Is Blackhawk Elementary School a good school?

Blackhawk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Blackhawk Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 280 students attended Blackhawk Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Blackhawk Elementary School?

Students at Blackhawk Elementary School are 32% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% African American, 18% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Blackhawk Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blackhawk Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carl Sandburg Middle School Middle : Freeport Middle School High : Freeport High School

Blackhawk Elementary School

Summary:

Blackhawk Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Freeport, Illinois, part of the Freeport School District 145. With 307 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, currently ranking 1623 out of 2067 schools.

Blackhawk Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.2% of Blackhawk students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 19.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 43.0% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Blackhawk has notable performance gaps between student subgroups, with African American students ranking 357 out of 655 Illinois elementary schools, while White students ranked 1337 out of 1419 schools.

While Blackhawk Elementary School's performance has shown some signs of improvement over time, it continues to underperform compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Center Elementary School, which outperformed Blackhawk in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, but this additional funding has not yet translated to significant improvements in academic outcomes. Addressing the challenges faced by Blackhawk Elementary School will require a comprehensive approach to support student success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

1401 S Blackhawk Ave
Freeport, IL 61032-6303

(815) 232-0490

District: Freeport School District 145

SchoolDigger Rank:
1623^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,125

Students who attend Blackhawk Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
	Freeport Middle School
High:	Freeport High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 280

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.8%

Hispanic:

27.9%

African American:

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Blackhawk Elementary School ranks worse than 78.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Freeport School District 145. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Blackhawk Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (31.8%), Hispanic (27.9%), African American (21.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blackhawk Elementary School is 11.9, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Freeport School District 145. (See more...)

Compare Blackhawk Elementary School employs 23.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blackhawk Elementary School is $19,125, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Freeport School District 145.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blackhawk Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Blackhawk Elementary School 1623^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Blackhawk Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

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Freeport School District 145:

SchoolDigger ranks Freeport School District 145 730^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blackhawk Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.74	1404^th	2020	30.5%
2004	55.56	1109^th	2030	45.4%
2005	46.65	1300^th	2022	35.7%
2006	55.05	1197^th	2086	42.6%
2007	40.62	1493^rd	2095	28.7%
2008	42.31	1413^th	2092	32.5%
2009	53.48	1190^th	2120	43.9%
2010	48.47	1319^th	2139	38.3%
2011	41.03	1469^th	2147	31.6%
2012	45.87	1391^st	2166	35.8%
2013	25.89	1684^th	2167	22.3%
2014	16.75	1820^th	2093	13.0%
2015	12.53	1920^th	2052	6.4%
2016	9.75	1977^th	2046	3.4%
2017	12.65	1880^th	2044	8.0%
2018	17.17	1754^th	2037	13.9%
2019	23.65	1614^th	2086	22.6%
2021	30.99	1261^st	1948	35.3%
2022	27.44	1451^st	2082	30.3%
2023	24.32	1541^st	2077	25.8%
2024	22.09	1623^rd	2067	21.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.04	610^th	718	15.0%
2021	66.41	76^th	537	85.8%
2022	51.98	266^th	768	65.4%
2024	26.80	702^nd	826	15.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	31.71	499^th	763	34.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.94	1336^th	1765	24.3%
2019	37.28	1187^th	1816	34.6%
2021	45.60	724^th	1514	52.2%
2022	45.28	894^th	1763	49.3%
2023	37.42	1109^th	1808	38.7%
2024	31.10	1284^th	1793	28.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.38	1777^th	1964	9.5%
2019	24.73	1553^rd	2019	23.1%
2021	33.09	1082^nd	1680	35.6%
2022	31.31	1292^nd	1970	34.4%
2023	33.67	1231^st	1957	37.1%
2024	30.59	1306^th	1942	32.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.94	1602^nd	1972	18.8%
2019	22.40	1605^th	2019	20.5%
2021	24.47	1280^th	1707	25.0%
2022	24.42	1451^st	1977	26.6%
2023	17.29	1705^th	1984	14.1%
2024	15.87	1732^nd	1959	11.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.10	451^st	698	35.4%
2021	40.45	218^th	428	49.1%
2023	43.04	336^th	692	51.4%
2024	40.90	357^th	655	45.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.33	770^th	938	17.9%
2021	60.11	184^th	742	75.2%
2022	43.47	494^th	954	48.2%
2023	42.73	516^th	970	46.8%
2024	27.86	723^rd	959	24.6%

