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Freedom Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3016 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-5800 · Part of Berwyn South School District 100

Berwyn Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
504
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Freedom Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Berwyn Township kids: J Sterling Morton West High Sch

On the path

Where Berwyn Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Freedom Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12J Sterling Morton West High Schin Berwyn

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3016 Ridgeland Ave, Berwyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6154
Grade 7187
Grade 8163
Enrollment over time
608’20
542’21
494’22
502’23
504’24

Down 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%Black 5%White 4%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Freedom Middle School from Berwyn Township families.

Other schools in Berwyn South School District 100

The district →
Pershing Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C
418 students12:1
Irving Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C+
415 students14:1
Hiawatha Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C−
394 students13:1
Komensky Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berwyn
C−
320 students11:1
Piper School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn
C+
292 students14:1
Emerson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Berwyn
C−
260 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Berwyn Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.