Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 646 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 43% African American, 27% Asian, 13% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Grant Middle School High : Henninger High School

Franklin Elementary School

Summary:

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Syracuse City School District in Syracuse, New York. With 667 students, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Franklin Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 17.98% to 20.73% across grades 3-5, compared to the state average of 42.6% to 47.05%. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13.64% to 22.11%, compared to the state average of 48.93% to 53.93%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. Additionally, 92.8% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Syracuse City School District also struggle with low academic performance, some schools, such as Lemoyne Elementary School and Salem Hyde Elementary School, have shown relatively better performance on state assessments compared to Franklin Elementary School. Despite the increased spending per student at Franklin Elementary School, from $10,377 in the 2019-2020 school year to $13,666 in the 2022-2023 school year, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement over the years, indicating the need for a comprehensive and targeted intervention strategy to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

428 S Alvord St
Syracuse, NY 13208-2795

(315) 435-4550

District: Syracuse City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2332^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,666

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Middle School
High:	Henninger High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 646

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.3%

Asian:

27.4%

White:

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary School ranks worse than 95.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 9^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Franklin Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.3%), Asian (27.4%), White (12.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.6% 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 School is 14.5, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District! (See more...)

Compare Franklin Elementary School employs 44.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary School is $13,666. 17 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary School 2332^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Syracuse City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Syracuse City School District 838^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	2.66	2185^th	2206	1.0%
2007	3.10	2185^th	2219	1.5%
2008	0.27	2225^th	2227	0.1%
2009	0.32	2252^nd	2257	0.2%
2010	1.57	2259^th	2263	0.2%
2011	2.87	2253^rd	2286	1.4%
2012	2.10	2289^th	2320	1.3%
2013	7.67	2274^th	2325	2.2%
2014	8.07	2278^th	2345	2.9%
2015	8.10	2277^th	2352	3.2%
2016	7.51	2297^th	2366	2.9%
2017	10.78	2242^nd	2386	6.0%
2018	8.57	2297^th	2395	4.1%
2019	11.49	2248^th	2413	6.8%
2021	6.57	2117^th	2201	3.8%
2022	10.19	2314^th	2434	4.9%
2023	8.38	2354^th	2439	3.5%
2024	9.93	2332^nd	2445	4.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.28	191^st	202	5.4%
2019	26.34	126^th	180	30.0%
2022	13.97	269^th	289	6.9%
2023	12.14	215^th	223	3.6%
2024	4.82	279^th	279	0.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.41	547^th	938	41.7%
2019	40.18	454^th	860	47.2%
2021	30.70	328^th	454	27.8%
2022	31.93	729^th	1027	29.0%
2023	31.65	745^th	1001	25.6%
2024	25.27	948^th	1066	11.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.95	1914^th	1941	1.4%
2019	24.11	1613^th	1859	13.2%
2022	29.68	1557^th	2031	23.3%
2023	22.61	1766^th	2016	12.4%
2024	25.76	1724^th	2110	18.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	15.37	1905^th	2032	6.3%
2021	11.27	1616^th	1678	3.7%
2023	13.06	1945^th	2041	4.7%
2024	15.34	1939^th	2078	6.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.60	697^th	730	4.5%
2019	32.80	434^th	570	23.9%
2022	16.13	592^nd	622	4.8%
2023	16.52	604^th	637	5.2%
2024	16.31	723^rd	766	5.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.29	2226^th	2338	4.8%
2019	11.82	2219^th	2357	5.9%
2021	6.11	1899^th	1955	2.9%
2022	9.57	2311^th	2401	3.7%
2023	7.75	2342^nd	2403	2.5%
2024	9.59	2323^rd	2413	3.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.06	2262^nd	2340	3.3%
2019	13.62	2159^th	2358	8.4%
2021	7.16	1889^th	1961	3.7%
2022	13.08	2231^st	2400	7.0%
2023	12.84	2232^nd	2400	7.0%
2024	13.07	2245^th	2411	6.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.59	571^st	601	5.0%
2019	4.46	533^rd	548	2.7%
2021	6.48	407^th	430	5.3%
2022	5.79	645^th	671	3.9%
2023	2.96	590^th	605	2.5%
2024	5.72	641^st	662	3.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.62	890^th	948	6.1%
2019	18.63	805^th	891	9.7%
2021	17.11	375^th	427	12.2%
2022	17.80	838^th	936	10.5%
2023	15.07	782^nd	857	8.8%
2024	17.13	848^th	927	8.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	6.60	1381^st	1392	0.8%
2019	22.88	1109^th	1315	15.7%
2021	10.76	801^st	818	2.1%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	3.54	1385^th	1408	1.6%
2019	3.39	1327^th	1338	0.8%
2021	1.78	1219^th	1224	0.4%
2022	3.51	1382^nd	1399	1.2%
2023	4.79	1301^st	1337	2.7%
2024	10.22	1313^th	1392	5.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, 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: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Franklin Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	639	213	5	9	8	n/a	n/a	874
1990	592	199	1	5	7	n/a	n/a	804
1991	585	196	1	3	8	n/a	n/a	793
1992	516	190	1	7	12	n/a	n/a	726
1993	504	208	4	8	12	n/a	n/a	736
1994	506	196	5	14	12	n/a	n/a	733
1995	562	192	11	26	18	n/a	n/a	809
1996	562	192	11	26	18	n/a	n/a	809
1997	519	187	10	26	20	n/a	n/a	762
1998	497	181	14	30	22	n/a	n/a	744
1999	513	191	10	29	22	n/a	n/a	765
2000	493	172	11	31	18	n/a	n/a	725
2001	496	181	7	32	22	n/a	n/a	738
2002	468	195	5	22	15	n/a	n/a	705
2003	468	195	5	22	15	n/a	n/a	705
2004	348	235	29	42	19	n/a	n/a	673
2005	327	302	37	65	14	n/a	n/a	745
2006	316	327	36	80	12	n/a	n/a	771
2007	290	321	49	75	9	n/a	n/a	744
2008	285	330	44	83	14	n/a	n/a	756
2009	278	297	54	82	11	n/a	n/a	722
2010	248	294	91	68	14	n/a	n/a	715
2011	244	294	126	55	11	0	0	730
2012	248	256	133	49	10	4	22	722
2013	217	245	139	54	8	4	39	706
2014	202	226	167	64	7	0	53	719
2015	181	222	192	49	4	0	64	712
2016	146	202	219	62	5	0	63	697
2017	123	228	249	58	4	2	58	722
2018	116	242	243	58	3	2	59	723
2019	115	252	251	46	3	2	61	730
2020	126	274	235	46	4	1	63	749
2021	123	266	236	48	5	1	58	737
2022	104	249	220	36	10	2	66	687
2023	87	261	211	43	7	2	56	667
2024	83	280	177	46	4	1	55	646

