Freeport Middle School
Freeport, IL · Freeport SD 145
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Town, distant
618th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 10%▲ Improving
701 W Empire St, Freeport, IL 61032
(815)232-0500NCES ID 171590001903Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Freeport Middle School 618th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 10% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 4th in 2019 to 10th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2024) stops 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 2023) and Black (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.
Black (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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 479 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 50.2% | 39.5% | ▼ 10.7 pts | |
| Black | 29.0% | 24.4% | ▼ 4.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.3% | 17.5% | ▲ 9.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 11.6% | 16.7% | ▲ 5.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 1.7% | ▲ 1.1 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 Freeport Middle School
- #636Carl Sandburg Middle SchFreeport SD 145 · 1.3 mi away636th of 685
ELA 25% ▼2 · Math 14% ▼1Compare - #495Pearl City Jr High SchoolPearl City CUSD 200 · 10.3 mi away495th of 685
ELA 37% ▲10 · Math 29% ▲14Compare - #163Lena-Winslow Jr High SchoolLena Winslow CUSD 202 · 11.3 mi away163rd of 685
ELA 74% ▲47 · Math 45% ▲30Compare - #166Orangeville Jr High SchoolOrangeville CUSD 203 · 12.5 mi away166th of 685
ELA 59% ▲32Compare - #394Pecatonica Comm Middle SchoolPecatonica CUSD 321 · 13.7 mi away394th of 685
ELA 51% ▲24 · Math 30% ▲15Compare - #480Durand Jr High SchoolDurand CUSD 322 · 18.1 mi away480th of 685
ELA 49% ▲22 · Math 20% ▲5Compare - #378Winnebago Middle SchoolWinnebago CUSD 323 · 19.9 mi away378th of 685
ELA 49% ▲22 · Math 35% ▲20Compare - #155Stockton Middle SchoolStockton CUSD 206 · 20.1 mi away155th of 685
ELA 87% ▲60 · Math 34% ▲19Compare
What school district is Freeport Middle School in?
Freeport Middle School is part of the Freeport SD 145 district in Freeport, Illinois.
Is Freeport Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Freeport Middle School 618th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 10% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Freeport Middle School?
White 40%, Black 24%, Hispanic 18%, Two or more races 17% (479 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Freeport Middle 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.