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Carl Sandburg Middle School

Public | 5-8 | 516 students

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4 stars

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Posted October 7, 2011

I have always had positive experiences with Carl Sandburg Middle School. My children have gone through there and now my grandkids are there. They have always had great teachers and really enjoyed the whole school in general.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 10, 2010

This school is not organized, the teachers seem to not care about their students but only putting in a days work and leaving it at that. It seems that there is little to no effort put into thes children which are our future of this community. There is a lack of caring how the students end up.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 29, 2009

Worst school in Freeport? On its worst day, Carl Sandburg is better than FJHS on its best. Great teachers, outstanding administration and a positive, supportive discipline structure aren't enough to overcome the myriad problems of the students whom District 145 serves, but I challenge anyone else to do better. The interweaving of discipline with counseling and social work, intended to help students make better choices day to day, is a model that other schools should follow. My guess is that the lack of windows was a tornado safety feature. But it does make the interior classrooms pretty awful to be in. In a couple of years, both Sandburg and FJHS will become 5-8 middle schools serving their respective parts of town. I'll bet that the cultures of the two schools will remain exactly the same, and that Sandburg will unavoidably become the 'good middle school' and FJHS the 'bad middle school.'


Posted May 23, 2006

Great School better then christian school because lets kids be them self instead of what people want them to be!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted September 22, 2005

i think this school is an ok school but behavior is not the best and disipline is horrible teachers are nice but the school is crowded and is un organized so if you don't like the stuff i listed above it's not he school for your kids
—Submitted by Denise, a parent


Posted September 6, 2005

I had some good memores at this school. I miss every one of my teachers. It is one of the best schools in Freeport.
—Submitted by a former student


Posted February 21, 2005

This is the worst school in Freeport. All of the K-4 elementary schools funnel into Carl Sandburg for 5th and 6th grade making it too crowded. There is also an architectural feature that makes the school horrible, half of the class rooms have no windows. The rooms are in 'pods' of four with the two class rooms getting windows and two going without windows.
—Submitted by Scott, a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 84% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
81%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
71%

2009

 
 
69%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
83%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
82%

2009

 
 
85%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
82%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
84%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
83%

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
Science

The state average for Science was 80% in 2012.

123 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
82%

2011

 
 
83%

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
80%

2011

 
 
n/a

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2012.

523 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
83%

2011

 
 
n/a

2010

 
 
n/a

2009

 
 
n/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students93%
Female97%
Male89%
Black75%
Asiann/a
Hispanic91%
Multiracial100%
Native Americann/a
White96%
Low income89%
Non-low income98%
Students with disabilities (IEP)77%
Students without disabilities95%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students85%
Female89%
Male82%
Black55%
Asiann/a
Hispanic91%
Multiracial80%
Native Americann/a
White93%
Low income81%
Non-low income92%
Students with disabilities (IEP)54%
Students without disabilities89%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students83%
Female85%
Male80%
Black67%
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracial93%
Native Americann/a
White88%
Low income71%
Non-low income98%
Students with disabilities (IEP)50%
Students without disabilities89%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students80%
Female85%
Male73%
Black67%
Asiann/a
Hispanicn/a
Multiracial73%
Native Americann/a
White88%
Low income67%
Non-low income96%
Students with disabilities (IEP)33%
Students without disabilities88%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students85%
Female89%
Male83%
Black67%
Asiann/a
Hispanic70%
Multiracial73%
White95%
Low income74%
Non-low income100%
Students with disabilities (IEP)46%
Students without disabilities90%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students84%
Female90%
Male80%
Black58%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
Multiracial64%
White93%
Low income74%
Non-low income98%
Students with disabilities (IEP)46%
Students without disabilities89%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students82%
Female85%
Male80%
Black50%
Asiann/a
Hispanic70%
Multiracial82%
White93%
Low income68%
Non-low income100%
Students with disabilities (IEP)46%
Students without disabilities86%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students80%
Female81%
Male80%
Black52%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White87%
Low income68%
Non-low income94%
Students with disabilities (IEP)46%
Students without disabilities84%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students83%
Female82%
Male83%
Black66%
Asiann/a
Hispanic100%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White89%
Low income72%
Non-low income94%
Students with disabilities (IEP)36%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 65% 53%
Black 29% 19%
Hispanic 4% 21%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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1717 W Eby St
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: (815) 232-0340

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