Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Yes! Franklin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 116 th of 5862 California elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 611 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 63% White, 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincoln Middle High : Santa Monica High

Franklin Elementary

Summary:

Franklin Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Santa Monica, California, serving 611 students in grades K-5 as part of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 37 and 122 over the past decade and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary's academic performance is truly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Assessment (CAST). In the 2023-2024 school year, 84.59% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 73.12% in the district and 47.04% statewide. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 45th out of 5,605 California elementary schools for female students, 234th out of 1,203 for Asian students, and 15th out of 669 for multi-racial students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, such as Edison Elementary, Grant Elementary, and Will Rogers Elementary, Franklin Elementary maintains a strong academic standing, with higher test scores and student subgroup rankings. Even when compared to nearby charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, such as Canyon Charter Elementary and Kenter Canyon Elementary Charter, Franklin Elementary still outperforms in terms of academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

2400 Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403-2124

(310) 828-2814

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,847

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle
High:	Santa Monica High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 611

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Asian:

15.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary ranks better than 98% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks first among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.58. (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 Franklin Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Racial makeup is: White (62.8%), Asian (15.9%), Hispanic (10.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.9% 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 22.3. 8 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary is $6,847. 8 elementary schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary 116^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 188^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	96.14	175^th	4809	96.4%
2005	96.35	145^th	4822	97.0%
2006	95.63	178^th	4818	96.3%
2007	95.51	194^th	5113	96.2%
2008	96.14	126^th	5113	97.5%
2009	95.32	139^th	5193	97.3%
2010	95.25	127^th	5314	97.6%
2011	95.62	80^th	5377	98.5%
2012	93.55	191^st	5390	96.5%
2013	94.84	122^nd	5530	97.8%
2015	98.68	37^th	5611	99.3%
2016	98.18	49^th	5614	99.1%
2017	98.45	54^th	5692	99.1%
2018	97.35	121^st	5662	97.9%
2019	98.35	47^th	5789	99.2%
2022	98.26	79^th	5883	98.7%
2023	97.92	105^th	5874	98.2%
2024	97.58	116^th	5862	98.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	69.73	133^rd	445	70.1%
2024	89.97	15^th	669	97.8%

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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	98.69	42^nd	2420	98.3%
2024	96.43	83^rd	2634	96.8%

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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
2019	90.24	292^nd	5173	94.4%

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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	97.47	60^th	5413	98.9%
2019	97.79	46^th	5492	99.2%
2022	97.07	142^nd	5635	97.5%
2023	97.52	93^rd	5617	98.3%
2024	98.07	45^th	5605	99.2%

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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	98.11	42^nd	2128	98.0%
2019	99.56	14^th	2585	99.5%
2022	99.53	20^th	2227	99.1%

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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	95.98	193^rd	5431	96.4%
2019	98.00	59^th	5510	98.9%
2022	98.35	53^rd	5663	99.1%
2023	97.01	146^th	5650	97.4%
2024	95.03	278^th	5636	95.1%

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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	87.72	8^th	1071	99.3%
2019	81.77	92^nd	1149	92.0%
2022	83.05	80^th	1154	93.1%
2023	79.98	162^nd	1190	86.4%
2024	77.41	234^th	1203	80.5%

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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	89.28	335^th	4830	93.1%
2019	96.36	102^nd	4963	97.9%
2023	99.54	13^th	5098	99.7%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.93	76^th	2737	97.2%
2019	93.74	17^th	2834	99.4%
2022	92.85	37^th	2726	98.6%
2023	90.66	82^nd	2662	96.9%
2024	89.80	95^th	2647	96.4%

