Dan H Pietrini Elem School, Franklin Park IL

Original Research by School Decision on Dan H Pietrini Elem School

Dan H Pietrini Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Franklin Park, a working-class Cook County village about thirteen miles west of downtown Chicago. The school sits on the west side of the community, in a residential pocket where the local economy is shaped by freight rail, proximity to O'Hare, and manufacturing and logistics operations.

The enrollment is small, just over two hundred students. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of white students and a few students of Asian descent. The school sits in one of the most economically concentrated parts of the Chicago area, and detailed household income and free-or-reduced-price-lunch data were not available, but the neighborhood context and housing values suggest a working-to-middle-class area.

State testing results show uneven performance across grades and subjects. In English language arts, third grade proficiency is below the midpoint, fourth grade is near it, and fifth grade rises above the midpoint. Mathematics proficiency is lower across all three grades tested, with third grade around the midpoint and fourth and fifth grades noticeably below. In science, fifth-grade proficiency is also low. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint relative to other districts in Cook County. Test participation rates were nearly universal or complete in all reported grades, so absenteeism on testing days was not a limiting factor. It is worth noting that Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores for 2024-25, so year-to-year comparison with prior results is not available.

The school serves grades pre-K through five only, so there are no state assessments for middle school grades and no graduation rate. A parent may want to ask Franklin Park SD 84 directly about the academic pathway beyond fifth grade and how the district supports the transition to middle school.

Franklin Park itself is a car-oriented suburban village anchored by manufacturing, logistics, and industrial employment tied to O'Hare and regional rail yards. Two Metra stations and several Pace bus routes serve the community. Housing stock is mature, built mostly in the mid-twentieth century, and median home values are significantly below state and national benchmarks. The area is pursuing pedestrian and bicycle connections between downtown and the industrial areas, and a Metra signal modernization project is underway. Population has been flat to slightly declining, and the resale market is active but modest in volume.

The school operates as a regular public school within Franklin Park School District 84. No information about specialized programs, staff-to-student ratios, or classroom structure was available. Information on English learner services, special education enrollment, or discipline data was also missing. A parent interested in these details should contact the school or district directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 66% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 52% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 43% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 59% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 73% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 69% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 41%

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

This schoolFranklin Park SD 84, 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.