Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEPORT SD 145·NCES 171590001898
Blackhawk Elementary School
1401 S Blackhawk Ave, Freeport, IL 61032 · (815) 232-0490 · Stephenson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
216 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Freeport SD 145. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 15.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blackhawk Elementary School
Blackhawk Elementary School's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Elementary School this school | 361 | 59.8% | 22.9% |
| Hazelgreen Elementary School Alsip | 290 | 58.3% | 37.9% |
| Centennial Elementary School Plano | 351 | 53.8% | 25.2% |
| Willow Springs Elementary School Willow Springs | 414 | 65.7% | 42.8% |
| Bent Elementary School Bloomington | 389 | 66.8% | 27.3% |
| Westchester Primary School Westchester | 364 | 54.7% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blackhawk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Stephenson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,514 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,509 of 2,077 ▼ 129 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,714 of 2,077 ▲ 149 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,198 of 2,419 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,224 of 2,035 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #186 of 2,042 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #1,020 of 2,132 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #520 of 615 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
+80 (+28%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 25.9 | 13.9:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 23.4 | 12.0:1 | 68% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 25.4 | 12.1:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 23.8 | 14.8:1 | 71% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 82% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 86% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 23 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackhawk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (352 to 361); teachers up 9% (23.8 to 25.9).
About Blackhawk Elementary School
Blackhawk Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Freeport, Illinois. Total enrollment is 361 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4.
Freeport SD 145 is the district for Blackhawk Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 3,703 students.
Hispanic students account for 43% of enrollment at Blackhawk Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 28% White, 14% Black, and 14% multiracial. Among people living in Stephenson County, the Hispanic share is about 6%. The diversity index for Blackhawk Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Blackhawk Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Blackhawk Elementary School, 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Stephenson County is 10 points.
Blackhawk Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 9% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Blackhawk Elementary School posts 22.9% against a 37.0% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Illinois.
For Stephenson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $64,043, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,092, Blackhawk Elementary School among them.
Freeport Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Blackhawk Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The school's 22.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Blackhawk Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 28%.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Blackhawk Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freeport SD 145
- Freeport High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Freeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- Jones-Farrar Intl BaccalaureateElementary · 350 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Empire Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Freeport
- Freeport High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Freeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- Jones-Farrar Intl BaccalaureateElementary · 350 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Empire Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other Blackhawk Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blackhawk Elementary. Blackhawk Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Blackhawk Elementary SchoolSouth Beloit, IL · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Freeport Middle School0.3 mi · 515
- Freeport High School0.3 mi · 1,165
- Center Elementary School0.9 mi · 262
- Empire Elementary School1.2 mi · 295
- Carl Sandburg Middle School1.6 mi · 430
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School1.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Blackhawk Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Blackhawk Elementary School?
Blackhawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-04.
Is Blackhawk Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blackhawk Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackhawk Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blackhawk Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blackhawk Elementary School?
At Blackhawk Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 43% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackhawk Elementary School?
Blackhawk Elementary School is overseen by Freeport SD 145 in Stephenson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.