Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Franklin Elementary ranks in the top 6.3% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 262 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincoln Middle School High : Pullman High School

Franklin Elementary

Summary:

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pullman, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the Pullman School District, which is ranked 19 out of 247 districts in Washington and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with a statewide ranking between 68-74 out of 1,168 schools. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 77.27% proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts and 76.69% proficient or better in SBAC/Math for all grades. Franklin Elementary outperforms the Pullman School District and the state of Washington in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. The school's 5th-grade students stand out, with 82.22% proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts and 80% proficient or better in SBAC/Math. Franklin Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, and students with special education needs.

Compared to nearby schools, Franklin Elementary significantly outperforms Jefferson Elementary and Kamiak Elementary in academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in SBAC/English Language Arts for all grades, Franklin Elementary scored 77.27% proficient or better, compared to 43.36% at Jefferson Elementary and 64.07% at Kamiak Elementary. The performance gap is even more pronounced in SBAC/Math, with Franklin Elementary scoring 76.69% proficient or better, compared to 40.71% at Jefferson Elementary and 62.87% at Kamiak Elementary. Franklin Elementary's high per-student spending of $16,605 and low student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1 may contribute to its exceptional academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

850 SE Klemgard
Pullman, WA 99163-5447

(509) 334-5641

District: Pullman School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
74^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,605

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Pullman High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 262

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary ranks better than 93.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Pullman School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.95. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Franklin Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Pullman School District. Racial makeup is: White (69.1%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.5% 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 13, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Pullman School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary is $16,605. 2 elementary schools in the Pullman School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary 74^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pullman School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pullman School District 19^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	86.87	91^st	1026	91.1%
2005	77.77	181^st	1031	82.4%
2006	84.80	101^st	1051	90.4%
2007	84.45	110^th	1069	89.7%
2008	77.21	185^th	1067	82.7%
2009	76.94	185^th	1072	82.7%
2010	74.65	220^th	1088	79.8%
2011	76.88	193^rd	1092	82.3%
2012	76.11	213^th	1097	80.6%
2013	77.89	202^nd	1106	81.7%
2015	88.50	99^th	1067	90.7%
2016	80.92	178^th	1053	83.1%
2017	83.28	152^nd	1056	85.6%
2018	87.27	110^th	1054	89.6%
2019	83.21	165^th	1130	85.4%
2021	85.48	152^nd	1107	86.3%
2022	88.54	123^rd	1169	89.5%
2023	93.60	68^th	1169	94.2%
2024	92.95	74^th	1168	93.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	78.70	36^th	308	88.3%
2024	94.92	2^nd	339	99.4%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	80.95	78^th	835	90.7%
2019	78.18	113^th	979	88.5%
2021	65.09	210^th	854	75.4%
2022	76.72	127^th	1019	87.5%
2023	77.63	144^th	1013	85.8%
2024	86.09	61^st	1024	94.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	84.15	128^th	1004	87.3%
2019	81.49	171^st	1068	84.0%
2021	90.24	84^th	1008	91.7%
2022	88.55	108^th	1100	90.2%
2023	93.30	58^th	1094	94.7%
2024	89.79	89^th	1093	91.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	88.48	93^rd	999	90.7%
2019	83.17	163^rd	1075	84.8%
2021	75.23	239^th	1025	76.7%
2022	79.39	215^th	1113	80.7%
2023	92.59	70^th	1099	93.6%
2024	91.51	79^th	1099	92.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	89.08	23^rd	651	96.5%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.56	148^th	833	82.2%
2019	78.65	192^nd	1027	81.3%
2021	80.47	153^rd	943	83.8%
2022	85.92	107^th	1031	89.6%
2023	94.69	13^th	1011	98.7%
2024	92.73	28^th	1009	97.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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	257	12	44	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	329
1989	222	12	32	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	282
1990	230	12	39	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	294
1991	211	6	38	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	267
1992	226	5	35	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	275
1993	216	6	37	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	270
1994	187	8	41	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	248
1995	201	5	55	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	275
1996	201	5	55	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	275
1997	188	8	51	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	258
1998	192	12	69	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	294
1999	189	10	69	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	287
2000	183	15	56	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	275
2001	188	9	53	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	270
2002	186	9	72	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	286
2003	186	9	72	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	286
2004	178	10	70	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	278
2005	175	10	62	14	7	n/a	n/a	0	268
2006	188	11	56	16	10	n/a	n/a	0	281
2007	178	8	64	19	8	n/a	n/a	2	279
2008	186	7	74	18	2	n/a	n/a	4	291
2009	203	11	65	19	6	n/a	n/a	9	313
2010	207	9	58	17	8	n/a	n/a	13	312
2011	244	7	58	34	2	0	20	0	365
2012	242	10	59	28	3	0	22	0	364
2013	242	10	49	28	5	0	23	0	357
2014	265	13	45	35	3	1	21	0	383
2015	296	15	56	32	3	1	26	0	429
2016	316	15	61	33	2	1	27	0	455
2017	324	11	56	41	2	0	31	0	465
2018	334	13	48	38	2	0	35	0	470
2019	301	11	37	47	1	0	43	0	440
2020	231	0	22	37	2	0	25	0	317
2021	189	3	15	31	1	0	25	0	264
2022	209	4	15	41	1	1	25	0	296
2023	181	5	13	35	1	1	26	0	262

