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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Q: Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks 189 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a K–5 school with 581 students in Glen Ellyn, an area with several nearby elementary-school options across four districts. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were well above state results in English language arts (ELA), math, and fifth-grade science. The most important qualification is that ELA is its relative soft spot: the school scored below Glen Ellyn School District 41 in ELA, though it was above the district in math and science.

Compared with nearby schools, Benjamin Franklin performed strongly overall, but was not the top scorer in every subject. Its ELA proficiency was 75%, third among 10 schools and 7 points above the nearby-school average; it trailed the district by 2 points but exceeded the state by 19. Forest Glen and Abraham Lincoln scored higher in ELA. In math, Benjamin Franklin’s 71% ranked fourth locally and was 10 points above the nearby average, 2 points above the district, and 32 points above the state. Fifth-grade science was 70%, tied for third locally with Westfield and 10 points above the nearby average; it was 4 points above the district and 23 above the state. Within the grades, fourth-grade ELA was a strength, while math proficiency declined from 77% in third grade to 67% in fifth.

Results remain much stronger than in 2023–24, although neither subject improved in the latest year: ELA rose from 53% to 76%, then eased to 75%; math went from 60% to 75%, then 71%. SchoolDigger ranks the school 189th of 1,737, in the 89th percentile, and gives it four stars for 2025–26; two nearby schools rank higher. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 15.4, the highest among nearby schools with data. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 9% in 2021–22. SchoolDigger’s statewide student-group rankings are notably lower than its overall standing: Special Education Students ranked in the 34th percentile in 2025–26 versus 89th overall, while Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked in the 45th percentile in 2023–24 versus 88th overall that year. Interpret the special education change cautiously because the ranking pool shifted from 1,292 schools to 201.

581

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,502

Per pupil spending ?

8.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

98.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

350 Bryant Ave
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5256

(630) 790-6400

District: Glen Ellyn School District 41

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hadley Junior High School
High:	Glenbard West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (72% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Glen Ellyn School District 41's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Illinois avg48%

189^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Glen Ellyn School District 41

90^th of 738Glen Ellyn School District 41 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	86.2	189 of 1737	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	91.9	135 of 2056	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	238 of 2067	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	215 of 2077	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.9	112 of 2082	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	104 of 1948	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	111 of 2086	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	127 of 2037	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	117 of 2044	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	105 of 2046	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	125 of 2052	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.9	56 of 2093	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	47 of 2167	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	155 of 2166	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	274 of 2147	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	86.6	82 of 2139	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	86.4	96 of 2120	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	170 of 2092	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	168 of 2095	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.2	209 of 2086	90.0%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	243 of 2022	88.0%	★★★★☆
2004	85.7	153 of 2030	92.5%	★★★★★
2003	85.1	172 of 2020	91.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	170 of 1049	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	52 of 907	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	178 of 1286	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	117 of 1942	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	192 of 1942	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	230 of 1957	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	123 of 1970	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	134 of 1680	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	250 of 2019	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	225 of 1964	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	336 of 982	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	187 of 959	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	336 of 938	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	991 of 1793	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.0	343 of 1808	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	1033 of 1816	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1087 of 1765	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	235 of 1311	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.2	166 of 1947	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	288 of 1959	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	208 of 1984	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	117 of 1977	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	68 of 1707	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	58 of 2019	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	123 of 1972	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	133 of 201	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	88.1	107 of 1292	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	139 of 1195	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	150 of 1156	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	167 of 1113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	30 of 640	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	43 of 1194	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	165 of 1149	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	134 of 1389	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	237 of 1392	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	235 of 1419	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	100 of 1425	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	86 of 1308	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	56 of 1462	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	67 of 1463	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)45th percentile-44 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+19 vs state

Mathematics71%+32 vs state

Science70%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 9, 2012

I would recommend against this school and this school district. They claim they don't have enough time to attend to the children's needs. Additionally, they don't respond in a reasonable amount of time.

The school secretaries know more about what's going on than the principal and the assistant principal is a bully.

The district administration doesn't stand up for children either. Close Quote

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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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	350 Bryant Ave	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6400	581	38	15.4	—	471 (81.1%)	7 (1.2%)	53 (9.1%)	26 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)	86.2	189^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.1%		91.9	135^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.4%	54	70.2	69.6	79.6	75.7	75.1	76.9	71.4	66.7	71.3	98.4%		$18,502	$403	$18,099
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	380 Greenfield Ave	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6400	559	36	15.3	—	424 (75.8%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.9%)	54 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	88.3	153^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	91.2%		89.4	191^st of 2056 public elementary schools	90.7%	38	73.6	66.7	83.2	74.4	75.3	80.8	74.5	75.8	76.8	98.7%		$20,967	$403	$20,564
Forest Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	561 Elm St	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6400	581	39	14.7	—	352 (60.6%)	9 (1.5%)	95 (16.4%)	94 (16.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	89.5	134^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.3%		90.3	175^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.5%	41	71.9	75.0	84.1	74.4	78.0	83.8	71.6	75.6	76.4	97.2%		$23,128	$403	$22,725
Park View Elementary School	Public	K-5	250 S Park Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 858-1600	390	29	13.4	32.3%	225 (57.7%)	22 (5.6%)	73 (18.7%)	51 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	80	301^st of 1737 public elementary schools	82.7%		84.1	301^st of 2056 public elementary schools	85.4%		62.9	64.6	88.2	71.0	74.8	70.8	69.1	55.1	64.9	97.9%		$19,385	$461	$18,924
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 W Madison St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 827-4100	477	42	11.4	47.0%	266 (55.8%)	36 (7.5%)	99 (20.8%)	58 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	37.5	1053^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.9	1066^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.2%	13	45.1	60.0	50.0	58.5	56.1	43.1	28.4	30.5	33.5	96.7%		$23,122	$880	$22,242
Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	23W240 Geneva Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 790-6400	618	50	12.4	—	243 (39.3%)	15 (2.4%)	187 (30.3%)	150 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	60.8	661^st of 1737 public elementary schools	61.9%		69.1	620^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.8%	41	49.0	53.8	67.4	64.4	61.9	66.3	52.8	47.1	55.1	97.7%		$20,531	$806	$19,725
District 41 Kindergarten Center	Public	K	23W240 Geneva Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 790-6495	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.3%		$22,073	$403	$21,670
Westfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	2S125 Mayfield Ln	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 858-2770	311	23	13.7	18.6%	185 (59.5%)	22 (7.1%)	54 (17.4%)	29 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	82	266^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.7%		79.8	400^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.5%	134	70.2	79.2	72.3	72.3	74.6	81.3	57.4	59.6	66.2	97.3%		$18,840	$501	$18,340
Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 S President St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2085	283	24	11.7	30.4%	183 (64.7%)	21 (7.4%)	25 (8.8%)	39 (13.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	84.3	226^th of 1737 public elementary schools	87.0%		89.4	190^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.8%	36	58.3	68.8	81.6	70.0	72.8	85.1	78.4	68.0	76.9	100%		$21,796	$814	$20,982
Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School	Public	K-5	617 Hammerschmidt Ave	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4200	381	28	13.5	13.9%	309 (81.1%)	5 (1.3%)	35 (9.2%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	51.2	816^th of 1737 public elementary schools	53.0%		65	704^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.8%	112	46.7	60.0	63.9	50.0	58.2	68.0	38.9	40.0	47.3	98.3%		$20,127	$344	$19,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks 189^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hadley Junior High School
High : Glenbard West High School

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in?

Glen Ellyn School District 41

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