Summary:
The 61031 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 242 students. The school is part of the Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 district, which is ranked 361 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School's academic performance has been mixed, with lower proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (43% vs. 53.1% statewide) and Mathematics (32.1% vs. 38.5% statewide) for all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's 5th-grade students performed better than the state average in ELA (58.8% vs. 54.6%) and Science (45.7% vs. 40.6%), though still lower in Mathematics (32.4% vs. 36.5%). The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year was also higher than the state average.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,078 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9, which is lower than the state average, these resources do not seem to be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school serves a high proportion of students (51.24%) from low-income families, which may present socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student performance. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past few years, suggesting opportunities for the school to learn from its own successes and implement strategies to improve performance across all grade levels.
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