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Franklin Park Middle School

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Franklin Park Middle School ranks 442 nd of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Franklin Park Middle School serves 528 students in grades 4–8 in Salem, Illinois, and its results stand out among nearby schools for strong English Language Arts (ELA) performance. In 2025–2026, 70% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide and 68% in the district. The main concern for families is mathematics: proficiency was 27% overall, with a particularly low 16% in sixth grade compared with 36% statewide.

ELA is the school’s clearest strength, while math is its weakest subject relative to state and district results. Franklin Park’s ELA result was the highest among nearby schools with reported scores; those schools ranged from 23% to 42%, averaging 33%. In math, Franklin Park’s 27% was higher than the two nearby reported results, 9% and 17%, but remained below the state’s 40% and the district’s 31%. Science results were also stronger than the state’s: fifth-grade proficiency was 51% versus 48% statewide, and eighth-grade proficiency was 62% versus 52%. In eighth-grade science, Franklin Park also outscored South Central Middle School and Centralia Junior High School.

ELA has improved, rising from 59% in 2023–2024 to 70% in 2025–2026, but math has not kept pace with state gains: the school’s math gap with the state widened from 7 points to 12 points over that period. SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Park at the 61st percentile statewide with 3 stars, down from the 77th percentile two years earlier; its current rank is still above nearby schools ranked at the 15th and 17th percentiles. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notable contrast: the school is at the 80th percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students, compared with its overall 61st percentile, while its White Students ranking is at the 40th percentile, down 23 points since 2023–2024. Contextually, the 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 12.2, close to the nearby average of 12.1, and 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 19% in 2025–2026, below the state’s 24% and the nearby average of 20%.

528

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,120

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1325 Bobcat Cir
Salem, IL 62881-1015

(618) 740-0963

District: Salem School District 111

Students who attend Franklin Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Salem Community High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Park Middle School:

Elementary:

Hawthorn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Illinois avg49%

Elementary school

912^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

442^nd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

381^st of 738Salem School District 111 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	912 of 1737	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	994 of 2056	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	920 of 2067	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	754 of 2077	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	669 of 2082	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	741 of 1948	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	474 of 2086	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	496 of 2037	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	674 of 2044	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	693 of 2046	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.8	1089 of 2052	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.5	1174 of 2093	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	1157 of 2167	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.5	1054 of 2166	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.5	1364 of 2147	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	1275 of 2139	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	1139 of 2120	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	1156 of 2092	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	1305 of 2095	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.8	1286 of 2086	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	1251 of 2022	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.4	1490 of 2030	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	45.7	1286 of 2020	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	668 of 1049	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	295 of 886	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	203 of 907	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	804 of 1286	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	970 of 1942	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	850 of 1942	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	812 of 1957	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	718 of 1970	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	769 of 1680	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	380 of 2019	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	419 of 1964	78.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	284 of 1001	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	769 of 1800	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	679 of 1793	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	419 of 1808	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	251 of 1763	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	370 of 1514	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	84 of 1816	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	254 of 1765	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	684 of 1311	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	908 of 1947	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	887 of 1959	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	598 of 1984	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	527 of 1977	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	612 of 1707	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	555 of 2019	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	516 of 1972	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	925 of 1292	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	483 of 1195	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	405 of 1156	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	434 of 1113	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	445 of 640	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	485 of 1194	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	231 of 763	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	953 of 1149	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	1000 of 1389	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	978 of 1392	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	859 of 1419	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	766 of 1425	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	759 of 1308	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	606 of 1462	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	626 of 1463	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	442 of 1126	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	396 of 1368	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	318 of 1363	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	200 of 1367	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	123 of 1369	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	155 of 1241	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	125 of 1356	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	132 of 1293	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	211 of 1293	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	66.1	360 of 1294	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	53.1	512 of 1302	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.6	649 of 1322	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	734 of 1367	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.6	525 of 1365	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	668 of 1344	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	511 of 1327	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	591 of 1318	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.0	719 of 1293	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.0	703 of 1287	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	690 of 1272	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.5	582 of 1209	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.1	808 of 1204	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.6	653 of 1185	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	316 of 694	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	150 of 639	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	199 of 674	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	385 of 867	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	399 of 1248	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	305 of 1251	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	214 of 1275	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	119 of 1286	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	113 of 1017	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	156 of 1276	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	218 of 1226	82.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	8 of 58	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	158 of 788	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	307 of 1229	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	217 of 1219	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	76 of 1234	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	23 of 1221	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	78 of 1019	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	51 of 1217	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	82 of 1161	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	264 of 829	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	334 of 1271	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	284 of 1264	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	179 of 1292	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	122 of 1286	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	172 of 1048	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	100 of 1296	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	90 of 1223	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	252 of 812	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	204 of 802	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	264 of 805	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	243 of 781	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	267 of 548	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	148 of 792	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	106 of 602	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	450 of 754	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	391 of 884	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	323 of 875	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	220 of 895	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	132 of 898	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	176 of 813	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	170 of 905	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	165 of 889	81.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)54th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+14 vs state

Science56%+7 vs state

Mathematics27%-12 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 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 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
Franklin Park Middle School	Public	4-8	1325 Bobcat Cir	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-0963	528	43	12.2	55.1%	474 (89.8%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	56.8	442^nd of 1126 public middle schools	60.7%		67.6	396^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.1%	46	50.6	62.2	55.6	62.8	73.5	76.7	85.4	70.1	38.9		16.3	38.4	30.5	27.2	99%		$16,120	$924	$15,196
Sandoval Junior High School	Public	6-8	859 W Missouri Ave	Sandoval	62882	Marion County	Sandoval CUSD 501	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 247-3361	84	5	16.0	78.6%	71 (84.5%)	3 (3.6%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)								22.8							97.5%		$16,659	$1,214	$15,445
South Central Middle School	Public	6-8	503 S Madison St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 547-7734	140	13	10.4	56.4%	137 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	18.1	936^th of 1126 public middle schools	16.9%		26.5	988^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.8%	52		37.5			34.5	39.5	54.2	42.3			22.4			17.4	99.3%		$15,912	$944	$14,969
Patoka Junior High School	Public	6-8	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 432-5200	44	4	10.4	31.8%	42 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)								27.7							100%		$17,707	$426	$17,282
Centralia Junior High School	Public	4-8	900 S Pine St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-1907	559	48	11.5	—	329 (58.9%)	105 (18.8%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.1%)	16.4	962^nd of 1126 public middle schools	14.6%		21.4	1087^th of 1368 public middle schools	20.5%	125	22.8	29.2	31.5	30.4	51.5	42.7	43.3	39.8	10.3			10.9		9.3	100%		$20,117	$1,339	$18,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Park Middle School

What high school do graduates of Franklin Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Park Middle School usually go on to attend Salem Community High School

Is Franklin Park Middle School a good school?

Franklin Park Middle School ranks 442^nd of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Franklin Park Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Park Middle School?

Students at Franklin Park Middle School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Franklin Park Middle School in?

Salem School District 111

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