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Schools in Florence Township · Freeport School District 145, Eastland Community Unit School District 308

Florence Township’s public schools score below 82% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Florence Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Florence Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
71%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.7K
▲ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Freeport School District 145
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,422 students on the public path
In brief

Florence Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1287 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Florence Township’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

71% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Freeport School District 145 spends $22,691 per student and Eastland Community Unit School District 308 $17,978, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Seven elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Florence Township’s grade

C Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1287)Better than 7%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 22%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,229 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Florence Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Florence Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,201 in math, 2,257 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Florence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Parts of Florence Township (6% of its land) are served by Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Florence Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Freeport School District 145Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,703 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,691IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Eastland Community Unit School District 308Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 731 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,978IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 418 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,763IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Freeport School District 14514%
State average 29.9% · 1709 students tested
Math · PK–12, Freeport School District 14511%
State average 25.8% · 1645 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Eastland Community Unit School District 30847%
State average 29.9% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eastland Community Unit School District 30836%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pearl City Community Unit School District 20038%
State average 29.9% · 213 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pearl City Community Unit School District 20035%
State average 25.8% · 232 students tested

Florence Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Florence Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Florence TownshipC−Freeport School District 145 PK–12 · Eastland Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Freeport—Freeport School District 145
Freeport (city)DFreeport School District 145
LoranA−Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Silver Creek—Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12 · Freeport School District 145 PK–12
HarlemDFreeport School District 145

4 of the 5 neighbors share Freeport School District 145 with Florence Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Florence Township

12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Florence Townshipin other towns
Eastland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shannon
A
433 students14:1Rate it →
Blackhawk Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
C
361 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
D
325 students13:1Rate it →
Empire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
C
295 students12:1Rate it →
Center Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
B
262 students12:1Rate it →
Pearl City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pearl City
A−
213 students11:1Rate it →
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Freeport
C+
350 students13:1Rate it →
Freeport Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Freeport
D
515 students14:1Rate it →
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanark
B+
298 students12:1Rate it →
Pearl City Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pearl City
A−
58 students10:1Rate it →
Freeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
C
1,165 students13:1Rate it →
Pearl City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pearl City
B
147 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Florence Township’s schools

Are Florence Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Florence Township children attend score below 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Florence Township in?

Freeport School District 145, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,703 students in 8 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Florence Township are served by Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221.

Where do Florence Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Freeport High School, Eastland Jr/Sr High School and Pearl City High School.

What is Florence Township’s graduation rate?

71% of the class of 2023 in Freeport School District 145 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Florence Township spend per student?

$22,691 in Freeport School District 145, $17,978 in Eastland Community Unit School District 308 and $17,763 in Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.