Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531005985
Franklin Elementary
210 West Cubbon, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · (714) 564-2900 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
323 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
14.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -18.2pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.2% | 9.7% | 26.4% | 58.7% |
| Math | 3.9% | 12.3% | 30.3% | 53.5% |
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 | 14.8% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.3% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 27.8% |
| 2021-22 | 32.5% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 47.3% | 55.3% |
| 2017-18 | 46.3% | 48.1% |
| 2016-17 | 40.8% | 43.2% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 (18.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 343 | 94.2% | 18.2% |
| O'Melveny Elementary San Fernando | 345 | 93.6% | 45.3% |
| Melrose Elementary Placentia | 354 | 94.1% | 24.9% |
| Everett A. Rea Elementary Costa Mesa | 344 | 93.3% | 39.4% |
| First Street Elementary Los Angeles | 349 | 94.6% | 40.3% |
| Taft Elementary Redwood City | 357 | 93.8% | 16.9% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #4,723 of 5,151 | #371 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #4,645 of 5,172 ▼ 554 | #368 of 382 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #5,050 of 5,172 ▼ 427 | #379 of 382 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.4pp | #16 of 5,116 | #1 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #4,357 of 5,915 | #341 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,747 of 5,352 | #134 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #5,084 of 5,354 | #370 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #553 of 5,625 | #18 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #1,638 of 3,837 | #150 of 324 |
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
343
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 343 | 15.1 | 22.7:1 | 94% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 15.5 | 22.6:1 | 81% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 16.5 | 21.5:1 | 81% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 86% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 14 | 29.9:1 | 89% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 95% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 98% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 93% (601) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 25 | 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 18% (419 to 343); teachers up 8% (14 to 15.1).
About Franklin Elementary
A small elementary school in Santa Ana, California, Franklin Elementary is part of Santa Ana Unified. Enrollment is 343 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 26% lower.
The district, Santa Ana Unified, operates 51 schools serving 35,993 students.
At Franklin Elementary, Hispanic students make up 96% of the student body. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 62 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Franklin Elementary comes in at 7%.
Dividing enrollment by its 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.7:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Franklin Elementary reports 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 55% for public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Franklin Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Franklin Elementary are 6.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (18.2% actual, 24.4% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Orange County, median household income is about $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Franklin Elementary is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The school nearest to Franklin Elementary is Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Franklin Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The student count in 2024-25 was 343, 9% below the 377 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 25.1 in 2020-21 to 22.7 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
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- Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate0.2 mi · 584
- Lowell Elementary0.5 mi · 426
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Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow large is Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 343 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 22.7:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Elementary?
At Franklin Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Franklin Elementary public or private?
Franklin Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
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