Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 152 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 50% African American, 29% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Junior High School

Franklin Elementary School

Summary:

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Belleville, Illinois, serving 145 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Belleville School District 118, which is ranked 480 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.3% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to 39.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, proficiency rates were even lower, with only 9.5% of 3rd graders, 0% of 4th graders, 28.6% of 5th graders, and 5% of 6th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 50.6% in 2021-2022, significantly higher than the state average of 17.6%.

Compared to nearby schools, Franklin Elementary School is the lowest-performing in the district. For example, Westhaven Elementary and Roosevelt Elementary outperform Franklin in both ELA and Mathematics. Schools outside the district, such as Wolf Branch Elementary and High Mount Elementary, also significantly outperform Franklin. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Franklin, 88.97%, appears to be closely linked to the school's poor academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-6

301 N 2nd St
Belleville, IL 62220-1254

(618) 233-2413

District: Belleville School District 118

SchoolDigger Rank:
1583^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,532

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Central Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.5

Number of students: 152

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

White:

28.9%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary School ranks worse than 76.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.55. (See more...)

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50%), White (28.9%), two or more races (11.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Belleville School District 118. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School is 8.5, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118! (See more...)

Compare Franklin Elementary School employs 17.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary School is $20,532, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary School 1583^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Belleville School District 118:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville School District 118 480^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.34	363^rd	2020	82.0%
2004	43.29	1348^th	2030	33.6%
2005	73.19	557^th	2022	72.5%
2006	61.18	1013^th	2086	51.4%
2007	59.70	1042^nd	2095	50.3%
2008	61.02	1011^th	2092	51.7%
2009	65.15	893^rd	2120	57.9%
2010	69.23	762^nd	2139	64.4%
2011	57.35	1123^rd	2147	47.7%
2012	50.22	1299^th	2166	40.0%
2013	32.56	1543^rd	2167	28.8%
2014	17.54	1806^th	2093	13.7%
2015	23.71	1604^th	2052	21.8%
2016	30.15	1417^th	2046	30.7%
2017	54.38	864^th	2044	57.7%
2018	34.38	1312^th	2037	35.6%
2019	34.64	1321^st	2086	36.7%
2021	29.14	1307^th	1948	32.9%
2022	29.50	1407^th	2082	32.4%
2023	28.66	1432^nd	2077	31.1%
2024	23.55	1583^rd	2067	23.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.03	927^th	1765	47.5%
2019	50.97	794^th	1816	56.3%
2021	42.15	807^th	1514	46.7%
2022	44.32	916^th	1763	48.0%
2023	43.29	971^st	1808	46.3%
2024	32.78	1245^th	1793	30.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.88	1329^th	1964	32.3%
2019	31.42	1366^th	2019	32.3%
2022	23.72	1489^th	1970	24.4%
2023	23.47	1493^rd	1957	23.7%
2024	23.16	1502^nd	1942	22.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.41	1131^st	1972	42.6%
2019	41.05	1127^th	2019	44.2%
2021	40.53	922^nd	1707	46.0%
2022	29.78	1309^th	1977	33.8%
2024	20.98	1558^th	1959	20.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.97	397^th	698	43.1%
2019	49.98	280^th	711	60.6%
2022	48.09	275^th	684	59.8%
2023	35.64	438^th	692	36.7%
2024	25.92	551^st	655	15.9%

