Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Set in Glendale, California, Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school, overseen by Glendale Unified. It instructs 608 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

Glendale Unified runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 25,294 students. Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Benjamin Franklin Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Benjamin Franklin Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Benjamin Franklin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Benjamin Franklin Elementary's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 608). Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.4:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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