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Passow Elementary School

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Passow Elementary School ranks 304 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Passow Elementary School is a public elementary school in Franklin Park, Illinois, serving 393 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Franklin Park School District 84, which is ranked 279 out of 811 districts in the state.

Passow Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools in academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA (79.5%) and Math (64.1%) compared to the district (65.1% and 45%) and state (53.1% and 38.5%) averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 85.1% of students were proficient or better, compared to 72.8% in the district and 51.2% statewide. Passow also excels in serving specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students in ELA and Math.

When compared to nearby schools, Passow Elementary consistently outperforms other schools in the Franklin Park School District 84. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Passow had an ELA proficiency rate of 79.5%, compared to 52.2% at Dan H. Pietrini Elementary and 64.4% at North Elementary. While some nearby schools in other districts, such as River Grove Elementary and John F. Kennedy Elementary, also demonstrate high academic achievement, Passow's overall performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger ratings, is generally higher than these neighboring schools.

387

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,437

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 65th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg50%

Illinois avg44%

304^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

279^th of 811Franklin 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)99th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile+9 vs school

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

Female (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+26 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

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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
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%)	84	304^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.2%		63.3	671^st of 2067 public elementary schools	67.5%	367	41.7		75.6	85.1	75.0				79.5	82.9	58.2	56.3				64.1	96.9	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.9	9.5		$17,437	$388	$17,049
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%)	52.3	957^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.5%		58.3	757^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.4%	200	41.5		41.5	51.6	63.4				52.2	43.9	35.5	34.1				38.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	8.6		$17,159	$390	$16,769
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%)	70.9	581^st of 2056 public elementary schools	71.7%		66.8	611^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.4%	30	40.6		58.8	68.4	65.6				64.4	70.6	55.3	34.4				53.8	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.1	94.6	94.6	9.8		$18,655	$388	$18,266
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%)	30.3	1426^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.6%		23	1595^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.8%	169	16.2		35.9	44.8	35.6				38.8	46.2	27.6	12.3				25.3	98.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	95.9	98.2			$23,366	$1,187	$22,179
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)																	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	97.4	94.8	94.8		18.2
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%)	37.7	1258^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.2	1170^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.4%	88	28.6	24.6	54.2	37.8	59.2	23.3	51.1	36.7	42.7	43.8	26.7	18.4	20.0	25.5	6.7	22.7	98.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8	97.6	98.2	7.1	31.2	$26,930	$1,291	$25,639
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)			48.7						48.7	52.2						52.2	90.0	88.0	88.0	88.0	90.5	88.3	90.3	13.1		$16,660	$867	$15,793
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%)	48.7	1023^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	50.2%		49.6	948^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.1%	75	31.4	55.7	41.8	48.3	53.6	80.6	62.7	75.7	60.0	33.3	18.6	25.6	44.8	52.2	40.0	35.6	98.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.3	96.7	98.3	3.9	30.7	$14,560	$688	$13,872
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)																	99.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.4	11.8		$21,737	$806	$20,932
Roy Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 N Roy Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 451-2700	545	46	11.8	59.4%	49 (9.0%)	8 (1.5%)	471 (86.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40.9	1196^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.8%		32	1344^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.0%	148	36.3		46.9	46.5	55.7				49.7	38.8	21.8	16.5				25.7	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2			$18,829	$681	$18,148

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 304^th of 2056 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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