Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Freeport, Illinois

Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate in Freeport, Illinois enrolled 350 students in 2024-25 with 27.6 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

326 students in 2022-23, 337 students in 2023-24, 350 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 27.6.

Students enrolled at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233262023-243372024-25350
Students enrolled at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233262023-243372024-25350
Students enrolled at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233262023-243372024-25350
Students enrolled at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate by school year2022-23: 326, 2023-24: 337, 2024-25: 35001002003004002022-233262023-243372024-25350
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332623.014.2
2023-2433726.013.0
2024-2535027.612.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 12.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate enrolled 317 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent20.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.9% of students were White, 25.1% Black, 18.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White48.9%
  2. Black25.1%
  3. Two or more races18.3%
  4. Hispanic6.9%
  5. Asian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%14%29.9%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Freeport

5 public elementary schools in Freeport report 2024-25 enrollment; Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blackhawk Elementary School36113.9not reported
Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate35012.7not reported
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School32512.7not reported
Empire Elementary School29512.0not reported
Center Elementary School26212.0not reported

All public schools in Freeport →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate

  1. Empire Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 295 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 325 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate with Empire Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Freeport SD 145 spends per student$22,580 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,580
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate is the number 1,243 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,243 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate

  1. How many students attend Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate?
    350 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Freeport, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate a Title I school?
    Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate in?
    Freeport SD 145, NCES district ID 1715900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171590001137 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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