Frank A Brodnicki Elem School

Frank A Brodnicki Elem School is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in Justice, Illinois, overseen by Indian Springs SD 109, with 618 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 62% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Frank A Brodnicki Elem School is one of 6 schools operated by Indian Springs SD 109, a district that enrolls 2,453 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Frank A Brodnicki Elem School records that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Frank A Brodnicki Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.9%; Frank A Brodnicki Elem School posts 50.6%, +14.7 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Frank A Brodnicki Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is George T Wilkins Elem School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank A Brodnicki Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frank A Brodnicki Elem School has declined 12%, going from 699 students in 2018 to 618 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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