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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
2440 North Summit Ave
Decatur IL, 62526, Macon County
Phone: 217-424-3272
Ranking: 
(2,822 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*
(2,822 out of 3,028, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Decatur School District 61
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 275 | 279 | 297 | 285 | 303 | 293 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 3 | 1.0% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 18.4% | 50 | 18.2% | 48 | 17.2% | 42 | 14.1% | 42 | 14.7% | 51 | 16.8% | 48 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 18.0% | 48 | 17.5% | 41 | 14.7% | 41 | 13.8% | 42 | 14.7% | 38 | 12.5% | 51 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 16.4% | 38 | 13.8% | 37 | 13.3% | 47 | 15.8% | 48 | 16.8% | 45 | 14.9% | 41 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 12.0% | 24 | 8.7% | 43 | 15.4% | 44 | 14.8% | 43 | 15.1% | 39 | 12.9% | 44 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 25 | 10.0% | 43 | 15.6% | 41 | 14.7% | 49 | 16.5% | 33 | 11.6% | 55 | 18.2% | 31 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 15.6% | 33 | 12.0% | 45 | 16.1% | 27 | 9.1% | 49 | 17.2% | 31 | 10.2% | 40 | 13.7% |
| Grade 6: | 24 | 9.6% | 39 | 14.2% | 24 | 8.6% | 47 | 15.8% | 28 | 9.8% | 41 | 13.5% | 38 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 127 | 50.8% | 140 | 50.9% | 150 | 53.8% | 163 | 54.9% | 129 | 45.3% | 131 | 43.2% | 121 | 41.3% |
| Female: | 123 | 49.2% | 135 | 49.1% | 129 | 46.2% | 134 | 45.1% | 115 | 40.4% | 134 | 44.2% | 128 | 43.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 114 | 45.6% | 132 | 48.0% | 141 | 50.5% | 134 | 45.1% | 115 | 40.4% | 125 | 41.3% | 114 | 38.9% |
| White: | 102 | 40.8% | 112 | 40.7% | 107 | 38.4% | 132 | 44.4% | 137 | 48.1% | 146 | 48.2% | 137 | 46.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 11.2% | 30 | 10.9% | 29 | 10.4% | 29 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 92.4% | 249 | 90.5% | 153 | 54.8% | 238 | 80.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 212 | 72.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 88 | 31.5% | 10 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 30 | 10.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.24 | 12.51 | 21.46 | 22.85 | 16.76 | 16.80 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 72.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.1% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 79.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 79.7% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 35.9% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 54.9% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 60.4% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 60.1% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 53.3% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 58.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 67.2% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 69.7% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 67.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 63.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 44.9% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 75.8% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 78.5% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.7% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 79.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 75.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 39.1% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 55.0% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 56.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 63.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 65.3% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 64.0% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 66.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 58.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 46.3% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 53.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 61.6% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 62.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 64.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 64.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 65.7% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 62.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 65.5% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 49.0% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.2% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.4% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 66.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 73.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 76.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 75.8% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 69.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 43.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 50.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 47.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 52.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 49.2% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 63.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 67.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 65.5% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 44.5% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 68.3% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 75.8% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 78.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.3% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38.7% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 62.7% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 67.5% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 73.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 76.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.4% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 68.9% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 45.0% | 58.9% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.