Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Burlingame, California, operated by Burlingame Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 357 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Within Burlingame Elementary, which oversees 7 schools and 3,376 students, Franklin Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Franklin Elementary records that Asian students make up the majority at 55%; the rest is composed of 18% White, 16% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Franklin Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.3%, the actual is 80.2%, a residual of +10.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) shows that median household income runs about $158,855, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Franklin Elementary is one.

Burlingame Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Franklin Elementary's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 357). The White share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.

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