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Franklin Grove Elementary School

Q: Is Franklin Grove Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Grove Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Franklin Grove Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Franklin Grove Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Grove Elementary School are 53% African American, 23% White, 21% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Public Grades K-6

2043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Illinois, serving 474 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Decatur School District 61, which is ranked 806 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Grove Elementary School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Illinois, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.6% of students were proficient in ELA and 3.3% in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 45.3% to 49.3% in recent years, which are much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.68% to 86.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby American Dreamer STEM Academy, Muffley Elementary School, and Robertson Charter School generally perform better academically than Franklin Grove Elementary School, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite the higher spending per student and the school's efforts, Franklin Grove Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, remaining among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

461

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,270

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2440 N Summit Ave
Decatur, IL 62526-3181

(217) 362-3561

District: Decatur School District 61

Students who attend Franklin Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stephen Decatur Middle School
High:	Eisenhower High School
	MacArthur High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

White:

23.0%

Two or more races:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (6% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg13%

Illinois avg44%

2,043^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Decatur School District 61

806^th of 811Decatur School District 61 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2043 of 2056	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2045 of 2067	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	2064 of 2077	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2023 of 2082	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1730 of 1948	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1945 of 2086	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1989 of 2037	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	1904 of 2044	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	1880 of 2046	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1862 of 2052	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	1963 of 2093	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.0	2063 of 2167	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	2125 of 2166	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	1940 of 2147	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1891 of 2139	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	1806 of 2120	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	1726 of 2092	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	1753 of 2095	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	1867 of 2086	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.6	1616 of 2022	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.7	1571 of 2030	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.8	1391 of 2020	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	674 of 688	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	627 of 655	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	665 of 692	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	362 of 428	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	617 of 711	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	677 of 698	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	972 of 1049	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	852 of 886	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	887 of 907	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1927 of 1942	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1910 of 1942	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1925 of 1957	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1939 of 1970	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1563 of 1680	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1873 of 2019	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1876 of 1964	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1786 of 1800	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1761 of 1793	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1797 of 1808	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1685 of 1763	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1483 of 1514	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1780 of 1816	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1755 of 1765	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1921 of 1947	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1920 of 1959	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1960 of 1984	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1867 of 1977	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1702 of 1707	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1859 of 2019	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1970 of 1972	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	92 of 93	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1224 of 1292	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1161 of 1195	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1133 of 1156	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1055 of 1113	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	1387 of 1389	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1385 of 1392	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1413 of 1419	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1423 of 1425	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1342 of 1462	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1449 of 1463	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)7th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-44 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	2440 N Summit Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3561	461	25	18.5	89.8%	106 (23.0%)	243 (52.7%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (21.0%)	5.5	2043^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.6%		9.7	2045^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.1%	2	4.8		6.1	12.7	6.6	9.4			8.6	3.0	4.8	3.3	1.9			3.3	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.7	98.1	98.1		9.3	$16,270	$2,258	$14,011
Parsons Elementary School	Public	K-6	3591 N MacArthur Rd	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3330	505	32	15.7	89.5%	134 (26.5%)	248 (49.1%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.2%)	7.9	2001^st of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%		10.1	2032^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	1.7%	31	12.7		13.9	16.7	19.0	5.1			14.0	12.5	6.4	6.6	0.0			6.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	84.2	95.7	95.7		10.2	$16,395	$2,306	$14,088
Hope Academy	Public	K-8	955 N Illinois St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3280	501	36	13.9	93.8%	98 (19.6%)	320 (63.9%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.2%)	4.3	2056^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.0%		7.9	2067^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.0%	11	2.0	12.2	0.0	9.8	2.0	3.9	0.0	4.8	3.1	3.6	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	1.7	97.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.8	97.9	98.1		23.7	$18,499	$2,201	$16,298
Johns Hill Magnet School	Public	K-8	1025 E Johns Ave	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3350	627	41	15.2	79.7%	97 (15.5%)	248 (39.6%)	190 (30.3%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.8%)	13.3	1838^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.6	1825^th of 2067 public elementary schools	11.7%	13	18.8	22.4	20.3	19.0	17.2	23.5	24.2	17.9	20.4	15.6	17.5	7.8	13.2	19.4	3.0	12.6	95.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.7	95.5	95.6		31.4	$18,151	$2,446	$15,705
Robertson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2240 E Geddes Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 428-7072	327	11	29.7	63.9%	4 (1.2%)	292 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	12.4	1862^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	9.4%		20.9	1657^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.8%	205	7.1	21.6	24.0	21.4	35.7	27.6	30.8	42.1	31.0	8.0	3.6	10.7	3.4	2.6	7.9	5.9										$20,000	$1,381	$18,619
American Dreamer STEM Academy	Public	K-8	2115 S Taylor Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3380	423	28	15.1	89.1%	70 (16.5%)	282 (66.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.7%)	8.6	1982^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	3.6%		11	2014^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.6%	32	14.9	21.6	4.3	22.7	14.9	16.7	14.6	28.9	16.5	12.8	6.8	4.3	4.2	0.0	5.3	5.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4		30.6	$20,443	$5,488	$14,955
Dennis Lab School	Public	K-8	300 Meadow Terrace Pl	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3511	579	35	16.5	84.6%	164 (28.3%)	289 (49.9%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.0%)	7.7	2008^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.3%		11.8	1980^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.2%	28	17.9	17.4	16.0	7.4	14.5	6.1	17.2	4.3	10.6	7.8	1.9	5.4	4.6	9.4	2.9	5.3	91.9	94.2	94.2	94.2	98.9	94.0	94.0		27.6	$16,353	$1,930	$14,423
South Shores Elementary School	Public	K-6	2500 S Franklin Street Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3321	335	18	18.4	87.2%	88 (26.3%)	171 (51.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.2%)	6.2	2034^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.1%		9.7	2044^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.1%	10	7.1		12.5	13.2	2.4	17.0			11.4	8.3	5.3	2.4	0.0			4.0	95.6	95.9	95.9	95.9	97.8	95.9	95.9		10.4	$17,564	$2,789	$14,774
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 E Shafer St	Forsyth	62535	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 877-2023	593	39	15.1	33.7%	425 (71.7%)	42 (7.1%)	23 (3.9%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	71.8	554^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.1%		73.1	506^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.5%	48	38.0		64.0	62.8	64.1				63.7	71.9	50.0	46.7				56.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.2	98.2	12.0		$9,975	$1,108	$8,867
Muffley Elementary School	Public	K-6	88 S Country Club Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3341	386	22	17.5	84.5%	130 (33.7%)	188 (48.7%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.7%)	8.9	1974^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.9	1978^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.3%	4	15.5		15.3	14.0	10.3	23.5			15.6	13.6	6.0	1.7	6.0			6.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	98.7		8.1	$17,847	$2,601	$15,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Grove Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Grove Elementary School are 53% African American, 23% White, 21% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Franklin Grove Elementary School in?

Decatur School District 61

What schools do graduates of Franklin Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stephen Decatur Middle School
High : Eisenhower High School
High : MacArthur High School

Is Franklin Grove Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Grove Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Franklin Grove Elementary School.

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