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Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-5

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School serves 322 students in grades 3–5 in Itasca, in Itasca School District 10. In 2025–26, 84% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 74% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The clearest takeaway is that Franzen’s proficiency is substantially above the state average in both subjects.

Franzen also leads the nearby schools that serve the same grades in overall ELA and math results: its scores were 84% and 74%, versus averages of 51% and 40% at Medinah Intermediate School and Westview Elementary School. Its advantage over the state was especially large in math, at 34 percentage points, compared with 28 points in ELA; compared with the district, the leads were 7 and 3 points, respectively. Fifth-grade science was another strength: Franzen’s 78% was 30 points above the state and higher than nearby results, including Spring Hills Elementary School at 74%. One relative dip is fourth-grade math: Franzen’s 68% was 2 points below Spring Hills’ 70%.

Results have climbed over three reported years: ELA proficiency rose 15 points, from 69% in 2023–24 to 84% in 2025–26, and math increased 17 points, from 57% to 74%. The math score’s lead over the state widened from 28 to 34 points, while the ELA gap stayed about the same. SchoolDigger gives Franzen 5 stars and ranks it in the 95th statewide percentile (94th out of 1,737); the district is in the 91st percentile. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide percentile for how well Franzen serves students receiving special education was 76, below its overall 95th-percentile standing and down from 82 in each of the two prior years. Its ranking for serving low-socioeconomic-status students improved from the 62nd percentile in 2022–23 to the 87th in 2023–24 and 86th in 2024–25. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.4, the highest among nearby schools, compared with their 12.9 average. Franzen reported 6% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–22; that older figure is not a current-year measure.

322

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,101

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

94.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

730 Catalpa Ave
Itasca, IL 60143-1465

(630) 773-0100

District: Itasca School District 10

Students who attend Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	F E Peacock Middle School
High:	Lake Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Hispanic:

22.4%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg75%

Illinois avg48%

94^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 738Itasca School District 10 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	91.8	94 of 1737	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	176 of 2056	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	141 of 2067	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	296 of 2077	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	219 of 2082	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	136 of 1948	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	336 of 2086	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	344 of 2037	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	609 of 2044	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.7	334 of 2046	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	209 of 2052	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	89.3	145 of 2093	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	206 of 2167	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	176 of 2166	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	234 of 2147	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	253 of 2139	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	306 of 2120	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.2	248 of 2092	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	83.4	160 of 2095	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	342 of 2086	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	276 of 2022	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	77.8	416 of 2030	79.5%	★★★★☆
2003	78.8	388 of 2020	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	22 of 237	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	54.4	113 of 226	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.5	14 of 243	94.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	112 of 1049	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	221 of 907	75.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	12 of 165	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	76.5	96 of 788	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	53 of 826	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	77 of 788	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	58 of 768	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.2	40 of 537	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	16 of 743	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	47 of 718	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	141 of 1286	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	92.1	108 of 1942	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	87 of 1942	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	251 of 1957	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	197 of 1970	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	185 of 1680	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	456 of 2019	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	374 of 1964	81.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	83 of 536	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	59 of 982	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	57 of 959	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	133 of 970	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	27 of 954	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	73 of 742	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	114 of 955	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	218 of 938	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	253 of 1800	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	230 of 1793	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	696 of 1808	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.4	167 of 1816	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	66 of 1311	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.5	258 of 1947	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	165 of 1959	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	339 of 1984	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	239 of 1977	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	95 of 1707	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	219 of 2019	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	315 of 1972	84.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	48 of 201	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	234 of 1292	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	212 of 1195	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	408 of 1156	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.5	101 of 1113	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	147 of 1194	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	48 of 763	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	60 of 1149	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	152 of 1389	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	82 of 1392	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.7	306 of 1419	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	288 of 1425	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	156 of 1308	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	417 of 1462	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	320 of 1463	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2023)91st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+28 vs state