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	874	63.4	13.7	n/a
1990	804	59.0	13.6	n/a
1991	793	63.4	12.5	n/a
1992	726	56.9	12.7	n/a
1993	736	47.3	15.6	n/a
1994	733	47.2	15.5	81.4
1995	809	53.0	15.3	82.3
1996	809	53.0	15.3	82.3
1997	762	53.7	14.2	78.9
1998	744	50.0	14.9	81
1999	765	50.0	15.3	81
2000	725	52.0	13.9	85.9
2001	738	54.0	13.7	83.7
2002	705	53.0	13.3	85.5
2003	705	53.0	13.3	85.5
2004	673	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	745	52.0	14.3	80.3
2006	771	51.0	15.1	84
2007	744	55.4	13.4	90.3
2008	756	56.0	13.5	91.1
2009	722	54.0	13.4	86.4
2010	715	52.0	13.7	89.7
2011	730	52.7	13.8	92.1
2012	722	47.0	15.3	94.2
2013	706	44.0	16.0	79.7
2014	719	50.0	14.3	74.3
2015	712	47.0	15.1	87.9
2016	697	47.0	14.8	88.8
2017	722	50.0	14.4	88.2
2018	723	51.0	14.1	94.1
2019	730	50.0	14.5	84.7
2020	749	38.0	19.7	89.3
2021	737	46.9	15.6	89.3
2022	687	46.9	14.6	93
2023	667	43.2	15.4	92.8
2024	646	44.3	14.5	96.6

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	874	63.4	13.7	n/a
1990	804	59.0	13.6	n/a
1991	793	63.4	12.5	n/a
1992	726	56.9	12.7	n/a
1993	736	47.3	15.6	n/a
1994	733	47.2	15.5	81.4
1995	809	53.0	15.3	82.3
1996	809	53.0	15.3	82.3
1997	762	53.7	14.2	78.9
1998	744	50.0	14.9	81
1999	765	50.0	15.3	81
2000	725	52.0	13.9	85.9
2001	738	54.0	13.7	83.7
2002	705	53.0	13.3	85.5
2003	705	53.0	13.3	85.5
2004	673	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	745	52.0	14.3	80.3
2006	771	51.0	15.1	84
2007	744	55.4	13.4	90.3
2008	756	56.0	13.5	91.1
2009	722	54.0	13.4	86.4
2010	715	52.0	13.7	89.7
2011	730	52.7	13.8	92.1
2012	722	47.0	15.3	94.2
2013	706	44.0	16.0	79.7
2014	719	50.0	14.3	74.3
2015	712	47.0	15.1	87.9
2016	697	47.0	14.8	88.8
2017	722	50.0	14.4	88.2
2018	723	51.0	14.1	94.1
2019	730	50.0	14.5	84.7
2020	749	38.0	19.7	89.3
2021	737	46.9	15.6	89.3
2022	687	46.9	14.6	93
2023	667	43.2	15.4	92.8
2024	646	44.3	14.5	96.6

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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