Dan H Pietrini Elem School

Dan H Pietrini Elem School operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Franklin Park, Illinois, operated by Franklin Park SD 84. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 36% leaner than typical.

Within Franklin Park SD 84, which oversees 4 schools and 1,254 students, Dan H Pietrini Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Dan H Pietrini Elem School reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 14% White, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Dan H Pietrini Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Dan H Pietrini Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Dan H Pietrini Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Scott Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dan H Pietrini Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dan H Pietrini Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 248 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 14% across the same window.

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