Is Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center a good school?

Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center ranks 727 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 367 students attended Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?

Students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center are 52% African American, 26% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Summary:

Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is a public K-8 school in Chicago, Illinois that serves 367 students and is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299.

Franklin Elementary outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 54.5% of students proficient in ELA and 28.2% proficient in math, compared to 30.5% and 18.3% for the district, respectively. The school performs particularly well for African American, White, and special education students, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools in these subgroups. However, Franklin's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is still higher than the state average. Compared to nearby schools, Franklin outperforms Lozano Elementary and Manierre Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Mayer Elementary, LaSalle Elementary, and Skinner North Elementary.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of low-income students, Franklin Elementary spends significantly more per student ($17,451 in 2022-2023) compared to the district average, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. However, its student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is higher than some of the higher-performing nearby schools. Overall, Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within the Chicago Public Schools system, with particular strengths in academic achievement and student group performance, but still has room for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-8

225 W Evergreen Ave
Chicago, IL 60610-1813

(773) 534-8510

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
727^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,797

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 367

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.0%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.7%

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Compare Details Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center ranks better than 64.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 64^th among 452 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center ranks better than 71.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.67. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is $18,797. 323 elementary schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299 spend more per student.

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Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center 727^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center 383^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center in the ranking list.)

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Chicago Public Schools District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Public Schools District 299 688^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	61.85	933^rd	2020	53.8%
2004	62.96	898^th	2030	55.8%
2005	70.32	666^th	2022	67.1%
2006	77.25	412^th	2086	80.2%
2007	80.06	288^th	2095	86.3%
2008	74.31	571^st	2092	72.7%
2009	75.90	522^nd	2120	75.4%
2010	79.43	373^rd	2139	82.6%
2011	79.50	380^th	2147	82.3%
2012	80.68	331^st	2166	84.7%
2013	86.92	223^rd	2167	89.7%
2014	84.80	268^th	2093	87.2%
2015	78.95	368^th	2052	82.1%
2016	61.07	714^th	2046	65.1%
2017	48.74	974^th	2044	52.3%
2018	38.47	1217^th	2037	40.3%
2019	55.22	876^th	2086	58.0%
2021	63.60	591^st	1948	69.7%
2022	47.87	991^st	2082	52.4%
2023	71.05	540^th	2077	74.0%
2024	60.24	727^th	2067	64.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	62.43	258^th	1113	76.8%
2023	65.61	289^th	1156	75.0%
2024	72.92	213^th	1195	82.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.20	1115^th	1765	36.8%
2019	49.41	845^th	1816	53.5%
2021	54.23	541^st	1514	64.3%
2022	38.80	1055^th	1763	40.2%
2023	51.85	769^th	1808	57.5%
2024	46.39	886^th	1793	50.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.33	978^th	1964	50.2%
2019	55.66	834^th	2019	58.7%
2021	57.00	630^th	1680	62.5%
2022	39.67	1096^th	1970	44.4%
2023	63.76	622^nd	1957	68.2%
2024	56.19	745^th	1942	61.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.69	801^st	1972	59.4%
2019	56.04	801^st	2019	60.3%
2021	60.29	548^th	1707	67.9%
2022	56.41	761^st	1977	61.5%
2023	65.66	576^th	1984	71.0%
2024	59.50	688^th	1959	64.9%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.86	265^th	698	62.0%
2019	78.45	73^rd	711	89.7%
2021	69.97	51^st	428	88.1%
2022	56.23	205^th	684	70.0%
2023	73.83	87^th	692	87.4%
2024	62.97	151^st	655	76.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	57.94	303^rd	954	68.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	75.76	227^th	1308	82.6%
2022	72.20	320^th	1425	77.5%
2023	81.74	191^st	1419	86.5%
2024	73.98	292^nd	1392	79.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	89.93	71^st	1185	94.0%
2004	91.22	41^st	1204	96.6%
2005	81.38	200^th	1209	83.5%
2006	86.78	69^th	1272	94.6%
2007	85.43	82^nd	1287	93.6%
2008	87.40	56^th	1293	95.7%
2009	91.00	14^th	1318	98.9%
2010	86.68	61^st	1327	95.4%
2011	86.45	67^th	1344	95.0%
2012	84.20	123^rd	1365	91.0%
2013	93.38	43^rd	1367	96.9%
2014	87.03	125^th	1322	90.5%
2015	76.69	239^th	1302	81.6%
2016	72.95	282^nd	1294	78.2%
2017	61.55	427^th	1293	67.0%
2018	33.13	838^th	1293	35.2%
2019	44.44	700^th	1356	48.4%
2021	80.33	196^th	1241	84.2%
2022	69.24	345^th	1369	74.8%
2023	78.57	234^th	1367	82.9%
2024	66.67	383^rd	1363	71.9%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.26	106^th	805	86.8%
2024	78.80	124^th	802	84.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	34.26	825^th	1217	32.2%
2022	65.73	283^rd	1221	76.8%
2023	61.26	352^nd	1234	71.5%
2024	43.54	635^th	1219	47.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.50	698^th	1226	43.1%
2019	37.86	783^rd	1276	38.6%
2021	66.38	281^st	1017	72.4%
2022	62.77	385^th	1286	70.1%
2023	72.22	288^th	1275	77.4%
2024	59.73	433^rd	1251	65.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.51	468^th	1223	61.7%
2019	87.42	120^th	1296	90.7%
2022	67.98	317^th	1286	75.3%
2023	81.19	185^th	1292	85.7%
2024	68.72	318^th	1264	74.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	74.96	77^th	565	86.4%
2022	81.51	53^rd	573	90.8%
2023	77.92	55^th	569	90.3%
2024	67.69	104^th	548	81.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	97.62	7^th	895	99.2%
2024	92.35	36^th	875	95.9%

