📍 1717 W Eby St, Freeport, Stephenson County, 61032
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Freeport, Stephenson County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Freeport SD 145 school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch enrolls 397 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 25% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 16% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 397 students (65%) 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.
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch 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.
Carl Sandburg Middle Sch 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 397 students, Carl Sandburg Middle Sch is close to 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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