Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (77).
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What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #173 of 1,072 ▲ 67 | #138 of 646 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #213 of 1,072 ▼ 62 | #171 of 646 ▼ 50 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #67 of 930 | #41 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #320 of 1,223 | #248 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #807 of 991 | #512 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #452 of 1,007 | #308 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #122 of 256 | #64 of 138 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 30 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 628 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 607 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 513 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 538 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 484 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
In GILBERT, Arizona, Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 598 students in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in Arizona is roughly 451 students; this school is 33% above that.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) has 3,321 students spread across 4 schools.
At Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert, White students make up 61% of the student body. Next come 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 59% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Arizona public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Desert Hills High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert is a public charter school.
Enrollment climbed 17% from its 2020-21 level of 513.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
