Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Located at 2650 Oak Ave., in Corona, California, Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a medium-sized primary school that teaches 673 students (grades K through 6), run under Corona-Norco Unified. That puts it 45% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Corona-Norco Unified comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 49,370 students; Benjamin Franklin Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Benjamin Franklin Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 32% White, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Riverside County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Benjamin Franklin Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks in the top 10% of California public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.7%; Benjamin Franklin Elementary posts 58.7%, +21.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Riverside County shows median household earnings sit near $93,074, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one.

John Adams Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Elementary. On composite proficiency, Benjamin Franklin Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Benjamin Franklin Elementary's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 841 (now 673). Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.