Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 3789 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 521 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 47% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bridges Academy High : Yerba Buena High

Franklin Elementary

Summary:

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Jose, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 521 students. The school is part of the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District, which is ranked 999 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 16.5% in 2022-2023, higher than nearby Windmill Springs Elementary (13.7%) and Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary (29.3%), but lower than Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary (32.7%) and Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary (18.1%). Academically, Franklin Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the surrounding schools and the state average, particularly in the Hispanic and Asian student subgroups.

Additionally, Franklin Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.75% in 2022-2023 to 80.78% in 2020-2021, which is higher than the nearby Windmill Springs Elementary (54.81%) and Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary (49.29%), but lower than Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary (67.82%), Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary (59.42%), and Robert F. Kennedy Elementary (66.23%). The school's student-teacher ratio of 21.6 in 2022-2023 is also higher than the nearby Windmill Springs Elementary, Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary, and Stonegate Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

420 Tully Rd.
San Jose, CA 95111-1914

(408) 283-6375

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3789^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Yerba Buena High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.6

Number of students: 521

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

Asian:

46.8%

African American:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary ranks worse than 64.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.84. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47%), Asian (46.8%), African American (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary is 21.6, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District! (See more...)

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary 3789^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Franklin-McKinley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin-McKinley Elementary 999^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.07	3362^nd	4809	30.1%
2005	42.82	2558^th	4822	47.0%
2006	45.78	2391^st	4818	50.4%
2007	37.94	3047^th	5113	40.4%
2008	41.96	2829^th	5113	44.7%
2009	38.34	3156^th	5193	39.2%
2010	52.28	2431^st	5314	54.3%
2011	56.10	2239^th	5377	58.4%
2012	57.01	2204^th	5390	59.1%
2013	65.06	1827^th	5530	67.0%
2015	67.36	1600^th	5611	71.5%
2016	65.81	1721^st	5614	69.3%
2017	68.42	1645^th	5692	71.1%
2018	49.74	2580^th	5662	54.4%
2019	44.47	2914^th	5789	49.7%
2022	43.06	2910^th	5883	50.5%
2023	35.39	3471^st	5874	40.9%
2024	31.84	3789^th	5862	35.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.26	1751^st	3246	46.1%
2019	46.52	1416^th	3275	56.8%
2022	66.49	560^th	3311	83.1%
2023	61.66	725^th	3250	77.7%
2024	53.16	1017^th	3160	67.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.06	1330^th	2420	45.0%
2024	16.55	2589^th	2634	1.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.72	1919^th	5084	62.3%
2019	57.89	1908^th	5173	63.1%
2022	57.86	1805^th	5264	65.7%
2023	43.45	2808^th	5374	47.7%
2024	39.69	3160^th	5511	42.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.12	2489^th	5413	54.0%
2019	43.85	2873^rd	5492	47.7%
2022	44.95	2710^th	5635	51.9%
2023	41.14	2957^th	5617	47.4%
2024	41.05	2979^th	5605	46.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.60	1787^th	2128	16.0%
2019	43.24	1184^th	2585	54.2%
2022	43.70	966^th	2227	56.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.48	2479^th	5431	54.4%
2019	44.82	2738^th	5510	50.3%
2022	41.45	2922^nd	5663	48.4%
2023	30.65	3722^nd	5650	34.1%
2024	24.43	4319^th	5636	23.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.91	770^th	1071	28.1%
2019	32.32	881^st	1149	23.3%
2022	18.52	979^th	1154	15.2%
2023	18.25	1013^th	1190	14.9%
2024	11.61	1064^th	1203	11.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.18	4090^th	4830	15.3%
2019	22.61	4208^th	4963	15.2%
2022	28.40	3846^th	5084	24.4%
2023	19.98	4502^nd	5098	11.7%
2024	19.24	4509^th	5102	11.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Franklin Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	135	30	216	286	2	n/a	n/a	669
1989	106	35	252	360	1	n/a	n/a	754
1990	105	26	270	362	2	n/a	n/a	765
1991	87	26	262	356	11	n/a	n/a	742
1992	90	25	234	404	2	n/a	n/a	755
1993	78	25	250	376	4	n/a	n/a	733
1994	70	24	265	393	4	n/a	n/a	756
1995	62	18	277	450	0	n/a	n/a	807
1996	62	18	277	450	0	n/a	n/a	807
1997	65	22	293	440	4	n/a	n/a	824
1998	54	15	278	404	1	n/a	n/a	752
1999	57	21	257	428	4	n/a	n/a	767
2000	34	19	254	432	1	n/a	n/a	740
2001	32	6	284	406	0	n/a	n/a	728
2002	14	9	284	387	2	n/a	n/a	696
2003	14	9	284	387	2	n/a	n/a	696
2004	9	13	281	380	2	n/a	n/a	685
2005	16	12	262	375	2	n/a	n/a	667
2006	12	11	255	376	1	n/a	n/a	655
2007	10	11	270	380	2	n/a	n/a	673
2008	9	14	321	392	n/a	n/a	n/a	736
2009	13	12	345	370	0	2	8	750
2010	13	15	392	378	0	5	5	808
2011	12	19	424	338	0	5	6	804
2012	13	19	436	350	0	5	8	831
2013	14	23	434	376	0	3	8	858
2014	20	15	401	387	1	0	12	836
2015	16	13	371	380	0	0	16	796
2016	21	11	363	371	2	0	15	783
2017	13	12	329	362	2	0	8	726
2018	11	14	306	339	1	0	9	680
2019	9	17	286	345	0	0	8	665
2020	7	19	274	291	0	1	11	603
2021	12	19	255	270	0	1	10	567
2022	7	16	261	229	0	1	11	525
2023	2	14	244	245	0	3	13	521

