Photo: Archaic saji at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Franklin Park’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Franklin Park, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Franklin Park, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Franklin Park’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Leyden Community High School District 212 spends $27,779 per student and Mannheim School District 83 $26,191, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Franklin Park’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Illinois school districts, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin Park, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Hester Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 426 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Hester Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 426 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Hester Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 426 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
East Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,840 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Northlake
10th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
East Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,840 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Northlake
11th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
East Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,840 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Northlake
12th grade in Franklin Park · depends on your address
East Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,840 students · 15:1 students per teacher
West Leyden High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,687 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Northlake
Parts of Franklin Park (5% of its land) are served by Schiller Park School District 81 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Franklin Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Franklin Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Franklin Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | C+ | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Schiller Park | C | Schiller Park School District 81 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Melrose Park | C− | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Northlake | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| River Grove | C | River Grove School District 85-5 PK–8 · Rhodes School District 84-5 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Bensenville | B− | Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
5 of the 7 neighbors share Leyden Community High School District 212 with Franklin Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Franklin Park
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Franklin Park’s schools
Are Franklin Park’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin Park children attend score below 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Franklin Park in?
Leyden Community High School District 212, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,527 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Franklin Park are served by Schiller Park School District 81.
Where do Franklin Park kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: East Leyden High School and West Leyden High School.
What is Franklin Park’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Leyden Community High School District 212 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Franklin Park spend per student?
$27,779 in Leyden Community High School District 212, $26,191 in Mannheim School District 83 and $20,576 in Franklin Park School District 84 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Franklin Park families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.