Center Elem School
Freeport, IL · Freeport SD 145
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Town, distant
943rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 55%▲ Improving
718 E Illinois St, Freeport, IL 61032
(815)232-0480NCES ID 171590001897Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Center Elem School 943rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 55% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 43th in 2019 to 55th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Hispanic (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 223 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 49.2% | 35.4% | ▼ 13.8 pts | |
| Black | 30.5% | 23.8% | ▼ 6.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 15.6% | 20.2% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 18.8% | ▲ 15.1 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 1.3% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.0% | 0.4% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $126K in zip 61032 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Center Elem School
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- #1041Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City CUSD 200 · 11.4 mi away1,041st of 2,105
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What school district is Center Elem School in?
Center Elem School is part of the Freeport SD 145 district in Freeport, Illinois.
Is Center Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Center Elem School 943rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 55% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Center Elem School?
White 35%, Black 24%, Two or more races 20%, Hispanic 19% (223 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Center Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61032 is $126K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.