Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 296 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 36% White, 25% Two or more races, 18% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mason Middle School High : Foss High School

Franklin Elementary School

Summary:

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tacoma, Washington, serving 276 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Tacoma School District, which is ranked 152 out of 247 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of non-white students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (28.71%) and Math (27.72%) were significantly below the district and state. The school's performance on the 5th grade science assessment was also lower, at 35.29% proficiency. Despite these challenges, Franklin Elementary has shown some improvement in recent years, with its English Language Arts proficiency rate increasing from 40.98% in 2020-2021 to 44.55% in 2022-2023.

One potential factor contributing to Franklin Elementary's lower academic performance may be the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.33% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby Downing Elementary (48.24%) and Jefferson Elementary (38.61%). Additionally, the higher per-student spending at Franklin Elementary ($24,069 in 2021-2022) compared to other nearby schools suggests the school is investing resources to address the needs of its student population, but more targeted interventions may be needed to improve student learning.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1402 S Lawrence St
Tacoma, WA 98405

(253) 571-1400

District: Tacoma School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,069

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mason Middle School
High:	Foss High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.9

Number of students: 296

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Two or more races:

24.7%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Elementary School ranks worse than 84.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 25^th among 35 ranked elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Franklin Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.5%), two or more races (24.7%), Hispanic (18.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.9% 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 School is 15.9, which is the 15^th best among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District. (See more...)

Compare Franklin Elementary School employs 18.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Elementary School is $24,069, which is the 4^th highest among 35 elementary schools in the Tacoma School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Elementary School 990^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Franklin Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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White students:

Tacoma School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tacoma School District 152^nd of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	53.08	491^st	1026	52.1%
2005	30.62	758^th	1031	26.5%
2006	24.13	868^th	1051	17.4%
2007	33.13	772^nd	1069	27.8%
2008	28.97	820^th	1067	23.1%
2009	14.82	971^st	1072	9.4%
2010	28.66	847^th	1088	22.2%
2011	22.74	923^rd	1092	15.5%
2012	33.11	808^th	1097	26.3%
2013	27.33	874^th	1106	21.0%
2015	24.44	854^th	1067	20.0%
2016	6.50	1015^th	1053	3.6%
2017	38.25	669^th	1056	36.6%
2018	28.93	775^th	1054	26.5%
2019	18.81	944^th	1130	16.5%
2021	30.96	739^th	1107	33.2%
2022	33.48	776^th	1169	33.6%
2023	38.09	718^th	1169	38.6%
2024	18.62	990^th	1168	15.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.73	605^th	637	5.0%

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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	WA State Percentile
2019	31.12	740^th	979	24.4%
2021	43.27	457^th	854	46.5%
2022	36.30	678^th	1019	33.5%
2023	53.71	444^th	1013	56.2%
2024	22.48	877^th	1024	14.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.46	752^nd	1004	25.1%
2019	31.33	786^th	1068	26.4%
2021	30.77	679^th	1008	32.6%
2022	37.24	685^th	1100	37.7%
2023	32.02	750^th	1094	31.4%
2024	6.90	1068^th	1093	2.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.60	730^th	999	26.9%
2019	18.38	914^th	1075	15.0%
2021	30.78	696^th	1025	32.1%
2022	28.72	808^th	1113	27.4%
2023	36.42	688^th	1099	37.4%
2024	16.39	972^nd	1099	11.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	30.50	401^st	540	25.7%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.28	689^th	833	17.3%
2019	10.72	973^rd	1027	5.3%
2022	56.89	421^st	1031	59.2%
2023	23.26	840^th	1011	16.9%
2024	13.08	948^th	1009	6.0%

