Franklin Elementary School, Franklin IL

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School serves grades three through five in the small rural village of Franklin in southeastern Morgan County. The school is a regular public school within Franklin CUSD 1, enrolling a small group of students across three grade levels.

The most recent state test results paint a mixed picture. In English language arts, third grade reached about half proficiency, fourth grade about two-thirds, and fifth grade roughly three-quarters. Mathematics shows more variability. Third grade math proficiency runs higher than ELA at three-quarters, but fourth grade drops sharply to about one-third proficient, and fifth grade settles at just under half. Fifth grade science also hovers around half proficiency. All assessed grades show full test participation.

The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of districts across Morgan County, meaning its combined performance across tested grades and subjects exceeds the county median. That said, the math weakness in fourth grade stands out as an area a parent may want to look into further with the school.

The student body is overwhelmingly white, with one Asian student and the remainder white. The school is very small, with under a hundred students total, distributed unevenly across grades: the third grade class is roughly twice the size of the fourth grade class, while fifth grade is the largest. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learners, and special education were not available. The school does not report discipline or attendance data.

Franklin village itself is a stable, small residential community with an agricultural character, roughly 14 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Population has remained essentially flat for the past decades. The area is served by a library and churches, and residents gather annually for the Franklin Burgoo Festival. Housing values in the zip code are moderate relative to state benchmarks, with mortgage estimates well below the state mean. No major growth or new development was evident in recent public records.

No information about curriculum changes, school initiatives, or district-wide shifts was available in recent district communications or news sources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Science

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolFranklin CUSD 1, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.