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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN SPRINGS SD 109·NCES 170717000369
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School
8641 W 75th St, Justice, IL 60458 · (708) 496-8716 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
381 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School→Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Indian Springs SD 109. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 35.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School this school | 618 | 61.7% | 50.6% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Moline | 560 | 59.6% | 39.9% |
| Cortland Elementary School Cortland | 523 | 62.1% | 25.5% |
| Richland Elementary School Crest Hill | 774 | 59.2% | 47.8% |
| Bradley East Elementary School Bradley | 519 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Cherry Valley Elementary School Rockford | 676 | 64.2% | 35.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #576 of 1,925 | #156 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #776 of 2,077 ▼ 128 | #234 of 829 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #406 of 2,077 ▲ 13 | #143 of 829 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #240 of 2,419 | #135 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,121 of 2,035 | #500 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #199 of 2,042 | #87 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #954 of 2,132 | #522 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #839 of 1,461 | #430 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
618
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 321
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 | 618 | 45.2 | 13.7:1 | 62% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 44.2 | 13.5:1 | 47% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 61% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 47.1 | 14.8:1 | 67% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 67% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 58% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 19 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (699 to 618); teachers down 4% (47.1 to 45.2).
About Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in Justice, Illinois. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 618 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School falls under Indian Springs SD 109, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,453 students.
White students make up 37% of enrollment at Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
With 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Roughly 62% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School scores 14.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 50.6% actual versus 35.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is about 0.9 miles from Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 620 to 618, a small change.
People who know Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Springs SD 109
- Geo T Wilkins Jr High SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Bridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- George T Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Robina Lyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Gladness V Player ECCElementary · 146 students
Other schools in Justice
- Geo T Wilkins Jr High SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- George T Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Gladness V Player ECCElementary · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Geo T Wilkins Jr High School0.9 mi · 508
- George T Wilkins Elementary School0.9 mi · 416
- Robina Lyle Elementary School1.1 mi · 329
- Hodgkins Elementary School1.5 mi · 165
- Gladness V Player ECC1.5 mi · 146
- Bridgeview Elementary School1.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Frank A Brodnicki Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School?
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School serve?
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School?
At Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School public or private?
Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Springs SD 109.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.