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What advice would you give to incoming students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERSIDE UNIFIED·NCES 063315010030
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy., Riverside, CA 92508 · (951) 571-6502 · Riverside County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
375 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (119).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
65.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.5% | 32.3% | 18.0% | 17.1% |
| Math | 36.5% | 29.2% | 17.4% | 16.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 58.1% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 62.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 63.6% |
| 2017-18 | 62.8% | 60.8% |
| 2016-17 | 59.8% | 54.8% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary this school | 767 | 48.9% | 62.6% |
| Southport Elementary West Sacramento | 785 | 50.4% | 38.9% |
| Lake Mathews Elementary Riverside | 733 | 45.0% | 57.3% |
| Mary Casey Black Elementary Brentwood | 680 | 47.1% | 39.8% |
| Taawila Elementary Menifee | 803 | 49.8% | 57.1% |
| Kester Avenue Elementary Van Nuys | 886 | 47.0% | 74.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #996 of 5,151 | #16 of 283 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #793 of 5,172 ▲ 180 | #7 of 283 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #1,031 of 5,172 ▲ 248 | #25 of 283 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #2,010 of 5,116 | #123 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #478 of 5,915 | #75 of 296 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.6:1 | #4,700 of 5,352 | #268 of 292 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #655 of 5,354 | #20 of 292 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #3,953 of 5,625 | #269 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #3,218 of 3,837 | #174 of 207 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
767
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
25.6:1
was 25.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 767 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 49% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 33 | 24.2:1 | 24% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 32.1 | 25.3:1 | 46% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 31 | 25.4:1 | 33% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 32 | 25.5:1 | 32% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 31 | 26.6:1 | 29% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | N/A | N/A | 21% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 857 | 36 | 23.8:1 | 15% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 19 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (815 to 767); teachers down 6% (32 to 30).
About Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a large elementary school in Riverside, California, (ZIP code 92508). In all, 767 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. The school is 65% above the average for elementary schools in California.
Riverside Unified has 48 schools and 38,002 students, and Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary, about 43 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 30% White, 15% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 51% Hispanic share among all Riverside County residents. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary are from different groups.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Benjamin Franklin Elementary, giving a ratio of 25.6:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 3.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 375 students, or 49%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Benjamin Franklin Elementary's results are 11.7 points above predicted: 62.6% against 50.9%.
For Riverside County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,074 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Among nearby public schools, John F. Kennedy Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Benjamin Franklin Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 767, starting from 786.
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Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
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Other Benjamin Franklin Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Benjamin Franklin Elementary is the largest of the 14.
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryCorona, CA · 673 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryLa Quinta, CA · 627 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryGlendale, CA · 608 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 619 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn, IL · 581 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.6 mi · 864
- Amelia Earhart Middle0.7 mi · 743
- Tomas Rivera Elementary0.9 mi · 699
- Mark Twain Elementary1.0 mi · 1,033
- Martin Luther King Jr. High1.1 mi · 2,699
- Frank Augustus Miller Middle2.0 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Franklin ElementaryHow large is Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Benjamin Franklin Elementary serve?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary is approximately 25.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
At Benjamin Franklin Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary public or private?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverside Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.