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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Franklin Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOOMIS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062256002771
Franklin Elementary
7050 Franklin School Rd., Loomis, CA 95650 · (916) 652-1818 · Placer County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
49 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 63% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
68.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
62.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.5% | 33.5% | 20.4% | 11.5% |
| Math | 32.4% | 29.8% | 25.6% | 12.2% |
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 | 68.0% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 63.3% |
| 2022-23 | 74.6% | 66.3% |
| 2021-22 | 75.4% | 68.2% |
| 2018-19 | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.7% | 72.1% |
| 2016-17 | 72.5% | 68.6% |
| 2015-16 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 (65.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 433 | 11.3% | 65.7% |
| Bird Rock Elementary La Jolla | 383 | 10.7% | 79.6% |
| Lake Forest Elementary El Dorado Hills | 421 | 14.3% | 68.2% |
| Roscomare Road Elementary Los Angeles | 438 | 11.0% | 84.7% |
| Neil Cummins Elementary Corte Madera | 451 | 8.2% | 75.1% |
| Sonoma Mountain Elementary Petaluma | 422 | 15.4% | 71.1% |
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 Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #848 of 5,151 | #13 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #955 of 5,172 ▼ 84 | #20 of 61 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #847 of 5,172 ▼ 122 | #13 of 61 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.7pp | #333 of 5,116 | #7 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #3,243 of 5,915 | #36 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,176 of 5,352 | #17 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #3,255 of 5,354 | #56 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #5,434 of 5,625 | #63 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #2,277 of 3,837 | #15 of 38 |
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
433
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 433 | 21.2 | 20.4:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 21.2 | 22.3:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 21.2 | 22.1:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 21.5 | 23.2:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 20 | 24.1:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | N/A | N/A | 15% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 10% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 21 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (498 to 433); teachers down 1% (21.5 to 21.2).
About Franklin Elementary
This page covers Franklin Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Loomis, California. The school counted 433 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8.
Loomis Union Elementary runs Franklin Elementary along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,826 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Franklin Elementary is White: 74%. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for Franklin Elementary is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. The school reported 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Placer County report 33%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Franklin Elementary, the prediction is 72.9% and the result is 65.7%.
In the surrounding county, Placer County, median household income comes to about $115,998, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 123, with about 70,590 students.
Among nearby public schools, Loomis Basin Charter is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Franklin Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 480 to 433. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.9:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Franklin Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loomis Union Elementary
- Loomis Basin CharterElementary · 505 students
- Placer ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- H. Clarke Powers ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Loomis ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- Penryn ElementaryElementary · 250 students
- Ophir STEAM AcademyElementary · 200 students
Other schools in Loomis
- Del Oro HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Loomis Basin CharterElementary · 505 students
- Placer ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- H. Clarke Powers ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Loomis ElementaryElementary · 438 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 25th 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
- Loomis Basin Charter0.1 mi · 505
- Placer Elementary2.1 mi · 505
- Sierra Elementary2.7 mi · 445
- Loomis Elementary2.7 mi · 438
- Del Oro High3.0 mi · 1,634
- Rocklin Elementary3.0 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow large is Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Franklin Elementary serve?
Franklin Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary have?
Franklin Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary are roughly 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Elementary in?
Franklin Elementary is part of Loomis Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.