Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks 1085 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 304 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School High : Moline Senior High School

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Summary:

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Moline, Illinois, serving 287 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district, which is ranked 654 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 962 and 1793 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state and district averages, with only 25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 28.8% in Mathematics, and 33.3% in Science. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.23% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.7% in 2019-2020 to 21.3% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than the Jane Addams Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 district, as well as the Hillcrest Elementary and Wells Elementary schools in the East Moline School District 37. However, the school's performance is better than the nearby George O Barr School in the Silvis School District 34.

Detail:

Public K-5

5312 11th Avenue C
Moline, IL 61265-2823

(309) 743-1607

District: Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40

SchoolDigger Rank:
1085^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,939

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Moline Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 304

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

27.0%

African American:

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks worse than 52.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.16. (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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (50.7%), Hispanic (27%), African American (13.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is 19.6, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District! (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Franklin Elementary School employs 15.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is $12,939, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Franklin Elementary School 1085^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40:

SchoolDigger ranks Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 654^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.11	1008^th	2020	50.1%
2004	65.10	843^rd	2030	58.5%
2005	63.46	893^rd	2022	55.8%
2006	64.33	912^th	2086	56.3%
2007	74.10	534^th	2095	74.5%
2008	68.30	788^th	2092	62.3%
2009	62.61	978^th	2120	53.9%
2010	54.09	1191^st	2139	44.3%
2011	54.70	1172^nd	2147	45.4%
2012	58.63	1074^th	2166	50.4%
2013	60.23	938^th	2167	56.7%
2014	55.76	969^th	2093	53.7%
2015	43.56	1044^th	2052	49.1%
2016	39.37	1183^rd	2046	42.2%
2017	48.68	979^th	2044	52.1%
2018	39.11	1203^rd	2037	40.9%
2019	50.45	962^nd	2086	53.9%
2021	41.03	1035^th	1948	46.9%
2022	34.91	1274^th	2082	38.8%
2023	44.60	1069^th	2077	48.5%
2024	43.16	1085^th	2067	47.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	42.71	428^th	826	48.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	32.98	777^th	1195	35.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.16	1119^th	1765	36.6%
2019	58.45	597^th	1816	67.1%
2021	48.37	674^th	1514	55.5%
2022	44.68	908^th	1763	48.5%
2023	50.99	791^st	1808	56.3%
2024	50.77	789^th	1793	56.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.24	982^nd	1964	50.0%
2019	49.39	963^rd	2019	52.3%
2021	39.24	940^th	1680	44.0%
2022	39.56	1100^th	1970	44.2%
2023	47.40	941^st	1957	51.9%
2024	41.96	1035^th	1942	46.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	20.41	813^th	886	8.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.15	1492^nd	1972	24.3%
2019	48.64	950^th	2019	52.9%
2021	37.06	996^th	1707	41.7%
2022	31.16	1281^st	1977	35.2%
2023	41.52	1081^st	1984	45.5%
2024	44.58	992^nd	1959	49.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.33	500^th	938	46.7%
2019	56.63	327^th	955	65.8%
2021	51.24	267^th	742	64.0%
2022	28.17	729^th	954	23.6%
2023	59.10	294^th	970	69.7%
2024	46.24	447^th	959	53.4%

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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.88	1141^st	1463	22.0%
2019	32.40	1031^st	1462	29.5%
2021	34.87	889^th	1308	32.0%
2022	24.75	1156^th	1425	18.9%
2023	34.84	975^th	1419	31.3%
2024	40.40	836^th	1392	39.9%

