Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASSAC UD 1·NCES 172500002712
Franklin Elementary School
1006 Mount Mission Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960 · (618) 524-2243 · Massac County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
74 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within Massac UD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
82.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 73.5% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 29 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 Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 155 | 47.7% | 73.4% |
| Glendale Elementary School East Peoria | 151 | 47.0% | 38.8% |
| Shipman Elementary School Shipman | 155 | 47.1% | 58.3% |
| Galatia Elementary School Galatia | 152 | 49.3% | 34.1% |
| Grafton Elementary School Grafton | 171 | 45.6% | 47.0% |
| Central Elementary School Lincoln | 183 | 46.4% | 62.4% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Massac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #83 of 1,925 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #84 of 2,077 ▼ 50 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #97 of 2,077 ▲ 3 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #2,194 of 2,419 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,356 of 2,132 | #5 of 6 |
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
155
+28 (+22%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 217
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 | 155 | 11.3 | 13.8:1 | 48% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 10.8 | 13.9:1 | 48% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 9.8 | 14.3:1 | 43% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 9.7 | 19.1:1 | 33% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 10 | 19.0:1 | 42% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | 35% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 10 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 9 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (186 to 155); teachers up 16% (9.7 to 11.3).
About Franklin Elementary School
In Metropolis, Illinois, Franklin Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 155 students. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 59% lower.
Franklin Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, Massac UD 1, which enrolls 1,826 students.
Of every 100 students at Franklin Elementary School, about 88 are White. It is also 7% multiracial and 3% Black. Census estimates put Massac County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Teacher count: 11.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 48% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 67% average for public schools in Massac County.
Franklin Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 29.5 points (73.4% versus 44.0%), a top-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Massac County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,116 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Massac County number 10, with about 2,026 students.
A public school about 3.0 miles away, Massac Jr High School, is the closest to Franklin Elementary School. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Franklin Elementary School. On proficiency, Franklin Elementary School is ahead of the 51.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Franklin Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% rise, from 127 to 155.
This page is set up for the Franklin Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Massac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,865
Census ACS
Median income
$65,116
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Massac UD 1
- Massac County High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Metropolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Massac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Brookport Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Metropolis
- Massac County High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Metropolis Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Massac Jr High SchoolMiddle · 309 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 73rd largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 535 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolSterling, IL · 407 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolDolton, IL · 259 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMattoon, IL · 243 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Massac Jr High School3.0 mi · 309
- Massac County High School3.0 mi · 512
- Maple Grove Elementary School4.2 mi · 122
- Joppa Jr & Sr High School4.2 mi · 78
- Metropolis Elementary School4.4 mi · 457
- Jefferson Elementary School5.6 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow large is Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary School have?
Franklin Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School is overseen by Massac UD 1 in Massac County.
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