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Empire Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1325 Empire St, Freeport, IL 61032 · (815) 232-0380 · Part of Freeport School District 145

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Directions
Students
295
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Empire Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Freeport Township kids: Freeport Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Empire Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Freeport Middle Schoolin Freeport

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

1325 Empire St, Freeport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten53
Grade 149
Grade 248
Grade 355
Grade 443
Enrollment over time
309’20
350’21
325’22
407’23
295’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 26%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 13%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Empire Elem School from Freeport Township families.

Other schools in Freeport School District 145

The district →
Blackhawk Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
C
361 students14:1
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
D
325 students13:1
Center Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Freeport
B
262 students12:1
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Freeport
C+
350 students13:1
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Freeport
C−
430 students11:1
Freeport Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Freeport
D
515 students14:1

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; Freeport Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.