Freedom Elem School

As an average-sized primary school in Plainfield, Illinois, Freedom Elem School works with 526 students from grades K through 5, operated by Plainfield SD 202. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 30 schools in Plainfield SD 202 (24,556 students total), Freedom Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Freedom Elem School reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Freedom Elem School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 27% of students at Freedom Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Will County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Freedom Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 56.0%; Freedom Elem School posts 72.8%, +16.7 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Will County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,984 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Freedom Elem School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Plainfield North High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Freedom Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freedom Elem School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Freedom Elem School has declined 32%, going from 772 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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