Franklin Elementary

Located at 420 Tully Rd., in San Jose, California, Franklin Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 525 students (grades K through 6), part of Franklin-McKinley Elementary.

Across the 16 schools in Franklin-McKinley Elementary (5,663 students total), Franklin Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Franklin Elementary logs that the largest single group is Asian at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 47% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Franklin Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at Franklin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Clara County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Franklin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Santa Clara County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $164,281 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Santa Clara County's 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), Franklin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Shirakawa (George Sr.) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elementary has ticked down 23%, going from 680 students in 2018 to 525 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.1:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 today.

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