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Passow Elementary School

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Passow Elementary School ranks 295 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Passow Elementary School serves 387 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Franklin Park, Illinois, and is part of Franklin Park School District 84. Its strongest overall finding is that in 2025–2026, Passow’s all-grades proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and math was higher than the district and state rates and the average for nearby schools serving the same grades.

Passow is especially strong in ELA: 82% of students were proficient, compared with 73% in the district, 56% statewide, and a 56% average among four nearby PK–5 schools with reported results. Math proficiency was 62%, versus 47% in the district, 40% statewide, and a 41% nearby-school average. Fifth-grade results are more mixed. Passow had the highest reported nearby fifth-grade ELA score, at 85%, just above Dan H Pietrini Elementary School at 84%. But fifth-grade math was 52%—below the district’s 53%, though above the state’s 36%; Dan H Pietrini scored 58% and North Elementary School 50%. Fifth-grade science was 55%, below the district’s 59% but above the state’s 48%.

Results have improved substantially since 2023–2024: ELA rose from 40% to 82%, while math increased from 34% to 62%, though math eased from 64% in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger ranks Passow at the 83rd percentile statewide with four stars in 2025–2026, the highest ranking among nearby schools with recent data. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 10.9, tied with North, and 64.9% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, close to the 64.6% average among nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Passow serves Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 98th percentile in 2025–2026, 15 points above the school’s overall ranking. Its ranking for how well it serves English Language Learner Students reached the 90th percentile in 2023–2024, up from the 62nd percentile in 2021–2022.

387

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,913

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2838 Calwagner St
Franklin Park, IL 60131-2649

(847) 455-6781

District: Franklin Park School District 84

Students who attend Passow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hester Junior High School
High:	East Leyden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

White:

19.1%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

Illinois avg48%

295^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Franklin Park School District 84

242^nd of 738Franklin Park School District 84 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
2026	80.3	295 of 1737	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	304 of 2056	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	671 of 2067	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	461 of 2077	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	755 of 2082	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	601 of 1948	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	411 of 2086	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	528 of 2037	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	411 of 2044	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	68.5	585 of 2046	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	60.0	714 of 2052	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.1	921 of 2093	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	1053 of 2167	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	1045 of 2166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	994 of 2147	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.4	952 of 2139	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.9	1074 of 2120	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.6	1222 of 2092	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	1438 of 2095	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1461 of 2086	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	1172 of 2022	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.0	1285 of 2030	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.2	856 of 2020	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	166 of 1049	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	369 of 907	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	82 of 826	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	102 of 788	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.4	288 of 768	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	173 of 537	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	394 of 743	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.8	60 of 718	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	208 of 1286	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	201 of 1942	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	589 of 1942	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	514 of 1957	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	655 of 1970	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	644 of 1680	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	406 of 2019	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	428 of 1964	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	41 of 536	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	51 of 982	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	120 of 959	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	75 of 970	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.9	168 of 954	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	48 of 742	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	59 of 955	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	129 of 938	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	25 of 1001	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	15 of 1800	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	81 of 1793	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	29 of 1808	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	150 of 1763	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	47 of 1514	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	52 of 1816	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	83 of 1765	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	363 of 1311	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	411 of 1947	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	749 of 1959	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	385 of 1984	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	796 of 1977	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	544 of 1707	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	526 of 2019	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	600 of 1972	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	381 of 1292	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	218 of 1194	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	105 of 1149	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	76 of 1389	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	52.4	652 of 1392	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	206 of 1419	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	528 of 1425	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	481 of 1308	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	311 of 1462	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	349 of 1463	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+26 vs state

Mathematics62%+22 vs state

Science55%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Passow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2838 Calwagner St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-6781	387	35	10.9	64.9%	74 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	299 (77.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	80.3	295^th of 1737 public elementary schools	83.0%		84	304^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.2%	9	54.9		83.6	78.0	84.5				82.4	68.9	68.0	52.1				62.1	97.1%		$17,913	$462	$17,451
Dan H Pietrini Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 Fullerton Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-7960	242	22	11.1	67.8%	33 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	198 (81.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	68.5	506^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.9%		52.3	957^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.5%	451	61.3		66.7	63.4	83.9				70.6	56.7	43.9	58.1				52.0	98.7%		$18,701	$462	$18,239
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9500 Gage Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 678-7962	199	18	10.9	56.8%	59 (29.6%)	1 (0.5%)	127 (63.8%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	69.1	492^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.9	581^st of 2056 public elementary schools	71.7%	89	65.0		43.8	75.8	72.5				64.8	65.6	60.6	50.0				58.1	96.8%		$19,917	$462	$19,455
Scott Elementary School	Public	K-5	2250 Scott St	Melrose Park	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-4818	385	38	10.2	66.0%	30 (7.8%)	10 (2.6%)	335 (87.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16.1	1469^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.4%		30.3	1426^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.6%	43	22.0		33.8	43.2	45.8				40.2	32.4		16.9				23.2	98.4%		$27,658	$919	$26,739
Enger School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 Grand Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 455-5299	0	14	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.8%
Enger School - Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 Grand Ave	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 455-5299	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8931 Fullerton Ave	River Grove	60171	Cook County	Rhodes School District 84-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 453-6813	499	67	7.4	68.5%	106 (21.2%)	26 (5.2%)	352 (70.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	28.7	1205^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.6%		37.7	1258^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.8%	53	35.3	41.9	46.2	54.9	43.1	37.0	33.9	58.1	44.8	53.8	31.4		25.9	28.8	27.9	30.6	97.5%		$28,750	$1,185	$27,566
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3945 Wehrman Ave	Schiller Park	60176	Cook County	Schiller Park School District 81	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 671-1816	603	55	11.0	68.0%	227 (37.6%)	10 (1.7%)	317 (52.6%)	27 (4.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)								(n/a)			51.2						51.2	57.0						57.0	96.3%		$19,389	$687	$18,702
River Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2650 Thatcher Ave	River Grove	60171	Cook County	River Grove School District 85-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 453-6172	722	53	13.5	51.0%	281 (38.9%)	13 (1.8%)	386 (53.5%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	46.5	898^th of 1737 public elementary schools	48.3%		48.7	1023^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	50.2%	125	35.4	70.0	58.2	59.0	66.2	74.7	81.8	87.1	71.0	53.7	25.3	24.6	45.1	72.7	52.1	44.9	97.9%		$15,527	$412	$15,115
Whittier Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	338 Whitehall Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3175	368	30	12.2	79.1%	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	343 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	98.4%		$26,134	$1,302	$24,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Passow Elementary School

How many students attend Passow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Passow Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Passow Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hester Junior High School
High : East Leyden High School

What district is Passow Elementary School in?

Franklin Park School District 84

Is Passow Elementary School a good school?

Passow Elementary School ranks 295^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Passow Elementary School?

Students at Passow Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 19% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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