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What's the most underrated thing about Franklin Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK RIDGE CCSD 64·NCES 173084003210
Franklin Elementary School
2401 Manor Ln, Park Ridge, IL 60068 · (847) 318-4390 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
76.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 54.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #124 of 2,077 ▲ 104 | #45 of 829 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #186 of 2,077 ▲ 80 | #76 of 829 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #416 of 2,419 | #212 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #870 of 2,035 | #407 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #1,017 of 2,042 | #374 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #1,440 of 1,461 | #656 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
535
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 330
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 | 535 | 41.4 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 45 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 44.8 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 533 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 37.7 | 14.3:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (538 to 535); teachers up 10% (37.7 to 41.4).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Park Ridge CCSD 64 in Park Ridge, Illinois. The school counts 535 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Franklin Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Park Ridge CCSD 64, which enrolls 4,654 students in total.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Franklin Elementary School combined. The school is also 12% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Franklin Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1.
Within Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
Maine East High School is located about 0.4 miles from Franklin Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Federal data place Franklin Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 533 in 2020-21 to 535 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
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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 Park Ridge CCSD 64
- Emerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 890 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 749 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- George B Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Park Ridge
- Maine South High SchoolHigh · 2,494 students
- Maine East High SchoolHigh · 1,921 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 749 students
- Theodore Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolSterling, IL · 407 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolDolton, IL · 259 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMattoon, IL · 243 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 172 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMetropolis, IL · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Maine East High School0.4 mi · 1,921
- Gemini Middle School1.2 mi · 1,111
- George B Carpenter Elementary School1.2 mi · 435
- Emerson Middle School1.3 mi · 890
- Jefferson School1.3 mi · 154
- Mark Twain Elementary School1.4 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow large is Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-05.
Is Franklin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary School have?
Franklin Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Elementary School in?
Franklin Elementary School is part of Park Ridge CCSD 64.
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