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Rank History for White students at Blackhawk Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.85	1414^th	1463	3.3%
2019	12.52	1369^th	1462	6.4%
2022	13.01	1331^st	1425	6.6%
2023	11.92	1337^th	1419	5.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Blackhawk Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	331	90	1	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	426
1990	333	104	3	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	447
1991	339	107	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1992	334	73	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1993	328	77	6	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	415
1994	341	93	4	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	323	115	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1996	323	115	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1997	219	72	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1998	213	83	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1999	179	100	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	287
2000	190	99	0	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	294
2001	171	103	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
2002	171	103	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
2003	171	103	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	289
2004	169	114	1	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	300
2005	178	98	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	10	305
2006	150	86	1	25	0	n/a	n/a	19	281
2007	132	93	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	43	287
2008	121	94	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	48	276
2009	128	80	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	62	281
2010	129	82	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	71	294
2011	140	54	0	76	1	0	46	0	317
2012	126	56	0	70	1	0	42	0	295
2013	117	63	0	68	0	0	38	0	286
2014	115	64	1	81	1	1	41	0	304
2015	110	53	2	96	0	0	40	0	301
2016	110	72	2	113	0	0	45	0	342
2017	108	63	3	101	0	1	41	0	317
2018	110	84	1	112	0	0	45	0	352
2019	77	51	2	109	0	0	29	0	268
2020	51	47	1	110	0	0	25	0	234
2021	72	70	2	95	3	0	39	0	281
2022	74	58	3	101	0	0	41	0	277
2023	84	69	2	109	0	0	43	0	307
2024	89	61	1	78	1	0	50	0	280

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blackhawk Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	426	21.0	20.2	n/a
1990	447	23.3	19.1	n/a
1991	452	23.1	19.5	n/a
1992	414	21.9	18.9	n/a
1993	415	22.3	18.6	n/a
1994	446	22.3	20.0	n/a
1995	444	23.8	18.7	n/a
1996	444	23.8	18.7	n/a
1997	297	19.8	15.0	n/a
1998	303	18.8	16.1	n/a
1999	287	19.8	14.5	n/a
2000	294	21.0	14.0	n/a
2001	285	20.6	13.8	n/a
2002	289	21.0	13.8	83
2003	289	21.0	13.8	83
2004	300	23.0	13.0	75.7
2005	305	23.0	13.3	84.1
2006	281	23.9	11.8	87.8
2007	287	26.0	11.0	95.9
2008	276	21.0	13.1	100.4
2009	281	21.0	13.4	108.2
2010	294	22.0	13.3	112.6
2011	317	22.0	14.4	86.4
2012	295	22.0	13.4	83.7
2013	286	16.3	17.4	88.8
2014	304	12.4	24.4	89.5
2015	301	22.0	13.6	89
2016	342	22.0	15.5	82.2
2017	317	23.5	13.4	84.9
2018	352	23.7	14.8	71.3
2019	268	23.9	11.1	74.3
2020	234	22.9	10.2	70.1
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	277	23.4	11.8	62.8
2023	307	25.4	12.0	55.7
2024	280	23.4	11.9	67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blackhawk Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	426	21.0	20.2	n/a
1990	447	23.3	19.1	n/a
1991	452	23.1	19.5	n/a
1992	414	21.9	18.9	n/a
1993	415	22.3	18.6	n/a
1994	446	22.3	20.0	n/a
1995	444	23.8	18.7	n/a
1996	444	23.8	18.7	n/a
1997	297	19.8	15.0	n/a
1998	303	18.8	16.1	n/a
1999	287	19.8	14.5	n/a
2000	294	21.0	14.0	n/a
2001	285	20.6	13.8	n/a
2002	289	21.0	13.8	83
2003	289	21.0	13.8	83
2004	300	23.0	13.0	75.7
2005	305	23.0	13.3	84.1
2006	281	23.9	11.8	87.8
2007	287	26.0	11.0	95.9
2008	276	21.0	13.1	100.4
2009	281	21.0	13.4	108.2
2010	294	22.0	13.3	112.6
2011	317	22.0	14.4	86.4
2012	295	22.0	13.4	83.7
2013	286	16.3	17.4	88.8
2014	304	12.4	24.4	89.5
2015	301	22.0	13.6	89
2016	342	22.0	15.5	82.2
2017	317	23.5	13.4	84.9
2018	352	23.7	14.8	71.3
2019	268	23.9	11.1	74.3
2020	234	22.9	10.2	70.1
2021	281	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	277	23.4	11.8	62.8
2023	307	25.4	12.0	55.7
2024	280	23.4	11.9	67.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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