Franklin Elementary

Set in Alameda, California, Franklin Elementary is a close-knit elementary-level community, one of the schools within Alameda Unified. It enrolls 291 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Within Alameda Unified, which oversees 15 schools and 9,260 students, Franklin Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Franklin Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 23% multiracial, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Franklin Elementary has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 28% of students at Franklin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Franklin Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.9%, the actual is 73.3%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Franklin Elementary is one.

Will C. Wood Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 56.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elementary has declined 16%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 41% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Franklin Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.