Is Franklin Grove Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Grove Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Grove Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 474 students attended Franklin Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Grove Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Grove Elementary School are 54% African American, 24% White, 18% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Stephen Decatur Middle School High : Eisenhower High School High : MacArthur High School

Franklin Grove Elementary School

Summary:

Franklin Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Illinois, serving 458 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Decatur School District 61, which is ranked 806 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Grove Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, extremely low academic performance, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 3.9% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 9.4% in the Decatur School District and 41.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with only 2.7% of 3rd-grade students, 1.3% of 4th-grade students, and 0% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics.

When comparing Franklin Grove Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Decatur School District, it becomes clear that Franklin Grove is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, Muffley Elementary School, which is about 5 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance. Despite the low academic performance, Franklin Grove Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized and allocated.

Detail:

Public K-6

601 N Church St
Decatur, IL 62522-2107

(217) 362-3561

District: Decatur School District 61

SchoolDigger Rank:
2045^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,497

Students who attend Franklin Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen Decatur Middle School
High:	Eisenhower High School
	MacArthur High School

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 474

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.8%

White:

24.3%

Two or more races:

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Grove Elementary School ranks worse than 98.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.7. (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 Student population at Franklin Grove Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (53.8%), White (24.3%), two or more races (17.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Grove Elementary School is 22.5. 9 elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Franklin Grove Elementary School employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Grove Elementary School is $17,497. 10 elementary schools in the Decatur School District 61 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Grove Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Grove Elementary School 2045^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Franklin Grove Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Decatur School District 61:

SchoolDigger ranks Decatur School District 61 806^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Grove Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.79	1391^st	2020	31.1%
2004	30.69	1571^st	2030	22.6%
2005	28.58	1616^th	2022	20.1%
2006	14.08	1867^th	2086	10.5%
2007	24.88	1753^rd	2095	16.3%
2008	23.16	1726^th	2092	17.5%
2009	19.58	1806^th	2120	14.8%
2010	15.22	1891^st	2139	11.6%
2011	13.28	1940^th	2147	9.6%
2012	3.57	2125^th	2166	1.9%
2013	7.96	2063^rd	2167	4.8%
2014	9.53	1963^rd	2093	6.2%
2015	14.30	1862^nd	2052	9.3%
2016	13.28	1880^th	2046	8.1%
2017	11.76	1904^th	2044	6.8%
2018	8.99	1989^th	2037	2.4%
2019	12.60	1945^th	2086	6.8%
2021	15.52	1730^th	1948	11.2%
2022	11.39	2023^rd	2082	2.8%
2023	9.14	2064^th	2077	0.6%
2024	9.70	2045^th	2067	1.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	13.11	91^st	95	4.2%
2023	9.47	92^nd	93	1.1%
2024	11.02	87^th	93	6.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	22.06	1055^th	1113	5.2%
2023	16.85	1133^rd	1156	2.0%
2024	15.70	1161^st	1195	2.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.89	1755^th	1765	0.6%
2019	11.71	1780^th	1816	2.0%
2021	16.29	1483^rd	1514	2.0%
2022	16.31	1685^th	1763	4.4%
2023	12.03	1797^th	1808	0.6%
2024	13.39	1761^st	1793	1.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.05	1876^th	1964	4.5%
2019	13.03	1873^rd	2019	7.2%
2021	13.69	1563^rd	1680	7.0%
2022	10.68	1939^th	1970	1.6%
2023	10.03	1925^th	1957	1.6%
2024	10.19	1910^th	1942	1.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.95	887^th	907	2.2%
2024	19.69	852^nd	886	3.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.68	1970^th	1972	0.1%
2019	14.06	1859^th	2019	7.9%
2021	10.71	1702^nd	1707	0.3%
2022	13.43	1867^th	1977	5.6%
2023	9.75	1960^th	1984	1.2%
2024	10.40	1920^th	1959	2.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.12	677^th	698	3.0%
2019	24.61	617^th	711	13.2%
2021	27.69	362^nd	428	15.4%
2022	26.72	585^th	684	14.5%
2023	20.29	665^th	692	3.9%
2024	19.87	627^th	655	4.3%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Grove Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.92	1449^th	1463	1.0%
2019	14.55	1342^nd	1462	8.2%
2022	3.44	1423^rd	1425	0.1%
2023	3.32	1413^th	1419	0.4%
2024	3.77	1385^th	1392	0.5%

