Summary:
The 62896 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Denning Elementary School and Frankfort Intermediate School, both part of the Frankfort CUSD 168 district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they share some similarities and differences in their performance, student demographics, and resource allocation.
Frankfort Intermediate School stands out with a higher statewide ranking, ranking 1148 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Denning Elementary School, whose ranking information was not provided. Additionally, Frankfort Intermediate School has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating stable performance. Both schools have a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Frankfort Intermediate School at 54.89% and Denning Elementary School at 49.16% in the 2023-2024 school year.
In terms of academic performance, Frankfort Intermediate School's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests were generally lower than the state averages, with overall proficiency rates of 45.9% in ELA and 31.2% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The student-teacher ratio at Frankfort Intermediate School is lower than that of Denning Elementary School, which could be a positive factor, but it does not seem to have translated into significantly higher academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that both schools face challenges in supporting student learning and may need to implement targeted interventions to improve their performance.
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