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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 Benjamin 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	325	11	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	350
1989	304	14	n/a	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	332
1990	306	14	n/a	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	339
1991	303	21	1	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1992	295	32	3	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	319	13	3	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1994	326	16	4	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1995	293	22	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1996	293	22	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1997	278	22	0	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1998	270	19	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1999	260	17	0	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	297
2000	264	12	1	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	303
2001	267	15	1	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2002	258	27	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2003	258	27	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2004	253	24	3	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2005	246	19	3	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	314
2006	276	25	3	43	2	n/a	n/a	0	349
2007	240	15	7	47	4	n/a	n/a	9	322
2008	222	24	0	57	3	n/a	n/a	10	316
2009	235	29	3	47	0	n/a	n/a	12	326
2010	219	23	0	49	0	n/a	n/a	11	302
2011	191	18	3	51	1	0	15	0	279
2012	161	13	2	63	1	0	18	0	258
2013	163	12	1	67	0	0	17	0	260
2014	165	15	1	69	1	0	17	0	268
2015	158	15	2	78	0	0	5	0	258
2016	160	20	4	82	0	0	8	0	274
2017	160	31	3	83	0	0	3	0	280
2018	152	26	5	70	0	0	14	0	267
2019	142	34	2	66	1	0	17	0	262
2020	132	35	4	63	1	1	16	0	252
2021	155	25	7	72	1	1	17	0	278
2022	145	35	6	74	2	3	22	0	287
2023	143	35	9	77	2	0	21	0	287
2024	154	41	8	82	0	0	19	0	304

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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	350	15.0	23.3	n/a
1989	332	16.2	20.4	n/a
1990	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1991	351	16.2	21.6	n/a
1992	351	17.1	20.5	n/a
1993	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1994	369	16.0	23.1	n/a
1995	331	16.0	20.7	n/a
1996	331	16.0	20.7	n/a
1997	309	15.0	20.6	n/a
1998	302	15.0	20.1	n/a
1999	297	15.0	19.8	n/a
2000	303	16.0	18.9	n/a
2001	310	16.0	19.4	n/a
2002	323	17.0	19.0	27.2
2003	323	17.0	19.0	27.2
2004	323	17.0	19.0	32.2
2005	314	16.0	19.6	33.1
2006	349	17.0	20.5	33
2007	322	15.0	21.5	31
2008	316	16.0	19.8	32.7
2009	326	16.0	20.4	33.8
2010	302	16.0	18.8	34
2011	279	15.0	18.6	36.9
2012	258	13.0	19.8	43
2013	260	14.9	17.4	40.4
2014	268	12.4	21.5	44
2015	258	14.0	18.4	47.7
2016	274	16.0	17.1	50
2017	280	15.2	18.3	50.7
2018	267	17.3	15.3	49.4
2019	262	19.0	13.7	52.7
2020	252	19.0	13.2	52.4
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	287	18.2	15.7	46.3
2023	287	17.6	16.2	59.2
2024	304	15.5	19.6	60.5

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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	350	15.0	23.3	n/a
1989	332	16.2	20.4	n/a
1990	339	16.0	21.1	n/a
1991	351	16.2	21.6	n/a
1992	351	17.1	20.5	n/a
1993	357	16.0	22.3	n/a
1994	369	16.0	23.1	n/a
1995	331	16.0	20.7	n/a
1996	331	16.0	20.7	n/a
1997	309	15.0	20.6	n/a
1998	302	15.0	20.1	n/a
1999	297	15.0	19.8	n/a
2000	303	16.0	18.9	n/a
2001	310	16.0	19.4	n/a
2002	323	17.0	19.0	27.2
2003	323	17.0	19.0	27.2
2004	323	17.0	19.0	32.2
2005	314	16.0	19.6	33.1
2006	349	17.0	20.5	33
2007	322	15.0	21.5	31
2008	316	16.0	19.8	32.7
2009	326	16.0	20.4	33.8
2010	302	16.0	18.8	34
2011	279	15.0	18.6	36.9
2012	258	13.0	19.8	43
2013	260	14.9	17.4	40.4
2014	268	12.4	21.5	44
2015	258	14.0	18.4	47.7
2016	274	16.0	17.1	50
2017	280	15.2	18.3	50.7
2018	267	17.3	15.3	49.4
2019	262	19.0	13.7	52.7
2020	252	19.0	13.2	52.4
2021	278	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	287	18.2	15.7	46.3
2023	287	17.6	16.2	59.2
2024	304	15.5	19.6	60.5

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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