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Empire Elem School

Regular School · Freeport, IL

Empire Elem School is a regular school school in Freeport, Illinois, serving grades PK–04 with 295 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
295
Teachers (FTE)
24.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
12:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 133 45%
Black or African American 77 26%
Hispanic/Latino 43 15%
Two or more races 39 13%
Asian 2 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 295 170M / 125F

English Language Learners: 17 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 27.7% 109
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 32.7% 108

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
103
34.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 295 100%

Contact & Location

1325 Empire St

Freeport, IL 61032

Phone: (815)232-0380

http://www.freeport.k12.il.us

District

Freeport SD 145

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,975

District enrollment: 3,454

NCES ID

171590001900

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD