Freeman Elem School

Set in Aurora, Illinois, Freeman Elem School is a mid-sized primary school, run under Aurora West USD 129. It instructs 529 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Freeman Elem School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in Aurora West USD 129 (11,020 students total), Freeman Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Freeman Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Freeman Elem School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Freeman Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Freeman Elem School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 62.9%; Freeman Elem School posts 37.8%, -25.1 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kane County put the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Freeman Elem School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Aurora High School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Freeman Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 27.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 583 students in 2018 compared to 529 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 35% across the same window.

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