Freedom Elementary School

11600 Heritage Meadows Drive

School District

Plainfield 202
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 01, 2023

We moved to Plainfield last year. Our son enjoys learning culture at Freedom elementary. Teachers are great and supportive. No complaints so far.
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2022

Dedicated and kind teachers. Support of all abilities. As a district closed during Covid the longest of all districts. It was not for the best of children. Maybe they could not do much about it?
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2021

This is a phenomenal school! The principal and teachers are absolutely amazing, very kind and caring. They go above and beyond to take care of their students. They provide a very healthy and safe environment for the kids.
Submitted by parent on January 15, 2021

Great teachers and school stuff. Our older son graduate this school couple years ago and now our second son is a current student. Teachers are amazing! And we love that school stuff is always ready to help students and parents. There is respect and discipline within students and zero bullying at school,. Our son loves his school, we love his grades)
Submitted by parent on August 17, 2019

We are new to Plainfield school district coming from Naperville and I must say, my kids are extremely happy at Freedom elementary. The organization at this school when it comes to dropping off and picking up your kids, is admirable.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2018

The experience overall wasn’t that good. Perhaps the reason is the teacher at kindergarten wasn’t as attentive and friendly. Seemed it was all about meeting some type of guidelines. Seemed like the approach was more to destroy child’s individuality. Didn’t have a good experience at all. I had better hopes.
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2018

Very good. I have 3 kids studying here. They have wildly different needs and the school does a great job push the one that is ahead while helping the one that is behind.
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2017

Very good to excellent. Both if my children went here and had a great education as well as assistance when needed to help succeed.
Submitted by parent on August 25, 2014

The school is great. My daughter loves her teacher and the school and we have had no problems whatsoever. She's getting a great education.
Submitted by parent on November 18, 2013

Overall it's a good school. Classroom size is about 24 children. Art, music and P.E are offered along with a great media center. Office staff is also great. What I don't like is that in the last three years we've had three new principals. Also, in four years I've had two fantastic teachers and two not so great.School seems to have alot of younger teachers that are new to education. They also switch teachers around alot between the grade levels. Communication is good. Connect Ed calls and fundraising is out of hand.
Submitted by parent on September 08, 2012

I have two children at this school and will be sending another in a few years. My eldest will have gone through all grade levels this upcoming school year. I was frustrated during first few years, however, I have noticed improvement year over year and believe this school is on the brink of greatness. One that can stack up against any in the state. The teachers care and utilize the latest technology tools and methods. All of the teachers my children have had have been solid, some spectacular. I have noticed that the kids in this area are really well behaved and naturally smart with solid, down-to-earth families. The PTO is very active and there are all sorts of extra curricular activities. The district doesn't have the money or resources of others, but they are making it work. My children have friends with all sorts of background and the overall area is surprisingly diverse. I now feel that this school is as good as any and would certainly recommend this school to anyone. They just need to add a few more curriculum capabilities for more advanced and motivated kids and this school will be as good any.
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2012

I have three children who attend Freedom. The teachers are for the most part great. However sadly there are a few who are not so great. Mr. Hudson and Ms. Connell play good cop / bad cop with the children. They think they are a great team working this way, but I think they need to think this tatic. I also think they give parents the run around. I also think there are way to many connect ed calls asking for money to support the school. And I do not think they should have teachers tell the kids to go home and ask to go to whatever fastfood place is donating back to the school, that should be up to the parents to decide and not brought up to our children by teachers in a learning environment. There is too much emphasis on fund raising. The only reason this school scores so highly in Plainfield is because of where it sits and what subdivisions feed into it. The principals know that!
Submitted by parent on January 22, 2012

"There is no Freedom at Freedom" has been the motto for the past two years.
Submitted by parent on January 21, 2011

Been in Plainfield school district for five years and at Freedom since it opened, almost four years; three children. We have have had wonderful creative teachers. We have also had some who were mediocre. All were nice but a few who were new and teaching for the first time or clearly overwhelmed by the large class sizes. Class sizes are larger two of my children were in classes so large that they were split during the school year. My child who had developed a connection to his teacher was moved to a new class with a new teacher mid year. It felt like starting over and took some adjustment and had an impact on grades. For my other child it was not an issue. Third child has not had this experience. A lot of paid after-school activities but they can be expensive. This year, for example, Spanish cost $135.00 per student for 10 hours of instruction or $120.00 for returning students. Freedom Elementary for us has been o.k. it's not terrible but it's not great either. We have also had a few great stand out teachers.
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2010

Outstanding, dedicated teachers & staff! Incredibly committed PTO! Great community of parents and students! Everyone works together at Freedom for our kids!
Submitted by parent on April 19, 2010

Strongest PTO around! Most dedicated teachers...my son's third grade teacher, Ms. Gill, volunteered her own time every (1 hr before school)Thursday morning to help her entire class improve in Math.
Submitted by parent on April 09, 2010

My kids go to this school great school teacher are very help full i think this is best school in the district.
Submitted by parent on April 09, 2010

My kids go there i am very satisfy great school great teacher very helpfull best school in district.