Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks 1080 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 812 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 32% White, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Amelia Earhart Middle High : Martin Luther King Junior High High : Riverside STEM Academy

Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Summary:

Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riverside, California, serving 812 students in grades K-6 and part of the Riverside Unified School District.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools, with students performing significantly better than district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The school excels in supporting its African American, multi-racial, Hispanic, and special education student populations, ranking in the top 5% to 12% of California elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.9% to 19.4%, which is better than the district and state averages. While approximately 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's academic performance is still impressive, outperforming nearby William Howard Taft Elementary and Woodcrest Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

In comparison to other nearby schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary's performance is more comparable to John F. Kennedy Elementary and Tomas Rivera Elementary, which also rank in the top 25% of California elementary schools. However, schools in the Moreno Valley Unified and Val Verde Unified districts, such as TownGate Elementary, Manuel L. Real Elementary, and Mead Valley Elementary, perform significantly worse than Benjamin Franklin Elementary across all academic metrics.

Detail:

Public K-6

19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy.
Riverside, CA 92508-3256

(951) 571-6502

District: Riverside Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1080^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,016

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Amelia Earhart Middle
High:	Martin Luther King Junior High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 812

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.4%

White:

32.4%

Asian:

14.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks better than 81.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.72. (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 Student population at Benjamin Franklin Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42.4%), White (32.4%), Asian (14%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary is 25.2. 21 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Benjamin Franklin Elementary employs 32.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Franklin Elementary is $7,016. 26 elementary schools in the Riverside Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Franklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Franklin Elementary 1080^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Benjamin Franklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Riverside Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Riverside Unified 774^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	74.02	1155^th	4809	76.0%
2005	72.57	1219^th	4822	74.7%
2006	70.60	1306^th	4818	72.9%
2007	70.08	1372^nd	5113	73.2%
2008	73.47	1257^th	5113	75.4%
2009	86.79	655^th	5193	87.4%
2010	82.93	843^rd	5314	84.1%
2011	75.55	1226^th	5377	77.2%
2012	84.74	741^st	5390	86.3%
2013	79.57	1082^nd	5530	80.4%
2015	83.55	955^th	5611	83.0%
2016	77.75	1209^th	5614	78.5%
2017	76.08	1290^th	5692	77.3%
2018	79.92	1136^th	5662	79.9%
2019	82.63	1035^th	5789	82.1%
2022	82.14	1088^th	5883	81.5%
2023	80.89	1137^th	5874	80.6%
2024	81.72	1080^th	5862	81.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.28	33^rd	669	95.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	58.76	681^st	2420	71.9%
2024	72.23	464^th	2634	82.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.74	884^th	5084	82.6%
2019	81.72	634^th	5173	87.7%
2022	84.34	583^rd	5264	88.9%
2023	84.53	592^nd	5374	89.0%
2024	89.35	468^th	5511	91.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.47	1220^th	5413	77.5%
2019	77.98	1171^st	5492	78.7%
2022	83.18	959^th	5635	83.0%
2023	81.25	1046^th	5617	81.4%
2024	82.26	998^th	5605	82.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.46	671^st	2128	68.5%
2019	62.20	673^rd	2585	74.0%
2022	79.06	314^th	2227	85.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.03	1057^th	5431	80.5%
2019	84.14	856^th	5510	84.5%
2022	78.72	1166^th	5663	79.4%
2023	77.41	1202^nd	5650	78.7%
2024	77.69	1146^th	5636	79.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.90	427^th	1071	60.1%
2019	53.73	667^th	1149	41.9%
2022	68.84	417^th	1154	63.9%
2024	53.43	709^th	1203	41.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	92.21	26^th	700	96.3%
2024	87.73	41^st	593	93.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.34	480^th	4830	90.1%
2019	86.49	442^nd	4963	91.1%
2022	85.47	527^th	5084	89.6%
2023	81.59	670^th	5098	86.9%
2024	83.19	615^th	5102	87.9%

