Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61006

Summary:

The zip code 61006 contains a single public high school, Ashton-Franklin Center High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 district. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 473rd out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 147th out of 697 in 2023-2024, indicating it is becoming more competitive compared to other high schools in the state.

Ashton-Franklin Center High School's academic performance is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts, with 36.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 31.1% for the state. The school also outperforms the district and state in IAR English Language Arts, with 54.7% of students proficient or better, and IAR Mathematics, with 35.9% of students proficient or better. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.9% is an area of concern that may need to be addressed.

The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.5 and higher-than-average spending per student of $15,826 may contribute to its academic success. Overall, Ashton-Franklin Center High School appears to be a strong-performing school within its district and the state of Illinois, with some room for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)			IAR Mathematics (2024)			SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Public	7-12	611 Western Ave	Ashton	61006	Lee County	Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 453-7461	217	16	13.5	48.8%	197 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	73.1	147^th of 697 public high schools	78.9%		52.4	302^nd of 699 public high schools	56.8%	155	55.7	44.7	69.2	54.7	34.2	38.4	35.9	27.8	36.1	96.3	95.4	95.4	95.4	97.7	95.0	97.7	72.0	$15,846	$1,278	$14,567

Cities Near Zip Code 61006

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashton	1.89 mi	1	150^th
Franklin Grove	5.12 mi	1	464^th
Rochelle	8.52 mi	6	603^rd
Steward	9.19 mi	1	454^th
Chana	9.25 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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