Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Franklin Grove, Illinois
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School in Franklin Grove, Illinois enrolled 218 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
256 students in 2022-23, 242 students in 2023-24, 218 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 20.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 256 | 19.8 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 20.3 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 218 | 20.3 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School enrolled 251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent9.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were White, 7.3% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.4%
- Hispanic7.3%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 17% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School
- Madison SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.9 miles away: 323 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
- Washington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.2 miles away: 424 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.2 mi
- Compare Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School with Madison SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 spends per student$15,901 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,901
- The largest public schools in IllinoisAshton-Franklin Center Elementary School is the number 1,937 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,937 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School
How many students attend Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School?
218 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Franklin Grove, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School a Title I school?
Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School in?
Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275, NCES district ID 1704380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170438004527 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.