Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000777
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
225 W Evergreen Ave, Chicago, IL 60610 · (773) 534-8510 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-Beats 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
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
173 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 28.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center this school | 348 | 49.7% | 51.6% |
| Oakton Elementary School Evanston | 379 | 52.5% | 45.2% |
| Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston | 421 | 50.1% | 52.8% |
| Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet Schl Chicago | 423 | 43.5% | 30.1% |
| Longwood Elementary School Naperville | 346 | 48.8% | 27.8% |
| Westview Elementary School Champaign | 434 | 55.3% | 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 Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #545 of 1,925 | #148 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,128 of 2,077 ▼ 251 | #340 of 829 ▼ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #487 of 2,077 ▼ 128 | #166 of 829 ▼ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,267 of 2,419 | #522 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,025 of 2,035 | #466 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #334 of 2,042 | #139 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #1,308 of 2,132 | #610 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,098 of 1,461 | #530 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
348
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 382
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 | 348 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 27.5 | 13.1:1 | 50% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 24.5 | 15.0:1 | 48% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 22.4 | 16.6:1 | 39% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 42% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 36% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (373 to 348); teachers up 16% (22.4 to 26).
About Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is an elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, and it is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 348 students enrolled.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 has 324,396 students in 622 schools, and Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is one of those schools.
Black students are 52% of those enrolled at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center. The next largest groups are 22% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Cook County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Federal data show 50% of students (173) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 16 points.
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Illinois public elementary schools.
A school with Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 42.8%. Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center scores 51.6%, 8.8 points above that line.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Manierre Elementary School, is the closest to Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center. On proficiency, Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is ahead of the 48.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center's location as City: Large.
The school's student count decreased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Manierre Elementary School0.2 mi · 269
- Payton College Preparatory High School0.3 mi · 1,260
- Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center0.4 mi · 351
- Skinner North Elementary School0.4 mi · 515
- Skinner Elementary School0.5 mi · 1,139
- Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy0.5 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary Fine Arts CenterHow large is Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center serve?
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center.
How diverse is Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center reports a student body of 22% White, 15% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center?
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.