Franklin Elementary

Summary:

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Modesto, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 766 students. The school is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which is ranked 1224 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary faces significant challenges compared to its nearby counterparts, such as Enslen Elementary, John Fremont Elementary, and Alberta Martone Elementary. The school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.4% in 2020-2021 to 53.1% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, Franklin Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Modesto City Elementary district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the CAST Science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.49% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 30.86% for the Modesto City Elementary district and 47.04% for the state.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Franklin Elementary, ranging from 95.04% to 96.44% in recent years, suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the challenges the school faces in terms of academic performance and attendance. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to support the students and community served by the school.


Detail:

Public K-6

 120 South Emerald Ave.
       Modesto, CA  95351-1901


(209) 574-8112

District: Modesto City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5018th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,203 Help


Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mark Twain Junior High
High:    Modesto High

Student/teacher ratio:  21.8 Help
Number of students:  782

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.4%
Two or more races:
6.3%
African American:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Franklin Elementary ranks worse than 85.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.03. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.4%), two or more races (6.3%), African American (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary is 21.8. 13 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary is $12,203. 18 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary 5018th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Modesto City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Modesto City Elementary 1224th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2004 11.77 4569th 4809 5.0%
2005 11.81 4550th 4822 5.6%
2006 10.21 4621st 4818 4.1%
2007 14.98 4641st 5113 9.2%
2008 11.85 4828th 5113 5.6%
2009 16.50 4644th 5193 10.6%
2010 11.37 5095th 5314 4.1%
2011 8.04 5274th 5377 1.9%
2012 5.46 5330th 5390 1.1%
2013 6.20 5441st 5530 1.6%
2015 9.04 5526th 5611 1.5%
2016 7.49 5539th 5614 1.3%
2017 7.78 5601st 5692 1.6%
2018 9.22 5479th 5662 3.2%
2019 10.23 5550th 5789 4.1%
2021 11.08 1372nd 1417 3.2%
2022 12.85 5546th 5883 5.7%
2023 12.50 5527th 5874 5.9%
2024 18.03 5018th 5862 14.4%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 2583rd 3246 20.4%
2019 26.15 2768th 3275 15.5%
2021 30.96 462nd 602 23.3%
2022 35.40 2173rd 3311 34.4%
2023 37.16 2011th 3250 38.1%
2024 53.56 997th 3160 68.4%
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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
2024 18.15 2486th 2634 5.6%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.31 4862nd 5084 4.4%
2019 13.64 4904th 5173 5.2%
2021 16.59 1044th 1110 5.9%
2022 18.17 4773rd 5264 9.3%
2023 16.41 4946th 5374 8.0%
2024 24.16 4437th 5511 19.5%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.51 5209th 5413 3.8%
2019 11.71 5215th 5492 5.0%
2021 11.12 1236th 1267 2.4%
2022 12.94 5367th 5635 4.8%
2023 14.05 5232nd 5617 6.9%
2024 19.43 4757th 5605 15.1%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.11 2123rd 2128 0.2%
2019 14.35 2582nd 2585 0.1%
2022 22.35 1901st 2227 14.6%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.11 5306th 5431 2.3%
2019 9.99 5349th 5510 2.9%
2021 12.79 1205th 1272 5.3%
2022 14.10 5295th 5663 6.5%
2023 12.61 5336th 5650 5.6%
2024 17.72 4924th 5636 12.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.25 682nd 747 8.7%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.80 4604th 4830 4.7%
2019 13.77 4718th 4963 4.9%
2022 15.41 4773rd 5084 6.1%
2023 16.06 4730th 5098 7.2%
2024 23.87 4200th 5102 17.7%
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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.

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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 Not Specified Total
1988 174 91 181 226 1 n/a n/a 0 673
1989 156 80 228 226 0 n/a n/a 0 690
1990 193 85 238 257 2 n/a n/a 0 775
1991 162 74 217 282 3 n/a n/a 0 738
1992 166 77 264 304 2 n/a n/a 0 813
1993 187 82 274 374 4 n/a n/a 0 921
1994 176 103 250 374 5 n/a n/a 0 908
1995 144 87 212 396 3 n/a n/a 0 842
1996 144 87 212 396 3 n/a n/a 0 842
1997 140 86 194 420 3 n/a n/a 0 843
1998 139 81 151 445 6 n/a n/a 0 822
1999 133 106 157 488 8 n/a n/a 0 892
2000 126 90 119 530 7 n/a n/a 0 872
2001 119 104 116 534 9 n/a n/a 0 882
2002 134 105 109 651 8 n/a n/a 0 1007
2003 134 105 109 651 8 n/a n/a 0 1007
2004 133 104 94 621 7 n/a n/a 0 959
2005 101 92 87 606 4 n/a n/a 0 890
2006 86 104 69 587 9 n/a n/a 1 856
2007 95 87 67 554 11 n/a n/a 10 824
2008 79 81 55 493 12 n/a n/a 0 720
2009 60 45 41 497 9 8 9 0 669
2010 61 37 52 494 9 7 10 0 670
2011 65 50 66 616 10 8 52 0 867
2012 58 60 63 631 6 6 43 0 867
2013 58 50 56 653 6 6 49 0 878
2014 65 50 50 679 7 5 59 0 915
2015 61 42 53 676 6 4 55 0 897
2016 51 51 55 653 6 5 69 0 890
2017 57 40 48 663 3 7 59 0 877
2018 51 50 47 619 4 10 57 0 838
2019 50 52 46 605 2 6 54 0 815
2020 39 47 43 591 2 8 54 0 784
2021 33 37 45 579 1 5 43 0 743
2022 25 32 42 605 3 4 48 0 759
2023 22 32 38 618 2 3 51 0 766
2024 25 38 36 629 2 3 49 0 782

