Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGAME ELEMENTARY·NCES 060648000582
Franklin Elementary
2385 Trousdale Dr., Burlingame, CA 94010 · (650) 259-3850 · San Mateo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
61 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Franklin Elementary→Burlingame Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Burlingame Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
83.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.1% | 22.4% | 10.6% | 8.9% |
| Math | 61.1% | 22.8% | 10.6% | 5.6% |
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 | 80.5% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 78.9% | 81.6% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 76.7% |
| 2021-22 | 83.7% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 77.5% | 78.9% |
| 2018-19 | 85.5% | 87.1% |
| 2017-18 | 84.2% | 81.6% |
| 2016-17 | 84.6% | 87.3% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Elementary
Franklin Elementary's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 357 | 17.1% | 81.2% |
| Spring Valley Elementary Millbrae | 375 | 17.6% | 68.6% |
| Meadows Elementary Millbrae | 360 | 14.7% | 75.5% |
| Stevens Creek Elementary Cupertino | 407 | 13.3% | 77.2% |
| Vista Grande Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 355 | 11.0% | 81.1% |
| Beach Park Elementary Foster City | 347 | 14.7% | 74.0% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #181 of 5,151 | #15 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #122 of 5,172 ▲ 54 | #12 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #247 of 5,172 ▲ 49 | #15 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,343 of 5,116 | #37 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,206 of 5,915 | #56 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,586 of 5,352 | #88 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #1,540 of 5,354 | #52 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #5,247 of 5,625 | #68 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #1,390 of 3,837 | #27 of 79 |
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
357
-80 (-18%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 357 | 14.1 | 25.3:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 15.1 | 23.8:1 | 14% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 15.6 | 24.4:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 19 | 23.0:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 16.5 | 27.1:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 23 | 26.5:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | N/A | N/A | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 17 | 23.0:1 | 1% (2) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 11 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (448 to 357); teachers down 15% (16.5 to 14.1).
About Franklin Elementary
Located in Burlingame, California, Franklin Elementary is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 357 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Burlingame Elementary includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 3,376 students.
The largest group at Franklin Elementary is Asian students, at 55%. Other groups include 18% White, 16% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. By comparison, San Mateo County residents are about 31% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school's 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Franklin Elementary, 17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in San Mateo County is 34%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Franklin Elementary is +11.7 points: 81.2% actual, 69.5% predicted.
In the wider San Mateo County area, median household income comes to about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. San Mateo County counts 176 public schools with about 82,403 students.
Burlingame Intermediate is the nearest public school to Franklin Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Franklin Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Franklin Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 357 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 437. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.0:1 to 25.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Franklin Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlingame Elementary
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hoover ElementaryElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Burlingame
- Burlingame HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Burlingame IntermediateMiddle · 1,115 students
- McKinley ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 311 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 39th largest of the 75.
- Franklin ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 932 students
- Franklin ElementaryModesto, CA · 777 students
- Franklin ElementaryRedlands, CA · 624 students
- Franklin ElementaryMerced, CA · 602 students
- Franklin ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Burlingame Intermediate0.1 mi · 1,115
- Spring Valley Elementary0.2 mi · 375
- Mills High0.4 mi · 1,115
- Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 415
- Hoover Elementary0.9 mi · 227
- Taylor Middle1.0 mi · 756
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow large is Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Franklin Elementary serve?
Franklin Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary is approximately 25.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Elementary?
At Franklin Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 55% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary public or private?
Franklin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlingame Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.