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Franklin Primary School

Public Grades K-4

1875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Primary School is an elementary school located in Peoria, Illinois, serving 356 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Peoria School District 150, which is ranked 769 out of 811 districts in the state.

Despite consistent funding and resources, Franklin Primary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 29% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, only 15.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 18.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 39.4% over the past few years.

When comparing Franklin Primary School to other nearby schools in the Peoria School District 150, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lowest-performing in the district. For example, Whittier Primary School, located just 0.91 miles away, outperforms Franklin Primary School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency by a significant margin. Addressing the underlying issues and implementing targeted interventions will be crucial for the school and the district to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for all students.

332

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,317

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

807 W Columbia Ter
Peoria, IL 61606-1334

(309) 682-2693

District: Peoria School District 150

Students who attend Franklin Primary School usually attend:

High:

Peoria High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.3%

Two or more races:

12.7%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Illinois avg46%

1,875^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Peoria School District 150

769^th of 811Peoria School District 150 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	12.0	1875 of 2056	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	1939 of 2067	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1978 of 2077	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1947 of 2082	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1904 of 1948	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	2033 of 2086	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1958 of 2037	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1946 of 2044	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1962 of 2046	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	1953 of 2052	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1940 of 2093	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	1974 of 2167	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	1979 of 2166	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	1813 of 2147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	1729 of 2139	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	1554 of 2120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.2	1378 of 2092	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.4	1530 of 2095	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.6	1453 of 2086	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.6	1482 of 2022	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.5	1441 of 2030	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.1	1366 of 2020	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	597 of 688	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	499 of 655	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	587 of 692	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	589 of 684	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	330 of 428	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	668 of 711	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	600 of 698	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	639 of 886	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	631 of 907	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1694 of 1942	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1719 of 1942	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1919 of 1957	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1798 of 1970	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1658 of 1680	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1962 of 2019	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1870 of 1964	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1592 of 1800	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1662 of 1793	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1677 of 1808	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1577 of 1763	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1434 of 1514	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1738 of 1816	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1671 of 1765	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1828 of 1947	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1881 of 1959	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1819 of 1984	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1871 of 1977	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1645 of 1707	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1954 of 2019	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1901 of 1972	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1115 of 1292	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	963 of 1195	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	962 of 1156	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1101 of 1113	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	625 of 640	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1051 of 1194	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	723 of 763	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)28th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-33 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Primary School	Public	K-4	807 W Columbia Ter	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 682-2693	332	26	12.8	93.1%	34 (10.2%)	240 (72.3%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.7%)	12	1875^th of 2056 public elementary schools	8.8%		13	1939^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.2%	64			25.8	13.8					19.8	22.7	7.7					15.3	95.7	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	95.1		$16,317	$2,523	$13,794
Whittier Primary School	Public	K-4	1619 W Fredonia Ave	Peoria	61606	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6569	366	27	13.5	79.5%	75 (20.5%)	159 (43.4%)	75 (20.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.5%)	24.4	1572^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	23.5%		18.5	1723^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	16.6%	151			42.1	23.6					34.1	30.3	16.4					24.2	96.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.5	97.2	96.6		$14,565	$1,803	$12,762
The Elise Ford Allen Academy	Public	K-8	1704 W Aiken Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6574	642	41	15.5	97.0%	24 (3.7%)	537 (83.6%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	6.2	2035^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.2	2063^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.2%	28	3.0	7.0	7.7	3.0	22.4	6.3	10.1	15.0	10.7	14.1	4.5	4.5	0.0	1.5	3.4	5.0	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	28.6	97.1	96.8	26.7	$15,341	$2,155	$13,186
Glen Oak Community Learning Center	Public	K-8	2100 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6518	794	44	17.9	91.7%	39 (4.9%)	452 (56.9%)	242 (30.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	7.9	1999^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.8%		11	2011^th of 2067 public elementary schools	2.7%	12	4.2	11.4	13.6	12.9	17.7	15.3	11.0	33.7	17.6	15.9	9.5	3.1	4.8	6.8	4.5	7.4	94.0	94.9	94.9	94.9	29.2	93.3	94.0	25.9	$13,728	$1,361	$12,366
Lincoln School	Public	K-8	700 Mary St	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6542	823	54	15.2	93.9%	83 (10.1%)	370 (45.0%)	288 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (9.2%)	8	1995^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.0%		10.5	2023^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	2.1%	28	6.1	3.8	18.7	10.0	13.1	13.5	11.9	8.3	12.4	9.3	8.9	6.0	6.8	11.9	2.4	7.7	94.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	96.6	94.8	95.9	32.8	$14,795	$1,848	$12,948
Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School	Public	K-4	1907 W Forrest Hill Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6571	442	29	15.1	87.8%	50 (11.3%)	299 (67.6%)	50 (11.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	14.5	1804^th of 2056 public elementary schools	12.3%		12.3	1966^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.9%	162			28.2	17.6					22.7	23.1	13.1					17.9	94.0	94.3	94.3	94.3		93.8	92.8		$15,254	$2,294	$12,960
Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	918 W Florence Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6531	378	31	12.1	84.7%	65 (17.2%)	223 (59.0%)	39 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.2%)	28.2	1479^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.1%		24.8	1549^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.1%	70			38.5	33.8					36.5	30.8	23.8					27.7	96.9	95.6	95.6	95.6		95.6	95.6		$17,761	$2,122	$15,639
Trewyn Primary School	Public	K-8	1419 S Folkers Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 672-6500	375	33	11.3	94.1%	30 (8.0%)	291 (77.6%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	9.8	1952^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.4	2027^th of 2067 public elementary schools	1.9%	75	4.2	4.8	29.8	20.0	8.3	8.3	16.2	31.8	18.3	23.4	11.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.2	94.9	95.2	95.2	95.2	38.7	95.4	95.4	18.0	$16,724	$2,053	$14,672
Hines Primary School	Public	K-4	4603 N Knoxville Ave	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6525	403	27	14.9	88.8%	69 (17.1%)	230 (57.1%)	40 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.6%)	17.9	1720^th of 2056 public elementary schools	16.3%		18	1735^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.1%	15			23.5	31.3					27.3	17.5	22.5					20.0	97.0	97.3	97.3	97.3		97.0	97.0		$15,677	$1,734	$13,943
Annie Jo Gordon Community Lrning Center	Public	K-8	2727 W Krause Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6522	542	43	12.6	92.3%	31 (5.7%)	297 (54.8%)	178 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	9.1	1972^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.3	2001^st of 2067 public elementary schools	3.2%	29	7.1	12.0	8.1	24.1	5.4	17.4	28.3	43.1	20.4	17.7	19.0	1.8	2.2	4.3	5.9	9.1	88.7	91.0	91.0	91.0	26.3	90.3	89.2	21.0	$16,367	$2,453	$13,914

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Is Franklin Primary School a good school?

Franklin Primary School ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Franklin Primary School in?

Peoria School District 150

How many students attend Franklin Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Franklin Primary School.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Primary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Primary School usually go on to attend:

High : Peoria High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Primary School?

Students at Franklin Primary School are 72% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% White, 5% Hispanic.

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