Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Summary:

Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Franklin Grove, Illinois, with 256 students. The school is part of the Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 district, which is ranked 276 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 35.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide, and the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 25%, compared to 28.4% for the state. The school's performance has been below average for several years, with its ranking among Illinois elementary schools ranging from 999 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 to 1,526 out of 2,052 in 2014-2015. Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 0.9% in 2020-2021 to 11.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Kings Elementary School and Steward Elementary School, as well as the schools in the Rochelle CCSD 231 district, generally outperform Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School in academic achievement. For example, Kings Elementary School had 58.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 45.1% in Mathematics, compared to Ashton-Franklin Center's 35.4% and 25%, respectively. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School, with 46.48% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 217 S Elm St
       Franklin Grove, IL  61031-9712


(815) 456-2325

District: Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275

SchoolDigger Rank:
999th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,078 Help


Students who attend Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Ashton-Franklin Center High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  242

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.7%
Hispanic:
7.0%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.2% Help


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Compare Details Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School ranks better than 51.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.16. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.7%), Hispanic (7%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School is 11.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School is $15,078.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School 999th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275:

SchoolDigger ranks Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 276th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 76.33 488th 2020 75.8%
2004 77.98 408th 2030 79.9%
2005 73.85 530th 2022 73.8%
2006 76.06 466th 2086 77.7%
2007 69.06 741st 2095 64.6%
2008 78.97 378th 2092 81.9%
2009 71.57 678th 2120 68.0%
2010 83.55 190th 2139 91.1%
2011 66.17 858th 2147 60.0%
2012 54.94 1170th 2166 46.0%
2013 53.99 1083rd 2167 50.0%
2014 52.48 1042nd 2093 50.2%
2015 26.33 1526th 2052 25.6%
2016 42.94 1105th 2046 46.0%
2017 38.94 1195th 2044 41.5%
2018 37.71 1234th 2037 39.4%
2019 38.29 1233rd 2086 40.9%
2021 39.78 1057th 1948 45.7%
2022 44.43 1081st 2082 48.1%
2023 46.91 1016th 2077 51.1%
2024 47.16 999th 2067 51.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.73 1488th 1765 15.7%
2019 39.89 1108th 1816 39.0%
2021 53.12 565th 1514 62.7%
2022 45.49 890th 1763 49.5%
2023 43.28 972nd 1808 46.2%
2024 49.11 823rd 1793 54.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.01 1448th 1964 26.3%
2019 26.63 1503rd 2019 25.6%
2021 36.14 1013th 1680 39.7%
2022 43.81 998th 1970 49.3%
2023 45.11 989th 1957 49.5%
2024 41.59 1048th 1942 46.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.88 858th 1972 56.5%
2019 49.14 942nd 2019 53.3%
2021 41.05 914th 1707 46.5%
2022 45.13 979th 1977 50.5%
2023 46.47 962nd 1984 51.5%
2024 52.50 831st 1959 57.6%
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Rank History for White students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 1114th 1463 23.9%
2019 22.26 1209th 1462 17.3%
2021 27.49 1013th 1308 22.6%
2022 27.67 1104th 1425 22.5%
2023 33.71 985th 1419 30.6%
2024 30.85 1011th 1392 27.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 151 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 153
1990 147 2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 149
1991 147 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 147
1992 159 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 160
1993 150 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 152
1994 136 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 139
1995 145 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 145
1996 145 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 145
1997 208 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 209
1998 201 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 202
1999 193 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 199
2000 180 4 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 192
2001 186 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 194
2002 163 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 171
2003 163 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 171
2004 156 4 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 165
2005 208 2 0 5 0 n/a n/a 3 218
2006 195 2 0 6 0 n/a n/a 4 207
2007 199 1 0 6 0 n/a n/a 5 211
2008 195 1 1 12 0 n/a n/a 2 211
2009 205 1 0 11 0 n/a n/a 5 222
2010 187 2 0 11 0 n/a n/a 7 207
2011 179 5 1 11 0 0 2 0 198
2012 188 6 0 11 0 0 1 0 206
2013 194 9 0 11 1 0 1 0 216
2014 175 9 1 7 0 0 1 0 193
2015 186 6 2 8 0 0 1 0 203
2016 245 8 1 6 0 0 2 0 262
2017 262 7 1 10 0 0 3 0 283
2018 246 3 0 13 0 0 6 0 268
2019 241 1 0 14 0 0 10 0 266
2020 257 0 0 14 0 0 7 0 278
2021 218 0 0 22 0 0 8 0 248
2022 226 1 0 21 0 0 8 0 256
2023 225 3 0 22 0 0 6 0 256
2024 217 2 0 17 0 0 6 0 242