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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.35	1067^th	2737	61.0%
2019	66.41	964^th	2834	66.0%
2022	55.33	1311^th	2726	51.9%
2023	67.80	868^th	2662	67.4%
2024	69.18	829^th	2647	68.7%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Benjamin Franklin Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	284	32	42	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	462
1992	364	39	63	137	1	n/a	n/a	0	604
1993	496	53	89	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	801
1994	529	62	104	178	6	n/a	n/a	0	879
1995	526	45	49	165	5	n/a	n/a	0	790
1996	526	45	49	165	5	n/a	n/a	0	790
1997	543	54	49	152	3	n/a	n/a	0	801
1998	563	56	44	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	809
1999	561	59	31	152	19	n/a	n/a	0	822
2000	564	48	34	176	4	n/a	n/a	0	826
2001	582	56	31	182	6	n/a	n/a	0	857
2002	668	89	85	249	7	n/a	n/a	0	1098
2003	668	89	85	249	7	n/a	n/a	0	1098
2004	578	99	90	238	11	n/a	n/a	1	1017
2005	609	121	95	230	8	n/a	n/a	1	1064
2006	635	116	106	260	9	n/a	n/a	1	1127
2007	429	72	95	200	4	n/a	n/a	5	805
2008	406	83	86	188	5	n/a	n/a	0	768
2009	405	77	76	209	7	12	26	0	812
2010	378	69	75	243	1	5	50	0	821
2011	355	68	73	229	7	6	40	0	778
2012	380	62	75	252	5	7	39	0	820
2013	382	79	77	270	4	4	38	0	854
2014	394	73	86	282	3	10	34	0	882
2015	375	60	84	274	7	8	30	0	838
2016	365	50	83	288	6	9	24	0	825
2017	360	53	77	280	6	10	21	0	807
2018	348	58	71	293	3	12	30	0	815
2019	330	53	87	302	3	6	38	0	819
2020	334	48	90	315	3	2	47	0	839
2021	282	46	89	319	2	0	48	0	786
2022	273	43	104	311	1	0	40	0	772
2023	263	40	114	344	2	2	47	0	812

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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	462	19.6	23.5	n/a
1992	604	19.9	30.3	13.2
1993	801	29.0	27.6	14.4
1994	879	31.0	28.4	17.3
1995	790	27.0	29.3	19.2
1996	790	27.0	29.3	19.2
1997	801	30.0	26.7	17.7
1998	809	34.1	23.7	17.6
1999	822	36.6	22.5	17.3
2000	826	37.0	22.3	14.5
2001	857	36.0	23.8	14.6
2002	1098	45.5	24.1	12.6
2003	1098	45.5	24.1	12.6
2004	1017	42.5	23.9	12.2
2005	1064	46.5	22.9	11.9
2006	1127	49.0	23.0	15.6
2007	805	36.0	22.4	17.6
2008	768	35.0	21.9	11.7
2009	812	34.0	21.9	22.5
2010	821	33.0	24.8	27.4
2011	778	n/a	n/a	21.3
2012	820	31.1	26.3	0.4
2013	854	31.1	27.3	27.5
2014	882	32.0	27.5	28.6
2015	838	33.0	25.3	26.8
2016	825	31.0	26.6	29
2017	807	31.0	26.0	25.3
2018	815	32.0	25.4	31.7
2019	819	32.0	25.5	28.1
2020	839	n/a	n/a	27.8
2021	786	31.1	25.2	33
2022	772	30.0	25.7	43.4
2023	812	32.1	25.2	45.7

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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	462	19.6	23.5	n/a
1992	604	19.9	30.3	13.2
1993	801	29.0	27.6	14.4
1994	879	31.0	28.4	17.3
1995	790	27.0	29.3	19.2
1996	790	27.0	29.3	19.2
1997	801	30.0	26.7	17.7
1998	809	34.1	23.7	17.6
1999	822	36.6	22.5	17.3
2000	826	37.0	22.3	14.5
2001	857	36.0	23.8	14.6
2002	1098	45.5	24.1	12.6
2003	1098	45.5	24.1	12.6
2004	1017	42.5	23.9	12.2
2005	1064	46.5	22.9	11.9
2006	1127	49.0	23.0	15.6
2007	805	36.0	22.4	17.6
2008	768	35.0	21.9	11.7
2009	812	34.0	21.9	22.5
2010	821	33.0	24.8	27.4
2011	778	n/a	n/a	21.3
2012	820	31.1	26.3	0.4
2013	854	31.1	27.3	27.5
2014	882	32.0	27.5	28.6
2015	838	33.0	25.3	26.8
2016	825	31.0	26.6	29
2017	807	31.0	26.0	25.3
2018	815	32.0	25.4	31.7
2019	819	32.0	25.5	28.1
2020	839	n/a	n/a	27.8
2021	786	31.1	25.2	33
2022	772	30.0	25.7	43.4
2023	812	32.1	25.2	45.7

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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