

Freeport High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Blackhawk Elementary School Elementary : Center Elementary School Elementary : Empire Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Middle : Carl Sandburg Middle School Middle : Freeport Middle School

Freeport High School

Summary:

Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Illinois, serving 1,080 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Freeport School District 145, which is ranked 730 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freeport High School faces significant challenges, consistently performing below the state average in academic metrics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school also has a relatively low four-year graduation rate, ranging from 70.7% to 76.4% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, Freeport High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.0% to 39.3% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Eastland Junior/Senior High School, Pecatonica High School, and Forreston Junior/Senior High School, Freeport High School consistently performs worse academically and has lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois high schools for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 9-12

701 W Moseley St
Freeport, IL 61032-4938

(815) 232-0400

District: Freeport School District 145

SchoolDigger Rank:
543^rd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,645

Feeder schools for Freeport High School:

Elementary:	Blackhawk Elementary School
	Center Elementary School
	Empire Elementary School
	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
	Freeport Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 1,155

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

African American:

24.7%

Two or more races:

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Freeport High School ranks worse than 77.9% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.88. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Freeport High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Freeport High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.9%), African American (24.7%), two or more races (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Freeport High School is 13. (See more...)

Compare Freeport High School employs 88.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Freeport High School is $21,645.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Freeport High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Freeport High School 543^rd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Freeport High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Freeport School District 145:

SchoolDigger ranks Freeport School District 145 730^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Freeport High School

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Rank History for all students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.87	300^th	586	48.8%
2004	41.69	410^th	592	30.7%
2005	50.12	338^th	590	42.7%
2006	58.17	274^th	596	54.0%
2007	53.43	324^th	612	47.1%
2008	57.60	302^nd	624	51.6%
2009	51.68	349^th	632	44.8%
2010	44.62	429^th	643	33.3%
2011	40.31	441^st	655	32.7%
2012	45.30	410^th	665	38.3%
2013	44.24	415^th	670	38.1%
2014	41.47	437^th	670	34.8%
2015	16.43	537^th	614	12.5%
2016	22.52	519^th	643	19.3%
2017	21.38	520^th	642	19.0%
2018	31.63	460^th	647	28.9%
2019	23.57	542^nd	701	22.7%
2021	30.77	465^th	688	32.4%
2022	29.82	497^th	699	28.9%
2023	29.57	501^st	699	28.3%
2024	20.88	543^rd	697	22.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.22	140^th	154	9.1%
2019	11.11	156^th	165	5.5%
2021	16.27	131^st	160	18.1%
2022	19.23	135^th	170	20.6%
2023	17.64	140^th	163	14.1%
2024	12.02	167^th	182	8.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	79.47	11^th	205	94.6%
2023	68.32	33^rd	217	84.8%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	38.48	234^th	493	52.5%
2023	50.43	164^th	476	65.5%
2024	33.47	266^th	482	44.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.08	457^th	585	21.9%
2019	26.79	491^st	639	23.2%
2021	39.35	349^th	611	42.9%
2022	29.44	454^th	626	27.5%
2023	27.54	491^st	644	23.8%
2024	20.45	525^th	639	17.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	45.45	38^th	98	61.2%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.62	452^nd	620	27.1%
2019	23.85	508^th	665	23.6%
2021	27.03	455^th	639	28.8%
2022	28.90	477^th	658	27.5%
2023	25.88	482^nd	656	26.5%
2024	22.16	498^th	664	25.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.44	331^st	428	22.7%
2024	34.69	219^th	429	49.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.71	443^rd	619	28.4%
2019	22.74	528^th	675	21.8%
2021	33.79	410^th	653	37.2%
2022	30.04	463^rd	664	30.3%
2023	33.26	453^rd	668	32.2%
2024	19.53	538^th	668	19.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.12	160^th	253	36.8%
2019	22.77	255^th	299	14.7%
2021	34.77	164^th	281	41.6%
2022	21.65	270^th	294	8.2%
2023	30.74	201^st	301	33.2%
2024	23.70	268^th	299	10.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.59	228^th	291	21.6%
2019	17.33	279^th	317	12.0%
2021	26.05	240^th	317	24.3%
2022	23.07	263^rd	335	21.5%
2023	24.82	261^st	333	21.6%
2024	16.27	304^th	336	9.5%