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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Franklin Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	162	39	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	206
1990	147	48	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	199
1991	161	53	7	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	223
1992	130	52	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	188
1993	137	67	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	211
1994	137	59	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	199
1995	121	58	1	0	3	n/a	n/a	0	183
1996	121	58	1	0	3	n/a	n/a	0	183
1997	137	66	1	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	208
1998	103	57	3	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	167
1999	79	64	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	148
2000	79	74	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	155
2001	76	57	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	136
2002	66	72	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
2003	66	72	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
2004	94	93	3	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	191
2005	150	114	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
2006	134	91	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	32	264
2007	149	94	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	28	278
2008	130	87	2	7	1	n/a	n/a	33	260
2009	118	87	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	29	244
2010	118	80	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	29	239
2011	110	73	0	6	0	3	28	0	220
2012	132	106	0	9	0	2	20	0	269
2013	95	99	0	7	0	1	21	0	223
2014	65	100	0	5	0	0	15	0	185
2015	87	92	0	6	1	0	17	0	203
2016	55	92	1	6	0	0	19	0	173
2017	43	88	1	4	0	0	26	0	162
2018	37	78	1	5	0	0	28	0	149
2019	51	82	0	4	0	0	25	0	162
2020	52	75	1	2	0	0	22	0	152
2021	54	77	1	12	0	0	18	0	162
2022	55	69	0	14	0	0	21	0	159
2023	44	75	0	6	0	0	20	0	145
2024	44	76	0	14	0	0	18	0	152

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	206	9.5	21.6	n/a
1990	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1991	223	11.0	20.2	n/a
1992	188	7.0	26.8	n/a
1993	211	7.0	30.1	n/a
1994	199	8.0	24.9	n/a
1995	183	13.0	14.1	n/a
1996	183	13.0	14.1	n/a
1997	208	10.0	20.8	n/a
1998	167	8.0	20.9	n/a
1999	148	8.0	18.5	n/a
2000	155	9.0	17.2	n/a
2001	136	8.0	17.0	n/a
2002	140	9.0	15.6	75
2003	140	9.0	15.6	75
2004	191	7.0	27.3	61.8
2005	270	11.0	24.5	66.3
2006	264	10.2	25.9	78.4
2007	278	8.0	34.8	78.4
2008	260	10.0	26.0	74.9
2009	244	14.0	17.4	88.4
2010	239	15.0	15.9	91.4
2011	220	12.0	18.3	77.3
2012	269	13.5	19.9	72.9
2013	223	15.4	14.4	77.1
2014	185	11.0	16.8	80.5
2015	203	14.0	14.5	85.7
2016	173	14.0	12.3	80.9
2017	162	10.2	15.8	87
2018	149	10.9	13.5	88.6
2019	162	10.9	14.8	90.1
2020	152	11.0	13.8	77
2021	162	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	159	19.8	8.0	84.3
2023	145	19.9	7.2	89
2024	152	17.7	8.5	86.8

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 Franklin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	206	9.5	21.6	n/a
1990	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1991	223	11.0	20.2	n/a
1992	188	7.0	26.8	n/a
1993	211	7.0	30.1	n/a
1994	199	8.0	24.9	n/a
1995	183	13.0	14.1	n/a
1996	183	13.0	14.1	n/a
1997	208	10.0	20.8	n/a
1998	167	8.0	20.9	n/a
1999	148	8.0	18.5	n/a
2000	155	9.0	17.2	n/a
2001	136	8.0	17.0	n/a
2002	140	9.0	15.6	75
2003	140	9.0	15.6	75
2004	191	7.0	27.3	61.8
2005	270	11.0	24.5	66.3
2006	264	10.2	25.9	78.4
2007	278	8.0	34.8	78.4
2008	260	10.0	26.0	74.9
2009	244	14.0	17.4	88.4
2010	239	15.0	15.9	91.4
2011	220	12.0	18.3	77.3
2012	269	13.5	19.9	72.9
2013	223	15.4	14.4	77.1
2014	185	11.0	16.8	80.5
2015	203	14.0	14.5	85.7
2016	173	14.0	12.3	80.9
2017	162	10.2	15.8	87
2018	149	10.9	13.5	88.6
2019	162	10.9	14.8	90.1
2020	152	11.0	13.8	77
2021	162	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	159	19.8	8.0	84.3
2023	145	19.9	7.2	89
2024	152	17.7	8.5	86.8

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.

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