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What's something Franklin Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004261
Franklin Elementary
915 Foothill Blvd., Oakland, CA 94606 · (510) 879-2116 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
478 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
31.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
24.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.4% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 47.7% |
| Math | 9.2% | 15.2% | 26.3% | 49.3% |
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 | 31.6% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 37.4% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.2% | 37.1% |
| 2018-19 | 33.8% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 38.5% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 30.6% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 (29.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 499 | 95.8% | 29.7% |
| Del Paso Heights Elementary Sacramento | 477 | 93.9% | 18.3% |
| Florin Elementary Sacramento | 583 | 91.9% | 23.1% |
| Clairmont Elementary Stockton | 401 | 89.5% | 23.8% |
| Turner Elementary Fresno | 585 | 93.7% | 20.9% |
| F. C. Joyce TK-8 North Highlands | 537 | 93.9% | 22.6% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,557 of 5,151 | #134 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #3,832 of 5,172 ▼ 431 | #144 of 192 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,811 of 5,172 ▼ 793 | #139 of 192 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.1pp | #33 of 5,116 | #4 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #2,445 of 5,915 | #84 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,741 of 5,352 | #78 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #666 of 5,354 | #60 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #342 of 5,625 | #23 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #614 of 3,837 | #27 of 138 |
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
499
-87 (-15%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,159
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 96% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 96% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 21 | 23.6:1 | 94% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 25 | 23.4:1 | 90% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 27.5 | 25.5:1 | 91% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 90% (678) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | N/A | N/A | 83% (634) |
| 2000-01 | 866 | 45 | 19.2:1 | 90% (780) |
| 1990-91 | 1,159 | 43 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (702 to 499); teachers down 20% (27.5 to 22).
About Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Oakland, California. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 499 students.
Franklin Elementary is in Oakland Unified, a district with 33,973 students across 84 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Franklin Elementary is Hispanic, with 38% of students. Next come 37% Asian, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% White. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Franklin Elementary scores 70%.
Franklin Elementary reports a ratio of 22.7 students per teacher, from 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch program data show 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
Among California public elementary schools, Franklin Elementary outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Franklin Elementary is +6.3 points: 29.7% actual, 23.4% predicted.
For Alameda County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $129,367 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Franklin Elementary, Alameda County has 394 public schools.
MetWest High, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Franklin Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Franklin Elementary had a net loss of 87 students, or 15%.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Franklin Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oakland Unified
- Oakland Technical HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
- Edna Brewer MiddleMiddle · 785 students
Other schools in Oakland
- Oakland Technical HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Oakland HighHigh · 1,579 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 1,250 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Yu Ming CharterElementary · 959 students
- Coliseum College Prep AcademyHigh · 861 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 19th 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
- MetWest High0.5 mi · 237
- MetWest High0.5 mi · 199
- La Escuelita0.5 mi · 274
- Dewey Academy High0.6 mi · 125
- Roosevelt Middle0.7 mi · 512
- Cleveland Elementary0.8 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Franklin Elementary serve?
Franklin Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary have?
Franklin Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary are roughly 6% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% Black, 37% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Elementary in?
Franklin Elementary is part of Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.