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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEBURG CCSD 70·NCES 171582005721
Freeburg Elementary School
408 S Belleville St, Freeburg, IL 62243 · (618) 539-3188 · St. Clair County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
144 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 16% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Freeburg CCSD 70. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 44.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Freeburg Elementary School
Freeburg Elementary School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburg Elementary School this school | 508 | 28.3% | 64.9% |
| Mt Zion Intermediate School Mount Zion | 557 | 30.5% | 49.3% |
| Highland Middle School Highland | 616 | 30.2% | 54.6% |
| Geneseo Middle School Geneseo | 573 | 26.2% | 51.0% |
| Eureka Middle School Eureka | 436 | 25.5% | 66.1% |
| Limestone Middle School Kankakee | 468 | 33.5% | 55.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Freeburg Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #66 of 578 | #3 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #89 of 640 ▲ 33 | #2 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #132 of 640 ▲ 125 | #3 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #280 of 691 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #391 of 558 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #546 of 560 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #471 of 581 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #407 of 440 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
508
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 558
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 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 31.2 | 16.7:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 17% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (519 to 508); teachers up 16% (31.2 to 36).
About Freeburg Elementary School
Freeburg Elementary School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Freeburg, Illinois. The grade span is 3 through 8, and enrollment is 508 students.
Freeburg Elementary School is run by Freeburg CCSD 70, whose 2 schools enroll 752 students.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at Freeburg Elementary School. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of St. Clair County is roughly 60% White. Freeburg Elementary School's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.1:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Freeburg Elementary School is 28%. Across public schools in St. Clair County, the average is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Freeburg Elementary School is A. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Freeburg Elementary School is +9.8 points: 64.9% actual, 55.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, St. Clair County, the median household income is $73,854, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. St. Clair County is home to 96 public schools and about 40,879 public school students.
Nearest public school: Freeburg Primary Center, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Freeburg Elementary School's average proficiency of 64.9% compares with 47.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Freeburg Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 514 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 508.
Posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freeburg
- Freeburg Community High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- Freeburg Primary CenterElementary · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Freeburg Primary Center0.1 mi · 244
- Freeburg Community High School0.2 mi · 689
- Smithton Elementary School4.4 mi · 541
- Belle Valley School5.3 mi · 997
- Central Jr High School6.0 mi · 308
- Westhaven Elementary6.1 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Freeburg Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Freeburg Elementary School?
Freeburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 03-08.
What grades does Freeburg Elementary School serve?
Freeburg Elementary School serves grades 03-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freeburg Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freeburg Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Freeburg Elementary School?
Freeburg Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Freeburg Elementary School?
Freeburg Elementary School is overseen by Freeburg CCSD 70 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.