Science78%+30 vs state

Mathematics74%+34 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Extremely disappointed with School District 10 for allowing the poor leadership of Principal Witt continue to drive the overall experience with the school down. Poor organization of events, poor communication, and the overall atmosphere of the school is deteriorating. Unless appropriate academic programs and leadership are implemented, the school will continue to pass on a poor experience to the children of the community. Maybe with a change at the principal level, staffing changes could improve the school overall. Close Quote

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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 6th 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 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
Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School	Public	3-5	730 Catalpa Ave	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 773-0100	322	21	15.4	—	217 (67.4%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.4%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	91.8	94^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.6%		90	176^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.4%	82	77.6	84.4	85.4	82.8		84.1	84.4	68.0	70.7		73.8	94.9%		$17,101	$190	$16,912
Raymond Benson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	301 E Washington St	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 773-0554	333	23	14.4	—	201 (60.4%)	11 (3.3%)	68 (20.4%)	35 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.8%)								(n/a)												94.8%		$18,591	$190	$18,402
Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Wellington Ave	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4388	301	31	9.8	80.1%	57 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	223 (74.1%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	16	1471^st of 1737 public elementary schools	15.3%		31.9	1387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.5%	84	41.7		35.4	40.0		33.1	27.5	22.4	23.3		24.2	99%		$22,329	$758	$21,571
Medinah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	7N330 Medinah Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 529-6105	250	17	14.3	44.0%	139 (55.6%)	16 (6.4%)	66 (26.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	42.5	962^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	44.6%		54.8	911^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.7%	51	51.5	43.5	65.9	56.1		56.1	46.4	37.5	34.8		39.5			$18,211	$71	$18,141
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-6	1414 Armstrong Ln	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-5200	513	51	10.1	—	199 (38.8%)	31 (6.0%)	166 (32.4%)	95 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	42	972^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	44.0%		62.7	748^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.6%	224	37.0	38.4	62.5	60.3	59.2	55.0	39.7	48.6	42.5	38.0	42.2	95%		$18,835	$1,231	$17,604
Medinah Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	22W300 Sunnyside Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 529-9788	248	17	15.0	35.1%	139 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	73 (29.4%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)												93.9%		$22,450	$447	$22,003
Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 JF Kennedy Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4375	410	35	11.8	63.4%	144 (35.1%)	10 (2.4%)	241 (58.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	30	1181^st of 1737 public elementary schools	32.0%		46.2	1075^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.7%	106	47.1	36.4	49.4	50.0		46.1	41.8	42.0	21.4		35.0	98.7%		$21,253	$744	$20,509
Westview Elementary School	Public	3-5	200 N Addison Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-8040	277	20	13.6	62.8%	96 (34.7%)	7 (2.5%)	149 (53.8%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	36.5	1069^th of 1737 public elementary schools	38.5%		39.4	1223^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.5%	154	55.2	32.8	48.1	51.7		45.0	46.3	44.2	34.5		41.1	96.7%		$24,422	$421	$24,001
Adolph Link Elementary School	Public	K-6	900 W Glenn Trl	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5300	652	46	14.0	—	243 (37.3%)	22 (3.4%)	123 (18.9%)	232 (35.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	59.2	680^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.9%		78.2	425^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.3%	255	58.0	35.8	65.9	71.6	77.5	64.1	37.9	52.2	46.6	61.3	50.0	96.7%		$17,351	$848	$16,503
Clearmont Elementary School	Public	K-5	280 Clearmont Dr	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4372	408	35	11.7	50.0%	291 (71.3%)	8 (2.0%)	75 (18.4%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	60.5	665^th of 1737 public elementary schools	61.7%		64.8	706^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.7%	41	60.8	61.8	61.7	70.3		64.9	56.7	41.7	45.9		48.3	87.3%		$22,333	$725	$21,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School

What district is Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School in?

Itasca School District 10

What is the racial makeup of Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School?

Students at Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : F E Peacock Middle School
High : Lake Park High School

How many students attend Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School.

Is Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School a good school?

Yes. Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School ranks in the top 5.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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