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Franklin Elementary School

Summary:

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dolton, Illinois, serving 235 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Dolton School District 148, which is ranked 763 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 40.0% in 2020-2021 to 62.9% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is also consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 19.4% in the Dolton School District 148. Additionally, the school's performance on student group metrics is mixed, with the school's African American students performing better than the overall school, but the school's female, male, and low socioeconomic status students performing significantly worse than the state averages.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Franklin Elementary School, ranging from $16,889 in 2019-2020 to $24,514 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. When compared to the nearby Washington Elementary School, CICS - Bond Campus, and other schools in the Dolton School District 148 and the surrounding area, it becomes clear that Franklin Elementary School is one of the lower-performing schools in the region, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be systemic issues within the broader educational landscape of the area.


Detail:

Public K-6

 14701 Chicago Rd
       Dolton, IL  60419-2015

(708) 201-2083

District: Dolton School District 148

SchoolDigger Rank:
1850th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $27,124 Help


Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Junior High School
High:    Thornridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  235

Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.8%
Hispanic:
6.8%
Two or more races:
0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.4% Help


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Compare Details Franklin Elementary School ranks worse than 89.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Dolton School District 148. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.03. (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.
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Compare Details Franklin Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Dolton School District 148.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary School is $27,124. 4 elementary schools in the Dolton School District 148 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary School 1850th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Dolton School District 148:

SchoolDigger ranks Dolton School District 148 763rd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2003 20.60 1663rd 2020 17.7%
2004 14.74 1765th 2030 13.1%
2005 29.85 1592nd 2022 21.3%
2006 17.12 1820th 2086 12.8%
2007 20.17 1805th 2095 13.8%
2008 25.59 1691st 2092 19.2%
2009 23.11 1749th 2120 17.5%
2010 25.13 1730th 2139 19.1%
2011 30.64 1632nd 2147 24.0%
2012 27.65 1715th 2166 20.8%
2013 17.12 1874th 2167 13.5%
2014 27.40 1595th 2093 23.8%
2015 15.30 1838th 2052 10.4%
2016 18.36 1737th 2046 15.1%
2017 19.79 1690th 2044 17.3%
2018 16.03 1793rd 2037 12.0%
2019 9.55 2022nd 2086 3.1%
2022 15.94 1820th 2082 12.6%
2023 22.64 1586th 2077 23.6%
2024 15.03 1850th 2067 10.5%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.61 1457th 1765 17.5%
2019 14.20 1741st 1816 4.1%
2022 23.40 1467th 1763 16.8%
2023 35.95 1147th 1808 36.6%
2024 21.96 1532nd 1793 14.6%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.85 1647th 1964 16.1%
2019 9.36 1963rd 2019 2.8%
2022 17.15 1694th 1970 14.0%
2023 20.90 1569th 1957 19.8%
2024 12.44 1851st 1942 4.7%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.08 1784th 1972 9.5%
2019 11.90 1908th 2019 5.5%
2022 15.49 1783rd 1977 9.8%
2023 25.55 1439th 1984 27.5%
2024 18.64 1627th 1959 16.9%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.77 380th 698 45.6%
2019 26.12 593rd 711 16.6%
2022 40.81 351st 684 48.7%
2023 49.85 263rd 692 62.0%
2024 33.27 449th 655 31.5%
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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.

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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
1988 189 59 2 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 262
1989 170 128 1 18 n/a n/a n/a 0 317
1990 165 142 1 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 320
1991 145 187 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 345
1992 113 237 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1993 101 271 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1994 72 231 1 15 0 n/a n/a 0 319
1995 46 348 4 18 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1996 46 348 4 18 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1997 19 391 3 14 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1998 20 366 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1999 6 342 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2000 6 375 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 387
2001 10 380 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2002 9 283 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2003 9 283 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2004 10 293 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 311
2005 9 283 1 10 0 n/a n/a 6 309
2006 1 263 0 9 0 n/a n/a 5 278
2007 0 261 0 11 0 n/a n/a 6 278
2008 1 242 0 11 0 n/a n/a 6 260
2009 2 229 0 6 0 n/a n/a 7 244
2010 2 227 0 5 0 n/a n/a 6 240
2011 2 216 0 6 0 0 5 0 229
2012 2 214 0 7 0 0 6 0 229
2013 2 211 0 7 2 0 6 0 228
2014 0 222 0 6 1 0 6 0 235
2015 1 238 0 6 0 0 3 0 248
2016 2 240 0 10 0 0 5 0 257
2017 1 230 0 11 0 0 5 0 247
2018 6 226 0 14 0 0 1 0 247
2019 0 231 0 18 0 0 2 0 251
2020 1 217 0 17 0 0 1 0 236
2021 5 197 0 17 1 0 2 0 222
2022 3 211 0 13 1 1 2 0 231
2023 0 218 0 16 0 0 1 0 235

