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Alumni: what's one memory from Passow Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PARK SD 84·NCES 171578001889
Passow Elementary School
2838 Calwagner St, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · (847) 455-6781 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
251 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
37%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
Passow 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
79.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +39.2pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +30.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 39 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 33.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% 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 27 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 Passow Elementary School
Passow Elementary School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passow Elementary School this school | 387 | 64.9% | 60.8% |
| Oakhill Elementary School Streamwood | 434 | 65.0% | 31.4% |
| Indian Knoll Elementary School West Chicago | 375 | 60.0% | 29.7% |
| Scott Elementary School Melrose Park | 385 | 66.0% | 27.7% |
| Gary Elementary School West Chicago | 425 | 59.3% | 38.9% |
| Irving Elementary School Berwyn | 415 | 70.6% | 44.5% |
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 Passow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #303 of 1,925 | #95 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #324 of 2,077 ▲ 356 | #108 of 829 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #146 of 2,077 ▲ 640 | #62 of 829 ▲ 195 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #1,064 of 2,419 | #451 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #281 of 2,035 | #155 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #1,239 of 2,042 | #458 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #878 of 2,132 | #509 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,128 of 1,461 | #540 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
387
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 373
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 | 387 | 35.2 | 11.0:1 | 65% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 35.6 | 11.1:1 | 65% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 32.5 | 13.1:1 | 67% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 31.1 | 13.3:1 | 62% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 41% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 38% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Passow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (413 to 387); teachers up 13% (31.1 to 35.2).
About Passow Elementary School
Passow Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Franklin Park, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 387 students.
Franklin Park SD 84 is made up of 4 schools with 1,254 students in all.
At 77%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Passow Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 19% White. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Passow Elementary School comes in at 37%.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Passow Elementary School is +26.8 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.8%, and the predicted rate is 34.1%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
Nearby, Hester Jr High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Passow Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Passow Elementary School at 1st of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students declined from 425 to 387 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Passow Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
Other schools in Franklin Park
- East Leyden High SchoolHigh · 1,840 students
- Hester Jr High SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Enger SchoolElementary
- Phoenix AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- Hester Jr High School0.1 mi · 426
- Dan H Pietrini Elementary School0.5 mi · 242
- North Elementary School0.6 mi · 199
- East Leyden High School0.8 mi · 1,840
- Scott Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- Mannheim Middle School1.1 mi · 768
Frequently asked questions
About Passow Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Passow Elementary School?
Passow Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Passow Elementary School serve?
Passow Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Passow Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Passow Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Passow Elementary School?
Student demographics at Passow Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Passow Elementary School in?
Passow Elementary School is part of Franklin Park SD 84.
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