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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 Grove Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	231	53	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	288
1989	220	56	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	279
1990	247	76	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	326
1991	244	97	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1992	248	89	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1993	228	104	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
1994	216	107	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1995	203	114	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	322
1996	203	114	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	322
1997	203	111	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	321
1998	222	127	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1999	188	119	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2000	175	128	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
2001	158	131	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
2002	168	125	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	295
2003	168	125	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	295
2004	172	125	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
2005	185	95	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	14	298
2006	188	138	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	21	351
2007	164	138	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	17	324
2008	137	114	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	40	293
2009	146	125	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	30	303
2010	137	115	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	33	285
2011	132	134	0	1	1	0	29	0	297
2012	107	141	0	2	0	0	29	0	279
2013	112	132	0	1	0	0	30	0	275
2014	102	114	0	6	0	0	28	0	250
2015	99	122	0	4	0	0	34	0	259
2016	91	121	0	1	0	0	33	0	246
2017	62	137	0	0	0	0	21	0	220
2018	59	130	0	4	0	0	20	0	213
2019	75	113	1	3	0	0	24	0	216
2020	60	131	2	3	0	0	30	0	226
2021	69	138	2	6	0	0	27	0	242
2022	138	241	1	12	1	0	76	0	469
2023	135	234	0	13	1	0	75	0	458
2024	115	255	0	18	3	0	83	0	474

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 Grove Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	288	13.0	22.1	n/a
1989	279	13.0	21.4	n/a
1990	326	14.5	22.4	n/a
1991	344	17.0	20.2	n/a
1992	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1993	334	15.0	22.3	n/a
1994	325	16.0	20.3	n/a
1995	322	15.0	21.5	n/a
1996	322	15.0	21.5	n/a
1997	321	15.6	20.6	n/a
1998	351	15.6	22.5	n/a
1999	313	16.6	18.9	n/a
2000	308	17.6	17.5	n/a
2001	293	16.6	17.7	n/a
2002	295	16.6	17.8	76.9
2003	295	16.6	17.8	76.9
2004	299	13.6	22.0	69.6
2005	298	15.0	19.9	79.2
2006	351	18.0	19.5	73.9
2007	324	20.0	16.2	n/a
2008	293	17.0	17.2	95.7
2009	303	18.0	16.8	n/a
2010	285	17.0	16.7	n/a
2011	297	13.0	22.8	83.5
2012	279	13.0	21.4	86.4
2013	275	21.9	12.5	90.5
2014	250	14.5	17.2	94.4
2015	259	14.0	18.5	89.2
2016	246	16.0	15.3	87.4
2017	220	14.5	15.1	73.6
2018	213	14.0	15.2	84.5
2019	216	16.0	13.5	78.7
2020	226	14.0	16.1	86.7
2021	242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	469	25.0	18.7	86.6
2023	458	18.0	25.4	85.2
2024	474	21.0	22.5	74.7

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 Grove Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	288	13.0	22.1	n/a
1989	279	13.0	21.4	n/a
1990	326	14.5	22.4	n/a
1991	344	17.0	20.2	n/a
1992	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1993	334	15.0	22.3	n/a
1994	325	16.0	20.3	n/a
1995	322	15.0	21.5	n/a
1996	322	15.0	21.5	n/a
1997	321	15.6	20.6	n/a
1998	351	15.6	22.5	n/a
1999	313	16.6	18.9	n/a
2000	308	17.6	17.5	n/a
2001	293	16.6	17.7	n/a
2002	295	16.6	17.8	76.9
2003	295	16.6	17.8	76.9
2004	299	13.6	22.0	69.6
2005	298	15.0	19.9	79.2
2006	351	18.0	19.5	73.9
2007	324	20.0	16.2	n/a
2008	293	17.0	17.2	95.7
2009	303	18.0	16.8	n/a
2010	285	17.0	16.7	n/a
2011	297	13.0	22.8	83.5
2012	279	13.0	21.4	86.4
2013	275	21.9	12.5	90.5
2014	250	14.5	17.2	94.4
2015	259	14.0	18.5	89.2
2016	246	16.0	15.3	87.4
2017	220	14.5	15.1	73.6
2018	213	14.0	15.2	84.5
2019	216	16.0	13.5	78.7
2020	226	14.0	16.1	86.7
2021	242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	469	25.0	18.7	86.6
2023	458	18.0	25.4	85.2
2024	474	21.0	22.5	74.7

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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