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 153 8.0 19.1 n/a
1990 149 8.3 17.9 n/a
1991 147 9.0 16.3 n/a
1992 160 11.0 14.5 n/a
1993 152 12.0 12.7 n/a
1994 139 10.0 13.9 n/a
1995 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
1996 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
1997 209 11.4 18.3 n/a
1998 202 13.4 15.1 n/a
1999 199 12.4 16.0 n/a
2000 192 13.9 13.8 n/a
2001 194 12.9 15.0 n/a
2002 171 11.4 15.0 22.2
2003 171 11.4 15.0 22.2
2004 165 11.4 14.5 23
2005 218 11.4 19.1 25.1
2006 207 11.4 18.2 24.6
2007 211 16.0 13.2 22.8
2008 211 14.0 15.1 0
2009 222 15.4 14.4 24.9
2010 207 14.0 14.7 32
2011 198 17.0 11.6 32.8
2012 206 15.6 13.1 37.9
2013 216 20.8 10.3 38.9
2014 193 n/a n/a 38.9
2015 203 16.0 12.6 40.4
2016 262 18.0 14.5 40.1
2017 283 19.2 14.7 41.7
2018 268 20.3 13.1 44
2019 266 19.5 13.6 44.7
2020 278 20.3 13.6 43.5
2021 248 n/a n/a n/a
2022 256 19.5 13.1 45.7
2023 256 19.7 12.9 46.5
2024 242 20.2 11.9 51.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 153 8.0 19.1 n/a
1990 149 8.3 17.9 n/a
1991 147 9.0 16.3 n/a
1992 160 11.0 14.5 n/a
1993 152 12.0 12.7 n/a
1994 139 10.0 13.9 n/a
1995 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
1996 145 11.0 13.2 n/a
1997 209 11.4 18.3 n/a
1998 202 13.4 15.1 n/a
1999 199 12.4 16.0 n/a
2000 192 13.9 13.8 n/a
2001 194 12.9 15.0 n/a
2002 171 11.4 15.0 22.2
2003 171 11.4 15.0 22.2
2004 165 11.4 14.5 23
2005 218 11.4 19.1 25.1
2006 207 11.4 18.2 24.6
2007 211 16.0 13.2 22.8
2008 211 14.0 15.1 0
2009 222 15.4 14.4 24.9
2010 207 14.0 14.7 32
2011 198 17.0 11.6 32.8
2012 206 15.6 13.1 37.9
2013 216 20.8 10.3 38.9
2014 193 n/a n/a 38.9
2015 203 16.0 12.6 40.4
2016 262 18.0 14.5 40.1
2017 283 19.2 14.7 41.7
2018 268 20.3 13.1 44
2019 266 19.5 13.6 44.7
2020 278 20.3 13.6 43.5
2021 248 n/a n/a n/a
2022 256 19.5 13.1 45.7
2023 256 19.7 12.9 46.5
2024 242 20.2 11.9 51.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
202195.1%95.1%95.1%95.1%95.1%95.1%95.1%12.7%
202295.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%96.8%94.4%96.0%11.6%
202396.8%97.2%97.2%97.2%57.8%96.4%97.2%15.5%
202494.1%94.1%94.1%94.1%18.8%93.7%95.8%16.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $152 (1.6%) $9,091 (98.4%) $9,242
2020 $490 (4.9%) $9,559 (95.1%) $10,049
2021 $626 (5.9%) $9,986 (94.1%) $10,613
2022 $626 (5.9%) $9,986 (94.1%) $10,613
2023 $4,116 (23.4%) $13,450 (76.6%) $17,566
2024 $3,287 (21.8%) $11,790 (78.2%) $15,078

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1233rd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1016th of 2077 Elementary schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)33.322.9
 10.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)33.322.9
 10.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)3014.3
 15.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)3014.3
 15.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)19.114.7
 4.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)19.114.7
 4.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)14.317.6
 3.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)14.317.6
 3.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)25.644.2
 18.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)25.644.2
 18.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)20.533.3
 12.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)20.533.3
 12.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)51.370.7
 19.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)51.370.7
 19.4%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)31.420
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)31.420
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School)25.820
 5.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275)25.820
 5.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students266256
 3.8%
African American13
 200%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1422
 57.1%
Pacific Islander00
White241225
 6.6%
Two or More Races106
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.7%46.5%
 1.7%


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Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School ranks 999th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 242 students attended Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School.

Students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ashton-Franklin Center High School


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