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	669	27.5	24.3	n/a
1989	754	30.7	24.5	n/a
1990	765	30.0	25.5	n/a
1991	742	27.0	27.4	n/a
1992	755	27.4	27.5	76.4
1993	733	29.0	25.3	89.1
1994	756	26.0	29.1	73.9
1995	807	25.0	32.3	86.4
1996	807	25.0	32.3	86.4
1997	824	30.0	27.5	85.4
1998	752	33.0	22.8	80.5
1999	767	35.0	21.9	82.8
2000	740	34.0	21.8	80.4
2001	728	34.0	21.4	76.5
2002	696	36.0	19.3	77.7
2003	696	36.0	19.3	77.7
2004	685	35.4	19.4	81.3
2005	667	32.0	20.8	83.5
2006	655	33.0	19.8	81.7
2007	673	32.0	21.0	79.8
2008	736	36.5	20.2	78.9
2009	750	36.5	19.0	76.4
2010	808	35.0	23.0	80.7
2011	804	n/a	n/a	79.6
2012	831	31.0	26.8	n/a
2013	858	33.0	26.0	76.1
2014	836	33.0	25.3	81.5
2015	796	32.0	24.8	84.5
2016	783	30.0	26.1	83.3
2017	726	27.0	26.8	82.5
2018	680	26.0	26.1	78.5
2019	665	26.0	25.5	77.1
2020	603	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	567	24.5	23.1	80.8
2022	525	25.0	21.0	66.9
2023	521	24.0	21.6	48.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	669	27.5	24.3	n/a
1989	754	30.7	24.5	n/a
1990	765	30.0	25.5	n/a
1991	742	27.0	27.4	n/a
1992	755	27.4	27.5	76.4
1993	733	29.0	25.3	89.1
1994	756	26.0	29.1	73.9
1995	807	25.0	32.3	86.4
1996	807	25.0	32.3	86.4
1997	824	30.0	27.5	85.4
1998	752	33.0	22.8	80.5
1999	767	35.0	21.9	82.8
2000	740	34.0	21.8	80.4
2001	728	34.0	21.4	76.5
2002	696	36.0	19.3	77.7
2003	696	36.0	19.3	77.7
2004	685	35.4	19.4	81.3
2005	667	32.0	20.8	83.5
2006	655	33.0	19.8	81.7
2007	673	32.0	21.0	79.8
2008	736	36.5	20.2	78.9
2009	750	36.5	19.0	76.4
2010	808	35.0	23.0	80.7
2011	804	n/a	n/a	79.6
2012	831	31.0	26.8	n/a
2013	858	33.0	26.0	76.1
2014	836	33.0	25.3	81.5
2015	796	32.0	24.8	84.5
2016	783	30.0	26.1	83.3
2017	726	27.0	26.8	82.5
2018	680	26.0	26.1	78.5
2019	665	26.0	25.5	77.1
2020	603	n/a	n/a	76.6
2021	567	24.5	23.1	80.8
2022	525	25.0	21.0	66.9
2023	521	24.0	21.6	48.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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