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Chelsea Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Chelsea Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Frankfort, Illinois, serving 889 students in grades 3-5. The school is part of the Frankfort CCSD 157C district, which is ranked 19 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chelsea Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking among the top elementary schools in Illinois over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 78th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (83.4%) and Mathematics (81.4%) significantly exceeding the state averages. Chelsea Elementary School also excels in serving diverse student populations, including African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, ranking among the top schools in Illinois for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Chelsea Elementary School stands out. Within the Frankfort CCSD 157C district, the school's performance is on par with or slightly lower than the district's other top-performing school, Grand Prairie Elementary School. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Education Service District 159, Chelsea Elementary School significantly outperforms these schools in academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, Sieden Prairie Elementary School, which is 3.54 miles away, has much lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

893

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,696

Per pupil spending ?

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22265 S 80th Ave
Frankfort, IL 60423-9786

(815) 469-2309

District: Frankfort CCSD 157C

Students who attend Chelsea Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hickory Creek Middle School
High:	Lincoln-Way East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg79%

Illinois avg44%

78^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 811Frankfort CCSD 157C 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	94.7	78 of 2056	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	56 of 2067	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	53 of 2077	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	37 of 2082	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	27 of 1948	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	102 of 2086	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	97 of 2037	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	221 of 2044	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	240 of 2046	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	80.4	345 of 2052	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	86.9	223 of 2093	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	86.4	237 of 2167	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	210 of 2166	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.9	224 of 2147	89.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	178 of 2139	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	193 of 2120	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	266 of 2092	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.6	381 of 2095	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	80.7	271 of 2086	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	397 of 2022	80.4%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	193 of 2030	90.5%	★★★★★
2003	78.0	420 of 2020	79.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	6 of 688	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	6 of 655	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	5 of 692	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	4 of 684	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	3 of 428	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	5 of 711	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	5 of 698	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	76.9	45 of 226	80.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	28 of 1049	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	8 of 886	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	24 of 907	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	58 of 788	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	84 of 826	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	80 of 1942	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	67 of 1942	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	55 of 1957	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	43 of 1970	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	23 of 1680	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	114 of 2019	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	106 of 1964	94.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	12 of 982	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	25 of 959	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	16 of 970	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	13 of 954	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	7 of 742	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	6 of 955	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	32 of 938	96.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	94.9	34 of 1763	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	13 of 1514	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	325 of 1816	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	181 of 1765	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	71 of 1947	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	48 of 1959	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	47 of 1984	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	36 of 1977	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	34 of 1707	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	85 of 2019	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	88 of 1972	95.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	15 of 120	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	1 of 93	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	4 of 93	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	4 of 95	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	3 of 40	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	44 of 1292	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	26 of 1195	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	51 of 1156	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	150 of 1113	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	79 of 640	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	140 of 1194	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	98.6	6 of 763	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	96 of 1389	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	52 of 1392	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	57 of 1419	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	32 of 1425	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	19 of 1308	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	130 of 1462	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	121 of 1463	91.7%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2022)80th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

Mathematics81%+43 vs state

Science66%+25 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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	3-5	22265 S 80th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 469-2309	893	58	15.3		649 (72.7%)	69 (7.7%)	81 (9.1%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.0%)	94.7	78^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.7	56^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.3%	22	66.0	77.7	81.6	91.0	83.4	86.3	75.9	82.1	81.4									$13,696	$429	$13,267
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	1-4	20912 S Frankfort Square Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 469-6993	466	38	12.1	23.8%	299 (64.2%)	58 (12.4%)	78 (16.7%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	88.6	209^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.8%		96.8	52^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.5%	157		71.8	72.6		72.2	80.6	65.0		73.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.3	96.3		$17,291	$603	$16,687
Dr Julian Rogus School	Public	K-4	20027 S 88th Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 464-2034	653	69	9.5	23.0%	465 (71.2%)	50 (7.7%)	82 (12.6%)	26 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	24 (3.7%)	87.9	224^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.1%		83.8	286^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.2%	62		64.0	79.0		71.9	73.9	71.0		72.3	98.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	15.8	97.6	98.7	15.7	$20,023	$599	$19,424
Marya Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Allemong Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1800	284	26	11.0	66.2%	3 (1.1%)	248 (87.3%)	17 (6.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	13.3	1839^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%		24.1	1567^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.2%	272	14.3	18.9	26.4	19.0	22.0	21.6	15.1	11.9	15.9									$25,910	$1,354	$24,556
Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	10480 Nebraska St	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 469-3366	840	52	16.1		611 (72.7%)	74 (8.8%)	77 (9.2%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)								(n/a)																		$15,714	$473	$15,241
Sieden Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Notre Dame Dr	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-2626	279	20	14.1	82.1%	12 (4.3%)	138 (49.5%)	117 (41.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	16.1	1759^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.4%		22.6	1604^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.4%	155	25.0	7.9	35.9	34.1	26.4	18.4	12.5	2.3	10.7									$27,443	$1,313	$26,130
Neil Armstrong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Imperial Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 481-7424	266	20	13.5	69.9%	2 (0.8%)	230 (86.5%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	26.4	1529^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.6%		32.7	1327^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.8%	202	15.6	37.8	50.0	24.4	37.7	35.1	27.1	4.4	21.5									$26,348	$1,473	$24,875
Woodgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Central Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 720-1107	260	22	12.0	72.7%	1 (0.4%)	236 (90.8%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	36.2	1290^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%		36.5	1237^th of 2067 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	25.6	41.2	42.9	48.8	44.5	41.2	26.2	20.9	28.6									$23,560	$1,270	$22,289
Peotone Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	9526 W Manhattan Monee Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 469-5744	147	13	11.7	36.7%	116 (78.9%)	1 (0.7%)	24 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	67.2	662^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	67.8%		55.4	816^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.5%	154	48.1		51.5	54.5	53.1		58.8	49.4	53.8									$19,292	$546	$18,747
Mokena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	11244 Willow Crest Ln	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 342-4850	709	43	16.4	19.5%	550 (77.6%)	24 (3.4%)	97 (13.7%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.0%)								(n/a)		62.6			62.6	67.3			67.3	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	5.9	$14,998	$711	$14,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea Elementary School

How many students attend Chelsea Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Chelsea Elementary School.

What district is Chelsea Elementary School in?

Frankfort CCSD 157C

What schools do graduates of Chelsea Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chelsea Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hickory Creek Middle School
High : Lincoln-Way East High School

Is Chelsea Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Chelsea Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 78^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea Elementary School?

Students at Chelsea Elementary School are 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

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