Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PARK SD 84·NCES 171578001886
North Elementary School
9500 Gage Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · (847) 678-7962 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
113 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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
North Elementary School→Hester Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Franklin Park SD 84. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 23 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 30.6% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 199 | 56.8% | 53.7% |
| West Oak Intermediate School Mundelein | 268 | 59.7% | 31.6% |
| Diamond Lake School Mundelein | 262 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Wesley Elementary School Addison | 220 | 62.7% | 39.6% |
| Richard Byrd Elementary School Burbank | 266 | 61.3% | 36.5% |
| South Elementary School Des Plaines | 253 | 55.3% | 50.5% |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #479 of 1,925 | #134 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #564 of 2,077 ▲ 221 | #170 of 829 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #525 of 2,077 ▼ 129 | #181 of 829 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #2,043 of 2,419 | #820 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #1,107 of 2,132 | #566 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #441 of 1,461 | #257 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
199
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 186
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 | 199 | 18.2 | 10.9:1 | 57% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 19 | 10.6:1 | 58% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 59% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 17.1 | 14.6:1 | 52% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 41% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (249 to 199); teachers up 6% (17.1 to 18.2).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Franklin Park, Illinois. The school serves 199 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Franklin Park SD 84 has a total of 4 schools and 1,254 students, North Elementary School among them.
At North Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 64% of the student body. After that, the student body is 30% White, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at North Elementary School and a ratio of 10.9:1. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. That is 9 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Elementary School would score about 38.7%. It scores 53.7%, a top-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. North Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
East Leyden High School is the public school closest to North Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around North Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. North Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
North Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 6 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Franklin Park SD 84
- Hester Jr High SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Passow Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other schools in Franklin Park
- East Leyden High SchoolHigh · 1,840 students
- Hester Jr High SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Passow Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Enger SchoolElementary
- Phoenix AcademyElementary
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 45th largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 638 students
- North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 599 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 498 students
Nearby schools
- East Leyden High School0.2 mi · 1,840
- Hester Jr High School0.6 mi · 426
- Passow Elementary School0.6 mi · 387
- Lincoln Middle School0.9 mi · 474
- John F Kennedy Elementary School1.0 mi · 603
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary School1.2 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Elementary School?
North Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Elementary School?
North Elementary School is overseen by Franklin Park SD 84 in Cook County.
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