Freeman Elem School, Aurora IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Freeman Elem School

Freeman Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Aurora, Illinois, as part of Aurora West USD 129. The school sits in a mid-sized suburb that is experiencing active downtown revitalization and apartment development along the Fox River, though like much suburban development, the school's neighborhood is oriented around car travel rather than walkable streets.

The enrollment is small for its grade band, drawn from a diverse student population. Just under half the students identify as Hispanic, with the remainder split among white students, Black students, and smaller numbers of Asian and multiracial students. Free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, so a reader cannot assess what share of families qualify for that support.

In state math and English language arts testing on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, Freeman's results show a steady decline across the grade span. Third graders perform at a moderate level, with about half meeting state proficiency in math and roughly four in ten in English language arts. By fourth grade, math proficiency falls noticeably, to roughly one in three. Fifth grade continues that trend, with proficiency in both subjects dropping further. In fifth-grade science, roughly one in three students met the state standard. These are notably lower outcomes than the median school in Kane County. A parent may want to look into what instructional approaches and supports are in place, and whether the school has identified the root causes of the declining performance across grades.

The district has made one pedagogical shift relevant to families: all incoming kindergarteners are now enrolled automatically in full-day programming, with half-day options available only by request. This affects working parents who may have previously had half-day as a default.

State assessment results for sixth through eighth grades are not reported here because Freeman serves only through fifth grade. No graduation rate applies for the same reason. School-level discipline data, chronic absenteeism, staffing details, and special education enrollment counts were not available.

Housing in the 60506 zip code where the school sits is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with home values running somewhat below the Illinois state average. Rental costs have risen notably over the past year. The area's affordability profile shows that monthly mortgage costs run higher than monthly rent, which is typical for suburban markets.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 38% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 30% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 23% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 347%

School 47% · District 28% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 32% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 37% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 29% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolAurora West USD 129, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.