📍 718 E Illinois St, Freeport, Stephenson County, 61032
Center Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Freeport, Stephenson County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Hayes. It is part of the Freeport SD 145 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Center Elem School enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 25% Black or African American and 21% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 103 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 248 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Center Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 89.
Center Elem School is one of 8 schools in Freeport SD 145, based in Freeport, Illinois. The district serves 3,703 students district-wide and employs 255 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Center Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant