📍 1510 E 25th St, Sterling, Whiteside County, 61081
Franklin Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sterling, Whiteside County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brooke Dir. It is part of the Sterling CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Elem School enrolls 414 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 414 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Franklin Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 71.
Franklin Elem School is one of 6 schools in Sterling CUSD 5, based in Sterling, Illinois. The district serves 3,253 students district-wide and employs 207 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Franklin Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 542 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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