Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate

Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate, a mid-tier K-5 school in Freeport, Illinois, part of Freeport SD 145, educates 350 students, covering grades K through 6.

Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate is one of 8 schools operated by Freeport SD 145, a district that teaches 3,703 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% Black, 18% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.2%; actual is 25.9%, a gap of -15.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Stephenson County shows median household earnings sit near $64,043, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Stephenson County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,092 students), of which Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate is one.

Carl Sandburg Middle Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 17%: 300 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 55% to 49% over that span.

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