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Rank History for White students at Freeport High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.37	417^th	548	23.9%
2019	23.05	450^th	552	18.5%
2021	26.00	406^th	553	26.6%
2022	27.41	422^nd	560	24.6%
2023	24.00	457^th	557	18.0%
2024	18.68	470^th	554	15.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Freeport High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1244	211	18	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1477
1989	1209	207	23	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1440
1990	1097	193	26	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1991	1076	184	29	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1292
1992	1083	196	24	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	1310
1993	1097	207	30	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1339
1994	1100	226	22	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1360
1995	1151	256	20	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1439
1996	1151	256	20	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1439
1997	1150	272	22	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	1458
1998	1164	283	23	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	1484
1999	1140	283	25	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	1460
2000	1130	264	30	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	1445
2001	1133	283	26	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	1467
2002	1057	266	24	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1378
2003	1057	266	24	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	1378
2004	1046	251	23	28	3	n/a	n/a	0	1351
2005	990	258	23	40	3	n/a	n/a	18	1332
2006	1016	290	22	40	3	n/a	n/a	8	1379
2007	978	287	25	29	15	n/a	n/a	31	1365
2008	910	302	18	46	4	n/a	n/a	24	1304
2009	923	327	18	56	4	n/a	n/a	43	1371
2010	844	296	17	59	1	n/a	n/a	67	1284
2011	805	270	13	73	3	1	83	0	1248
2012	777	255	17	73	5	2	97	0	1226
2013	746	267	17	82	4	1	97	0	1214
2014	743	261	17	88	4	2	113	0	1228
2015	673	266	14	101	4	3	126	0	1187
2016	669	257	11	109	4	2	126	0	1178
2017	662	258	12	120	3	2	132	0	1189
2018	633	258	10	112	4	4	137	0	1158
2019	611	271	11	120	2	3	133	0	1151
2020	559	262	12	124	1	2	136	0	1096
2021	562	247	12	126	0	2	150	0	1099
2022	545	257	14	142	0	1	141	0	1100
2023	517	255	12	136	1	1	158	0	1080
2024	542	285	12	151	2	0	163	0	1155

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Freeport High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1477	76.5	19.3	n/a
1989	1440	75.4	19.0	n/a
1990	1320	71.4	18.4	n/a
1991	1292	68.5	18.8	n/a
1992	1310	70.2	18.6	n/a
1993	1339	72.9	18.4	n/a
1994	1360	72.5	18.8	n/a
1995	1439	75.2	19.1	n/a
1996	1439	75.2	19.1	n/a
1997	1458	79.7	18.3	n/a
1998	1484	84.8	17.5	n/a
1999	1460	83.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1445	81.3	17.8	n/a
2001	1467	87.2	16.8	n/a
2002	1378	89.3	15.4	34
2003	1378	89.3	15.4	34
2004	1351	77.7	17.4	36
2005	1332	77.4	17.2	39.1
2006	1379	80.9	17.0	44.1
2007	1365	80.0	17.1	45.4
2008	1304	73.0	17.9	45.9
2009	1371	86.4	15.9	42.6
2010	1284	87.2	14.7	56
2011	1248	87.6	14.2	45.7
2012	1226	90.1	13.6	53.8
2013	1214	78.1	15.5	56.3
2014	1228	n/a	n/a	61.1
2015	1187	88.0	13.4	62.4
2016	1178	84.0	14.0	60.2
2017	1189	80.7	14.7	57.4
2018	1158	79.2	14.6	60.3
2019	1151	83.0	13.8	60.3
2020	1096	82.2	13.3	60.7
2021	1099	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1100	78.5	14.0	57.3
2023	1080	84.0	12.8	51.7
2024	1155	88.7	13.0	61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Freeport High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1477	76.5	19.3	n/a
1989	1440	75.4	19.0	n/a
1990	1320	71.4	18.4	n/a
1991	1292	68.5	18.8	n/a
1992	1310	70.2	18.6	n/a
1993	1339	72.9	18.4	n/a
1994	1360	72.5	18.8	n/a
1995	1439	75.2	19.1	n/a
1996	1439	75.2	19.1	n/a
1997	1458	79.7	18.3	n/a
1998	1484	84.8	17.5	n/a
1999	1460	83.0	17.6	n/a
2000	1445	81.3	17.8	n/a
2001	1467	87.2	16.8	n/a
2002	1378	89.3	15.4	34
2003	1378	89.3	15.4	34
2004	1351	77.7	17.4	36
2005	1332	77.4	17.2	39.1
2006	1379	80.9	17.0	44.1
2007	1365	80.0	17.1	45.4
2008	1304	73.0	17.9	45.9
2009	1371	86.4	15.9	42.6
2010	1284	87.2	14.7	56
2011	1248	87.6	14.2	45.7
2012	1226	90.1	13.6	53.8
2013	1214	78.1	15.5	56.3
2014	1228	n/a	n/a	61.1
2015	1187	88.0	13.4	62.4
2016	1178	84.0	14.0	60.2
2017	1189	80.7	14.7	57.4
2018	1158	79.2	14.6	60.3
2019	1151	83.0	13.8	60.3
2020	1096	82.2	13.3	60.7
2021	1099	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1100	78.5	14.0	57.3
2023	1080	84.0	12.8	51.7
2024	1155	88.7	13.0	61.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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