Willow Lake’s public schools
Freeport School District 145 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Willow Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Willow Lake’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Willow Lake’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Center Elem School places highest (better than 60%); Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Willow Lake, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Willow Lake, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Willow Lake · depends on your address
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch
Grades 5–6 · 430 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate
Grades K–6 · 350 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
6th grade in Willow Lake · depends on your address
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch
Grades 5–6 · 430 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate
Grades K–6 · 350 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
7th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 515 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
8th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 515 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
9th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
10th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
11th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
12th grade in Willow Lake
Freeport High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Freeport
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Freeport School District 145.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Willow Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Willow Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Lake | — | Freeport School District 145 |
Every school in Willow Lake
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).
Questions about Willow Lake’s schools
Are Willow Lake’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Willow Lake. Freeport School District 145 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Willow Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Willow Lake in?
Freeport School District 145.
Where do Willow Lake kids go to high school?
Freeport High School.
Parents talk
What Willow Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Willow Lake → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.