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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	Not Specified	Total
1988	484	33	102	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1989	548	30	104	55	1	n/a	n/a	0	738
1990	562	31	95	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	736
1991	615	27	88	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1992	620	30	86	41	3	n/a	n/a	0	780
1993	639	24	80	50	3	n/a	n/a	0	796
1994	640	15	63	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	772
1995	680	18	63	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
1996	680	18	63	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
1997	703	31	67	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	852
1998	693	32	77	50	6	n/a	n/a	0	858
1999	664	27	80	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	823
2000	666	29	76	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	832
2001	655	32	87	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	830
2002	624	22	104	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2003	624	22	104	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	810
2004	613	22	90	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
2005	609	24	92	59	0	n/a	n/a	1	785
2006	621	21	92	58	0	n/a	n/a	3	795
2007	613	20	95	56	0	n/a	n/a	16	800
2008	606	20	82	49	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	757
2009	609	19	78	47	0	7	40	0	800
2010	623	17	81	37	0	6	29	0	793
2011	599	12	72	57	0	4	28	0	772
2012	587	15	69	49	0	2	45	0	767
2013	587	13	66	57	0	2	42	0	767
2014	592	14	68	66	0	2	57	0	799
2015	595	15	76	72	0	1	59	0	818
2016	592	19	87	78	0	1	54	0	831
2017	574	22	90	70	0	0	52	0	808
2018	527	27	101	77	1	0	49	0	782
2019	506	20	90	69	1	0	58	0	744
2020	493	23	95	63	1	0	52	0	727
2021	450	25	83	56	1	0	49	0	664
2022	374	20	75	51	1	0	40	0	561
2023	384	26	97	62	1	0	41	0	611

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	672	31.0	21.6	n/a
1989	738	29.5	25.0	n/a
1990	736	30.0	24.5	n/a
1991	772	31.0	24.9	n/a
1992	780	31.5	24.7	4
1993	796	27.7	28.7	3.4
1994	772	28.6	27.0	4.1
1995	802	28.8	27.8	6
1996	802	28.8	27.8	6
1997	852	36.0	23.7	6.1
1998	858	40.0	21.5	5.6
1999	823	41.3	19.9	5.6
2000	832	39.6	21.0	6
2001	830	38.0	21.8	6.4
2002	810	38.0	21.3	6.5
2003	810	38.0	21.3	6.5
2004	787	37.0	21.3	8.4
2005	785	37.0	21.2	7
2006	795	37.0	21.5	7.6
2007	800	37.0	21.6	6.9
2008	757	42.1	18.0	6.6
2009	800	38.6	18.8	5.8
2010	793	36.6	21.6	3.9
2011	772	n/a	n/a	4
2012	767	34.0	22.5	n/a
2013	767	34.0	22.5	6.1
2014	799	31.0	25.7	3.9
2015	818	33.0	24.7	5.7
2016	831	34.0	24.4	5.8
2017	808	34.0	23.7	4.5
2018	782	33.0	23.6	6.4
2019	744	32.0	23.2	5.2
2020	727	n/a	n/a	5.6
2021	664	30.0	22.1	5.7
2022	561	30.2	18.5	5.7
2023	611	27.3	22.3	7.9

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	672	31.0	21.6	n/a
1989	738	29.5	25.0	n/a
1990	736	30.0	24.5	n/a
1991	772	31.0	24.9	n/a
1992	780	31.5	24.7	4
1993	796	27.7	28.7	3.4
1994	772	28.6	27.0	4.1
1995	802	28.8	27.8	6
1996	802	28.8	27.8	6
1997	852	36.0	23.7	6.1
1998	858	40.0	21.5	5.6
1999	823	41.3	19.9	5.6
2000	832	39.6	21.0	6
2001	830	38.0	21.8	6.4
2002	810	38.0	21.3	6.5
2003	810	38.0	21.3	6.5
2004	787	37.0	21.3	8.4
2005	785	37.0	21.2	7
2006	795	37.0	21.5	7.6
2007	800	37.0	21.6	6.9
2008	757	42.1	18.0	6.6
2009	800	38.6	18.8	5.8
2010	793	36.6	21.6	3.9
2011	772	n/a	n/a	4
2012	767	34.0	22.5	n/a
2013	767	34.0	22.5	6.1
2014	799	31.0	25.7	3.9
2015	818	33.0	24.7	5.7
2016	831	34.0	24.4	5.8
2017	808	34.0	23.7	4.5
2018	782	33.0	23.6	6.4
2019	744	32.0	23.2	5.2
2020	727	n/a	n/a	5.6
2021	664	30.0	22.1	5.7
2022	561	30.2	18.5	5.7
2023	611	27.3	22.3	7.9

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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