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Franklin Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

301 N 2nd St, Belleville, IL 62220 · (618) 233-2413 · Part of Belleville School District 118

Belleville’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
172
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Franklin Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Belleville kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Belleville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Franklin Elem SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 N 2nd St, Belleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten21
Grade 127
Grade 225
Grade 324
Grade 422
Grade 526
Grade 627
Enrollment over time
162’20
159’21
145’22
152’23
172’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 25%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 12%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Franklin Elem School from Belleville families.

Other schools in Belleville School District 118

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
B−
293 students11:1
Washington School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Belleville
192 students23:1
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
C
542 students16:1
Union Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B
432 students15:1
Westhaven Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B−
313 students9:1
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B−
272 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belleville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.