📍 1401 S Blackhawk Ave, Freeport, Stephenson County, 61032
Blackhawk Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Freeport, Stephenson County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacey Kleindl. It is part of the Freeport SD 145 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackhawk Elem School enrolls 307 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 36% |
| White | 84 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 14% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 307 students (56%) 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.
Blackhawk 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.
Blackhawk 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 307 students, Blackhawk 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
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