Freedom Middle School

Freedom Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Berwyn, Illinois. It reported 504 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.

Federal data list 8 schools in Berwyn South SD 100, with 3,050 students enrolled.

Of every 100 students at Freedom Middle School, about 88 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 5% Black and 4% White. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.

Freedom Middle School reported 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Roughly 82% of students at Freedom Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, lower than here.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 24.3% at Freedom Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.3%.

Looking at the county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Freedom Middle School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.

Hiawatha Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Freedom Middle School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 608 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 504 by 2024-25.

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