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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM SD 111·NCES 173516003680
Franklin Park Middle School
1325 Bobcat Cir, Salem, IL 62881 · (618) 740-0963 · Marion County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
291 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Salem SD 111. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 21.9% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Park Middle School
Franklin Park Middle School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park Middle School this school | 528 | 55.1% | 47.8% |
| Pikeland Community School Pittsfield | 491 | 56.2% | 20.3% |
| Richland County Middle School Olney | 439 | 55.4% | 50.1% |
| Ingersoll Middle School Canton | 631 | 56.3% | 41.6% |
| Reagan Middle School Dixon | 585 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Logan Jr High School Princeton | 443 | 52.8% | 38.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #224 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #369 of 640 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #226 of 640 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #264 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #211 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #487 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #240 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #174 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
528
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 605
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 | 528 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 55% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 53% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 44 | 12.0:1 | 55% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 48% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 62% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 27 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (618 to 528); teachers up 5% (41 to 43).
About Franklin Park Middle School
Franklin Park Middle School, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Salem, Illinois. It educates 528 students in grades 4 through 8.
Salem SD 111 runs 2 schools with a combined 949 students. Franklin Park Middle School is one of them.
Franklin Park Middle School's enrollment is 90% White. It is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Marion County is about 90% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.3 students per teacher and 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 64%, higher than here.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Franklin Park Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Franklin Park Middle School are 8.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.8% actual, 39.7% predicted).
Marion County has about 37,000 residents, and the median household income is $61,240, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Marion County has 27 public schools and roughly 5,636 students.
The closest public school, Hawthorn Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Franklin Park Middle School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Franklin Park Middle School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Franklin Park Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 56 students since 2020-21, to 528.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,000
Census ACS
Median income
$61,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
5,636 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem
- Salem Community High SchoolHigh · 706 students
- Hawthorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Selmaville Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Hawthorn Elementary School0.2 mi · 421
- Salem Community High School0.6 mi · 706
- Selmaville Elementary School4.2 mi · 223
- Odin Attendance Center K-85.6 mi · 192
- Odin Attendance Center 9-125.6 mi · 67
- Raccoon Cons Elementary School8.3 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Park Middle SchoolHow large is Franklin Park Middle School?
Franklin Park Middle School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Franklin Park Middle School serve?
Franklin Park Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Park Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Park Middle School is approximately 12.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Park Middle School?
At Franklin Park Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Park Middle School in?
Franklin Park Middle School is part of Salem SD 111.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.