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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 School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	190	80	55	7	8	n/a	n/a	340
1989	222	64	54	6	9	n/a	n/a	355
1990	230	76	65	9	8	n/a	n/a	388
1991	239	89	70	10	7	n/a	n/a	415
1992	229	112	77	11	7	n/a	n/a	436
1993	236	109	74	11	6	n/a	n/a	436
1994	217	96	74	5	6	n/a	n/a	398
1995	166	98	48	19	6	n/a	n/a	337
1996	166	98	48	19	6	n/a	n/a	337
1997	159	91	48	23	9	n/a	n/a	330
1998	219	105	38	25	6	n/a	n/a	393
1999	218	119	39	37	8	n/a	n/a	421
2000	228	123	39	27	4	n/a	n/a	421
2001	234	142	34	34	2	n/a	n/a	446
2002	200	98	21	27	3	n/a	n/a	349
2003	200	98	21	27	3	n/a	n/a	349
2004	205	101	21	22	6	n/a	n/a	355
2005	173	106	11	24	4	n/a	n/a	318
2006	163	95	6	23	6	n/a	n/a	293
2007	123	102	10	21	8	n/a	n/a	264
2008	122	120	8	32	6	n/a	n/a	288
2009	118	144	11	28	3	n/a	n/a	304
2010	103	120	26	37	2	n/a	n/a	288
2011	78	82	12	22	4	4	21	223
2012	101	78	10	35	4	7	35	270
2013	109	95	9	38	3	7	11	272
2014	90	79	8	46	2	5	27	257
2015	89	65	10	59	5	7	52	287
2016	89	56	9	71	2	1	57	285
2017	121	53	11	57	4	3	65	314
2018	119	43	9	65	4	3	63	306
2019	120	59	11	66	9	13	81	359
2020	111	55	9	58	7	12	79	331
2021	109	50	13	48	4	11	75	310
2022	93	44	5	43	4	12	61	262
2023	108	47	5	52	0	6	58	276
2024	108	47	4	54	0	10	73	296

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
1988	340	20.0	17.0	0
1989	355	19.0	18.6	n/a
1990	388	23.3	16.6	0
1991	415	23.5	17.6	n/a
1992	436	25.3	17.2	n/a
1993	436	25.3	17.2	n/a
1994	398	26.3	15.1	n/a
1995	337	21.9	15.4	n/a
1996	337	21.9	15.4	n/a
1997	330	21.6	15.3	n/a
1998	393	23.9	16.4	n/a
1999	421	24.5	17.2	n/a
2000	421	19.2	21.9	n/a
2001	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
2002	349	21.0	16.6	71.3
2003	349	21.0	16.6	71.3
2004	355	22.0	16.1	60.8
2005	318	21.5	14.8	60.1
2006	293	19.3	15.2	60.1
2007	264	17.3	15.3	65.5
2008	288	19.1	15.1	74.3
2009	304	19.1	15.9	66.1
2010	288	19.6	14.6	76.4
2011	223	18.6	11.9	64.6
2012	270	19.0	14.1	55.9
2013	272	19.0	14.2	73.9
2014	257	n/a	n/a	74.7
2015	287	22.0	13.0	77.7
2016	285	21.0	13.5	80
2017	314	21.5	14.5	75.5
2018	306	21.2	14.3	75.2
2019	359	21.4	16.7	63.2
2020	331	22.7	14.5	74.3
2021	310	21.5	14.3	66.1
2022	262	18.0	14.5	40.5
2023	276	18.0	15.2	58.3
2024	296	18.6	15.9	67.9

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 School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	340	20.0	17.0	0
1989	355	19.0	18.6	n/a
1990	388	23.3	16.6	0
1991	415	23.5	17.6	n/a
1992	436	25.3	17.2	n/a
1993	436	25.3	17.2	n/a
1994	398	26.3	15.1	n/a
1995	337	21.9	15.4	n/a
1996	337	21.9	15.4	n/a
1997	330	21.6	15.3	n/a
1998	393	23.9	16.4	n/a
1999	421	24.5	17.2	n/a
2000	421	19.2	21.9	n/a
2001	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
2002	349	21.0	16.6	71.3
2003	349	21.0	16.6	71.3
2004	355	22.0	16.1	60.8
2005	318	21.5	14.8	60.1
2006	293	19.3	15.2	60.1
2007	264	17.3	15.3	65.5
2008	288	19.1	15.1	74.3
2009	304	19.1	15.9	66.1
2010	288	19.6	14.6	76.4
2011	223	18.6	11.9	64.6
2012	270	19.0	14.1	55.9
2013	272	19.0	14.2	73.9
2014	257	n/a	n/a	74.7
2015	287	22.0	13.0	77.7
2016	285	21.0	13.5	80
2017	314	21.5	14.5	75.5
2018	306	21.2	14.3	75.2
2019	359	21.4	16.7	63.2
2020	331	22.7	14.5	74.3
2021	310	21.5	14.3	66.1
2022	262	18.0	14.5	40.5
2023	276	18.0	15.2	58.3
2024	296	18.6	15.9	67.9

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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