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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Franklin Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
505
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY·NCES 061434001642
Franklin Elementary
332 North Township Rd., Yuba City, CA 95993 · (530) 822-5151 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- CThree-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
25.3:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
130 students
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 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 22% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
58.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
57.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.4% | 34.8% | 24.9% | 16.8% |
| Math | 28.0% | 29.2% | 27.1% | 15.7% |
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 | 58.3% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 60.6% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 55.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.6% | 56.1% |
| 2020-21 | 64.4% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 70.4% | 67.8% |
| 2017-18 | 70.3% | 65.5% |
| 2016-17 | 62.8% | 60.9% |
| 2015-16 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 (60.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 505 | 25.7% | 60.4% |
| Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills | 525 | 24.2% | 70.1% |
| Lincoln Crossing Elementary Lincoln | 484 | 23.3% | 49.6% |
| Castille Elementary Mission Viejo | 482 | 27.6% | 80.0% |
| Arroyo Vista Elementary Rancho Santa Margarita | 508 | 28.0% | 68.4% |
| Hope View Elementary Huntington Beach | 546 | 27.3% | 61.4% |
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 Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #1,098 of 5,151 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,182 of 5,172 ▼ 189 | #2 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #1,450 of 5,172 ▼ 384 | #3 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,325 of 5,116 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,364 of 5,915 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #4,572 of 5,352 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,659 of 5,354 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #4,941 of 5,625 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #723 of 1,139 | #4 of 6 |
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
505
+41 (+9%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
was 23.2:1
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 | 505 | 20 | 25.3:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 20 | 25.3:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 20.9 | 23.5:1 | 30% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 20 | 23.2:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 20 | 23.9:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | N/A | N/A | 31% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 8% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 13 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (478 to 505); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Yuba City, California. The school's enrollment of 505 students covers kindergarten through 8.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Franklin Elementary is 55% White by enrollment. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sutter County residents are about 45% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Franklin Elementary is 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 25.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 26% of students, or 130, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 60% average among public schools in Sutter County.
Franklin Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Franklin Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.4% is 4.0 points below the 64.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Sutter County has about 98,857 residents, and the median household income is $79,704, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Franklin Elementary, Sutter County has 45 other public schools.
The closest public school, River Valley High, is about 1.7 miles from Franklin Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Franklin Elementary is 1st of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 41 students since 2020-21, to 505. By 2024-25, the school had 25.3 students per teacher, compared with 23.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Franklin Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuba City
- River Valley HighHigh · 1,695 students
- Yuba City HighHigh · 1,678 students
- Andros KarperosElementary · 1,181 students
- Riverbend ElementaryElementary · 914 students
- Butte Vista ElementaryElementary · 853 students
- Gray Avenue MiddleMiddle · 655 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 18th 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
- River Valley High1.7 mi · 1,695
- Feather River Academy2.1 mi · 31
- Pathways Charter Academy2.1 mi · 19
- Sutter County Special Education2.2 mi · 332
- Tierra Buena Elementary2.2 mi · 607
- Yuba City Special Education Preschool2.4 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Franklin Elementary serve?
Franklin Elementary serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Elementary?
Approximately 25.3:1 students per teacher at Franklin Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary are roughly 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Elementary in?
Franklin Elementary is part of Franklin Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.