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
1988 262 17.4 15.0 n/a
1989 317 18.3 17.3 n/a
1990 320 18.8 17.0 n/a
1991 345 17.6 19.6 n/a
1992 371 18.6 19.9 n/a
1993 393 16.6 23.7 n/a
1994 319 19.6 16.3 n/a
1995 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1996 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1997 427 21.0 20.3 n/a
1998 392 19.0 20.6 n/a
1999 353 19.0 18.6 n/a
2000 387 20.0 19.4 n/a
2001 395 19.0 20.8 n/a
2002 298 20.0 14.9 74.5
2003 298 20.0 14.9 74.5
2004 311 17.0 18.3 92.9
2005 309 18.0 17.2 84.8
2006 278 20.1 13.8 77.3
2007 278 17.0 16.4 86.4
2008 260 17.0 15.3 90.2
2009 244 20.0 12.2 87.3
2010 240 21.0 11.4 91.9
2011 229 19.0 12.0 88.2
2012 229 17.0 13.4 86.9
2013 228 24.2 9.3 90.4
2014 235 22.0 10.6 90.2
2015 248 22.0 11.2 89.1
2016 257 21.0 12.2 94.6
2017 247 22.0 11.2 98.4
2018 247 21.0 11.7 96
2019 251 21.2 11.8 97.2
2020 236 20.0 11.7 88.6
2021 222 n/a n/a n/a
2022 231 22.3 10.3 96.1
2023 235 22.3 10.5 97.4

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
1988 262 17.4 15.0 n/a
1989 317 18.3 17.3 n/a
1990 320 18.8 17.0 n/a
1991 345 17.6 19.6 n/a
1992 371 18.6 19.9 n/a
1993 393 16.6 23.7 n/a
1994 319 19.6 16.3 n/a
1995 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1996 416 20.0 20.8 n/a
1997 427 21.0 20.3 n/a
1998 392 19.0 20.6 n/a
1999 353 19.0 18.6 n/a
2000 387 20.0 19.4 n/a
2001 395 19.0 20.8 n/a
2002 298 20.0 14.9 74.5
2003 298 20.0 14.9 74.5
2004 311 17.0 18.3 92.9
2005 309 18.0 17.2 84.8
2006 278 20.1 13.8 77.3
2007 278 17.0 16.4 86.4
2008 260 17.0 15.3 90.2
2009 244 20.0 12.2 87.3
2010 240 21.0 11.4 91.9
2011 229 19.0 12.0 88.2
2012 229 17.0 13.4 86.9
2013 228 24.2 9.3 90.4
2014 235 22.0 10.6 90.2
2015 248 22.0 11.2 89.1
2016 257 21.0 12.2 94.6
2017 247 22.0 11.2 98.4
2018 247 21.0 11.7 96
2019 251 21.2 11.8 97.2
2020 236 20.0 11.7 88.6
2021 222 n/a n/a n/a
2022 231 22.3 10.3 96.1
2023 235 22.3 10.5 97.4

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

Franklin Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201596.8%97.2%97.2%97.2%14.1%97.2%96.8%
201698.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%12.6%98.0%86.2%11.4%
201798.8%99.2%99.2%99.2%15.2%99.2%98.0%13.6%
201898.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%14.6%98.3%98.3%12.5%
201998.4%98.8%98.8%98.8%16.2%98.4%98.4%16.2%
202199.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%10.4%
202295.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.2%11.5%
202373.7%93.6%93.6%93.6%93.6%93.6%94.9%6.8%
202494.1%94.5%94.5%94.5%94.5%94.5%95.7%9.5%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Franklin Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,568 (9.9%) $14,326 (90.1%) $15,894
2020 $1,419 (8.4%) $15,470 (91.6%) $16,889
2021 $1,538 (8.2%) $17,186 (91.8%) $18,724
2022 $1,538 (8.2%) $17,186 (91.8%) $18,724
2023 $3,287 (13.4%) $21,227 (86.6%) $24,514
2024 $4,671 (17.2%) $22,453 (82.8%) $27,124

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2022nd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1586th of 2077 Elementary schools
 20.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Elementary School)2.219.4
 17.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Dolton School District 148)5.417.1
 11.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary School)4.419.4
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Dolton School District 148)511.5
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Elementary School)5.720.7
 15%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dolton School District 148)12.913.7
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary School)5.73.4
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dolton School District 148)6.21.9
 4.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Elementary School)4.929
 24.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dolton School District 148)8.310.9
 2.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary School)03.1
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dolton School District 148)2.83.9
 1.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Franklin Elementary School)12.215.6
 3.4%
   5th Grade Science (Dolton School District 148)19.116.4
 2.7%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Elementary School)1913.3
 5.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Dolton School District 148)13.815.3
 1.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary School)2.40
 2.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dolton School District 148)35.8
 2.8%
   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 Students251235
 6.4%
African American231218
 5.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1816
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.2%97.4%
 0.2%

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Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Junior High School
High : Thornridge High School

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 93% African American, 7% Hispanic.

Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 235 students attended Franklin Elementary School.


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