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 673 26.0 25.8 n/a
1989 690 27.0 25.5 n/a
1990 775 29.6 26.1 n/a
1991 738 29.8 24.7 n/a
1992 813 30.3 26.8 92.4
1993 921 37.0 24.9 68.3
1994 908 37.0 24.5 73.1
1995 842 39.8 21.2 92.5
1996 842 39.8 21.2 92.5
1997 843 34.0 24.8 94.7
1998 822 37.4 22.0 94.2
1999 892 37.6 23.7 95
2000 872 36.6 23.8 94.7
2001 882 37.6 23.5 94.7
2002 1007 49.6 20.3 92.9
2003 1007 49.6 20.3 92.9
2004 959 47.0 20.4 94.2
2005 890 44.0 20.2 95.5
2006 856 43.0 19.9 90.9
2007 824 41.7 19.8 92
2008 720 42.2 17.1 92.5
2009 669 37.0 16.7 91.2
2010 670 34.0 19.7 88.5
2011 867 n/a n/a 98.4
2012 867 40.0 21.6 n/a
2013 878 33.0 26.6 99.7
2014 915 35.0 26.1 96.2
2015 897 34.0 26.3 98.9
2016 890 34.0 26.1 98.8
2017 877 33.0 26.5 98.4
2018 838 36.0 23.2 98.6
2019 815 34.0 23.9 96.6
2020 784 n/a n/a 94.4
2021 743 30.9 23.9 95.8
2022 759 30.1 25.1 96.4
2023 766 31.9 23.9 95
2024 782 35.7 21.8 97.1

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 673 26.0 25.8 n/a
1989 690 27.0 25.5 n/a
1990 775 29.6 26.1 n/a
1991 738 29.8 24.7 n/a
1992 813 30.3 26.8 92.4
1993 921 37.0 24.9 68.3
1994 908 37.0 24.5 73.1
1995 842 39.8 21.2 92.5
1996 842 39.8 21.2 92.5
1997 843 34.0 24.8 94.7
1998 822 37.4 22.0 94.2
1999 892 37.6 23.7 95
2000 872 36.6 23.8 94.7
2001 882 37.6 23.5 94.7
2002 1007 49.6 20.3 92.9
2003 1007 49.6 20.3 92.9
2004 959 47.0 20.4 94.2
2005 890 44.0 20.2 95.5
2006 856 43.0 19.9 90.9
2007 824 41.7 19.8 92
2008 720 42.2 17.1 92.5
2009 669 37.0 16.7 91.2
2010 670 34.0 19.7 88.5
2011 867 n/a n/a 98.4
2012 867 40.0 21.6 n/a
2013 878 33.0 26.6 99.7
2014 915 35.0 26.1 96.2
2015 897 34.0 26.3 98.9
2016 890 34.0 26.1 98.8
2017 877 33.0 26.5 98.4
2018 838 36.0 23.2 98.6
2019 815 34.0 23.9 96.6
2020 784 n/a n/a 94.4
2021 743 30.9 23.9 95.8
2022 759 30.1 25.1 96.4
2023 766 31.9 23.9 95
2024 782 35.7 21.8 97.1

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Franklin Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPolioHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMMR
201299.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%99.0%100.0%100.0%99.0%99.0%
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201498.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.0%
201598.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.0%99.0%
2016100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201798.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%98.0%≥99.0%
201895.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%≥99.0%97.0%98.0%
201995.0%0.0%5.0%98.0%98.0%≥99.0%97.0%98.0%
202093.3%0.0%5.8%98.3%97.5%94.2%98.3%
202197.4%0.0%1.8%98.2%98.2%98.2%
202298.4%0.0%0.0%98.4%98.4%

Data source: California Department of Public Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Franklin Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $12,203

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5550th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5527th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin Elementary)25.215.1
 10.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Modesto City Elementary)28.824.1
 4.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.543
 5.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary)2924.4
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Modesto City Elementary)30.625.8
 4.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.245.1
 5.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin Elementary)22.821
 1.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Modesto City Elementary)30.124.5
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary)18.815.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Modesto City Elementary)24.319.3
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin Elementary)24.814
 10.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Modesto City Elementary)32.828
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary)10.77
 3.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Modesto City Elementary)16.116.7
 0.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Franklin Elementary)5.84.6
 1.2%
   5th Grade Science (Modesto City Elementary)12.816.3
 3.4%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Franklin Elementary)14.422.5
 8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Modesto City Elementary)32.232.9
 0.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Elementary)2.55.1
 2.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Modesto City Elementary)21.222.3
 1.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students815766
 6%
African American5232
 38.5%
American Indian22
Asian4638
 17.4%
Hispanic605618
 2.1%
Pacific Islander63
 50%
White5022
 56%
Two or More Races5451
 5.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.6%95%
 1.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.4% of California elementary schools.

Students at Franklin Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 782 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mark Twain Junior High
High : Modesto High


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