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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY·NCES 060261000150
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary
521 West Water St., Anaheim, CA 92805 · (714) 517-8905 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
454 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.4pp since 2014
Math
27.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 33.1% |
| Math | 11.1% | 16.4% | 31.4% | 41.1% |
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 | 41.4% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 28.4% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.4% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 38.2% | 31.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary this school | 604 | 75.2% | 34.7% |
| Rice (Lilian J.) Elementary Chula Vista | 613 | 74.6% | 34.2% |
| Imperial Elementary Downey | 653 | 75.7% | 48.3% |
| Unsworth (Edith) Elementary Downey | 633 | 75.0% | 58.9% |
| John Dolland Elementary Norwalk | 586 | 73.7% | 49.3% |
| Richard R. Oliphant Elementary Indio | 568 | 76.4% | 39.6% |
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 Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,992 of 5,151 | #293 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,463 of 5,172 ▼ 404 | #310 of 382 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,789 of 5,172 ▼ 31 | #280 of 382 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,318 of 5,116 | #240 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #1,357 of 5,915 | #97 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #3,870 of 5,352 | #215 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #4,185 of 5,354 | #316 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #2,604 of 5,625 | #146 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #1,260 of 3,837 | #119 of 324 |
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
604
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 604 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 25.5 | 24.5:1 | 76% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 27 | 23.4:1 | 73% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 26 | 23.9:1 | 89% (553) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 30 | 25.6:1 | 85% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 31 | 27.7:1 | 80% (683) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | N/A | N/A | 84% (692) |
| 2000-01 | 1,015 | 44 | 23.1:1 | 93% (947) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 29 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (769 to 604); teachers down 17% (30 to 25).
About Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary serves students in Anaheim, California, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 604 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 30% higher.
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary is run by Anaheim Elementary, whose 24 schools enroll 13,964 students.
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Asian. Orange County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.2 students per teacher. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students. The average for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.5%. Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary scores 34.7%.
Across Orange County, the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
Anaheim High is the public school closest to Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary at 2nd of 8.
The NCES locale for Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 620.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Franklin (Benjamin) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary?
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary enrolls approximately 604 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary serve?
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary is approximately 24.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary are roughly 4% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary public or private?
Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anaheim Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.