Enrollment
216
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHTON-FRANKLIN CENTER CUSD 275·NCES 170438000127
Ashton-Franklin Center High School
611 Western Ave, Ashton, IL 61006 · (815) 453-7461 · Lee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
112 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 35.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ashton-Franklin Center High School
Ashton-Franklin Center High School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton-Franklin Center High School this school | 216 | 51.9% | 46.8% |
| Midland High School Varna | 194 | 52.1% | 31.7% |
| Oakwood High School Fithian | 256 | 51.6% | 31.8% |
| West Carroll High School Savanna | 245 | 49.4% | 21.5% |
| Fieldcrest High School Minonk | 254 | 54.3% | 39.1% |
| Altamont High School Altamont | 222 | 51.4% | 44.1% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ashton-Franklin Center High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #111 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #13 of 75 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #20 of 75 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #520 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #143 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #361 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #279 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #215 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
216
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
+135% since 1990-91, when it was 92
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 216 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 52% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 49% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 17.5 | 12.5:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 13.8 | 16.9:1 | 36% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 17 | 14.4:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 16 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 92 | 10 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashton-Franklin Center High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (233 to 216); teachers up 23% (13.8 to 17).
About Ashton-Franklin Center High School
At 611 Western Ave in Ashton, Illinois, Ashton-Franklin Center High School operates as a very small high school. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 216 students. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 74% lower.
Ashton-Franklin Center High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275, with 434 students.
Roughly 88% of students at Ashton-Franklin Center High School are White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic. Lee County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ashton-Franklin Center High School scores 21%.
Teacher count: 17 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.7:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. The average for public schools in Lee County is similar, at 51%.
Ashton-Franklin Center High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Illinois public high schools.
Ashton-Franklin Center High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.8%) and its predicted rate (41.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
The school is in Lee County, where median household income comes to about $70,292, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lee County counts 19 public schools with about 3,778 students.
Ashton-Franklin Center High School's closest public school neighbor is Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. Within ten miles of Ashton-Franklin Center High School, there are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 46.8% is above the 38.7% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ashton-Franklin Center High School had a net loss of 9 students, or 4%.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,869
Census ACS
Median income
$70,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,778 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275
- Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School4.1 mi · 218
- Central Elementary School9.1 mi · 330
- Lincoln Elementary School9.2 mi · 491
- Tilton Elementary School9.3 mi · 288
- Rochelle Twp High School9.4 mi · 859
- Rochelle Middle School9.9 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Ashton-Franklin Center High SchoolHow large is Ashton-Franklin Center High School?
Ashton-Franklin Center High School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ashton-Franklin Center High School serve?
Ashton-Franklin Center High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Ashton-Franklin Center High School have?
Ashton-Franklin Center High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is Ashton-Franklin Center High School?
Ashton-Franklin Center High School reports a student body of 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashton-Franklin Center High School?
Ashton-Franklin Center High School is overseen by Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 in Lee County.
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