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Schools in Harlem Township · Freeport School District 145

Harlem Township’s public schools score below 94% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 11% of Harlem Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Harlem 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
14%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 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
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,273 students on the public path
In brief

Harlem Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1192 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harlem Township’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 6% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% 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

The district spends $22,691 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Freeport Middle School, then Freeport High School. 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 Harlem Township’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 6% 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 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1192)Better than 1%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 0%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,677 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Harlem Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Harlem Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,645 in math, 1,709 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
7–8Freeport Middle Schoolin FreeportD
9–12Freeport High Schoolin FreeportC

Harlem Township’s public schools are run by Freeport School District 145, which also serves Cedarville, Florence, Freeport and Freeport and others. Parts of Harlem Township (7%, 4% and 3% of its land) are served by Pearl City Community Unit School District 200, Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 and Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 29.9% · 1709 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 1645 students tested

Harlem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harlem TownshipDFreeport School District 145
Freeport—Freeport School District 145
Freeport (city)DFreeport School District 145
FlorenceC−Freeport School District 145 PK–12 · Eastland Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
LancasterDDakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Freeport School District 145 PK–12
BuckeyeA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203
Erin—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Waddams—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Freeport School District 145 with Harlem Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Harlem Township

7 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 Harlem Townshipin other towns
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 →
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 →
Freeport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeport
C
1,165 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Harlem Township’s schools

Are Harlem Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Harlem Township children attend score below 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harlem Township in?

Freeport School District 145, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,703 students in 8 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Harlem Township are served by Pearl City Community Unit School District 200, Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 and Orangeville Community Unit School District 203.

Where do Harlem Township kids go to high school?

Freeport High School in Freeport, with 1,165 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Harlem 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 Harlem Township spend per student?

$22,691 in Freeport School District 145 (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.