Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary operates as a sizable K-5 school in Elk Grove, California, part of Elk Grove Unified. Current enrollment sits at 932 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Franklin Elementary sits 100% larger than that benchmark.

Franklin Elementary is one of 67 schools operated by Elk Grove Unified, a district that serves 63,232 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Franklin Elementary lists that 42% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Black. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sacramento County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Franklin Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 61.5%, a residual of +14.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household earnings sit near $92,175, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Elementary is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

The closest other public school is Elk Grove Charter, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary. On composite proficiency, Franklin Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 25%: 745 students in 2018 compared to 932 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 25% to 42% over that span.

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