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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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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	103	147	69	39	3	n/a	n/a	0	361
1989	110	147	65	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	367
1990	103	132	59	53	5	n/a	n/a	0	352
1991	117	135	62	60	8	n/a	n/a	0	382
1992	126	131	65	69	4	n/a	n/a	0	395
1993	120	134	63	69	6	n/a	n/a	0	392
1994	110	134	72	77	8	n/a	n/a	0	401
1995	100	128	64	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	365
1996	100	128	64	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	365
1997	94	123	65	67	11	n/a	n/a	0	360
1998	104	126	62	59	14	n/a	n/a	0	365
1999	103	120	57	67	13	n/a	n/a	0	360
2000	107	116	56	71	11	n/a	n/a	0	361
2001	110	113	58	65	11	n/a	n/a	0	357
2002	112	123	59	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	367
2003	112	123	59	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	367
2004	109	128	55	65	7	n/a	n/a	0	364
2005	104	134	50	73	7	n/a	n/a	0	368
2006	109	125	44	50	7	n/a	n/a	29	364
2007	106	127	36	55	3	n/a	n/a	37	364
2008	109	125	38	43	4	n/a	n/a	32	351
2009	116	132	45	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	358
2010	118	130	46	63	3	n/a	n/a	0	360
2011	121	121	27	71	0	0	23	0	363
2012	118	127	20	76	0	0	22	0	363
2013	119	129	23	74	0	0	20	0	365
2014	121	136	23	75	0	0	16	0	371
2015	119	134	22	75	0	0	17	0	367
2016	115	133	23	75	0	0	14	0	360
2017	111	139	25	76	0	0	11	0	362
2018	111	150	31	68	1	0	12	0	373
2019	94	159	30	71	0	0	9	0	363
2020	100	173	24	62	0	0	10	0	369
2021	89	176	26	61	0	0	11	0	363
2022	94	176	23	53	0	0	14	0	360
2023	94	191	15	50	0	0	17	0	367

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	361	22.0	16.4	n/a
1989	367	22.0	16.6	n/a
1990	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
1991	382	23.0	16.6	n/a
1992	395	26.0	15.1	n/a
1993	392	24.0	16.3	n/a
1994	401	23.0	17.4	n/a
1995	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1996	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1997	360	24.0	15.0	n/a
1998	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1999	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
2000	361	22.0	16.4	n/a
2001	357	23.0	15.5	n/a
2002	367	22.0	16.7	47.4
2003	367	22.0	16.7	47.4
2004	364	20.8	17.5	43.7
2005	368	23.0	16.0	45.4
2006	364	31.0	11.7	45.4
2007	364	23.0	15.8	44.3
2008	351	26.0	13.5	42
2009	358	23.5	15.2	35.8
2010	360	23.0	15.6	35.3
2011	363	24.0	15.1	35.8
2012	363	22.0	16.5	41.3
2013	365	24.9	14.6	41.9
2014	371	24.0	15.4	41
2015	367	23.0	15.9	45.8
2016	360	24.0	15.0	41.7
2017	362	21.7	16.6	42.8
2018	373	22.4	16.6	39.1
2019	363	24.5	14.8	40.8
2020	369	26.5	13.9	42.5
2021	363	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	24.0	15.0	40
2023	367	24.5	14.9	47.7

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 Fine Arts Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	361	22.0	16.4	n/a
1989	367	22.0	16.6	n/a
1990	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
1991	382	23.0	16.6	n/a
1992	395	26.0	15.1	n/a
1993	392	24.0	16.3	n/a
1994	401	23.0	17.4	n/a
1995	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1996	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1997	360	24.0	15.0	n/a
1998	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1999	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
2000	361	22.0	16.4	n/a
2001	357	23.0	15.5	n/a
2002	367	22.0	16.7	47.4
2003	367	22.0	16.7	47.4
2004	364	20.8	17.5	43.7
2005	368	23.0	16.0	45.4
2006	364	31.0	11.7	45.4
2007	364	23.0	15.8	44.3
2008	351	26.0	13.5	42
2009	358	23.5	15.2	35.8
2010	360	23.0	15.6	35.3
2011	363	24.0	15.1	35.8
2012	363	22.0	16.5	41.3
2013	365	24.9	14.6	41.9
2014	371	24.0	15.4	41
2015	367	23.0	15.9	45.8
2016	360	24.0	15.0	41.7
2017	362	21.7	16.6	42.8
2018	373	22.4	16.6	39.1
2019	363	24.5	14.8	40.8
2020	369	26.5	13.9	42.5
2021	363	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	360	24.0	15.0	40
2023	367	24.5	14.9	47.7

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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