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	329	14.0	23.5	0
1989	282	14.0	20.1	n/a
1990	294	13.8	21.3	0
1991	267	13.8	19.3	n/a
1992	275	14.4	19.0	n/a
1993	270	13.4	20.1	n/a
1994	248	13.4	18.5	n/a
1995	275	13.4	20.5	n/a
1996	275	13.4	20.5	n/a
1997	258	13.3	19.4	n/a
1998	294	13.2	22.3	n/a
1999	287	13.9	20.6	n/a
2000	275	13.5	20.4	n/a
2001	270	13.2	20.5	n/a
2002	286	11.7	24.4	28.7
2003	286	11.7	24.4	28.7
2004	278	13.0	21.4	33.1
2005	268	13.1	20.5	28.7
2006	281	12.2	23.0	28.8
2007	279	12.2	22.9	30.3
2008	291	13.3	21.9	30.3
2009	313	13.3	23.5	37.5
2010	312	14.7	21.2	32.8
2011	365	14.6	24.8	35.1
2012	364	15.4	23.5	42.3
2013	357	14.9	23.8	43.1
2014	383	n/a	n/a	36.3
2015	429	22.0	19.5	44.3
2016	455	22.0	20.6	43.7
2017	465	23.4	19.8	41.5
2018	470	24.4	19.1	38.1
2019	440	26.4	16.6	35.7
2020	317	22.6	14.0	23
2021	264	21.5	12.2	19.7
2022	296	22.2	13.3	27
2023	262	20.0	13.0	27.5

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	329	14.0	23.5	0
1989	282	14.0	20.1	n/a
1990	294	13.8	21.3	0
1991	267	13.8	19.3	n/a
1992	275	14.4	19.0	n/a
1993	270	13.4	20.1	n/a
1994	248	13.4	18.5	n/a
1995	275	13.4	20.5	n/a
1996	275	13.4	20.5	n/a
1997	258	13.3	19.4	n/a
1998	294	13.2	22.3	n/a
1999	287	13.9	20.6	n/a
2000	275	13.5	20.4	n/a
2001	270	13.2	20.5	n/a
2002	286	11.7	24.4	28.7
2003	286	11.7	24.4	28.7
2004	278	13.0	21.4	33.1
2005	268	13.1	20.5	28.7
2006	281	12.2	23.0	28.8
2007	279	12.2	22.9	30.3
2008	291	13.3	21.9	30.3
2009	313	13.3	23.5	37.5
2010	312	14.7	21.2	32.8
2011	365	14.6	24.8	35.1
2012	364	15.4	23.5	42.3
2013	357	14.9	23.8	43.1
2014	383	n/a	n/a	36.3
2015	429	22.0	19.5	44.3
2016	455	22.0	20.6	43.7
2017	465	23.4	19.8	41.5
2018	470	24.4	19.1	38.1
2019	440	26.4	16.6	35.7
2020	317	22.6	14.0	23
2021	264	21.5	12.2	19.7
2022	296	22.2	13.3	27
2023	262	20.0	13.0	27.5

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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