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Franklin Elementary
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Franklin Elementary
Located at 332 North Township Rd., in Yuba City, California, Franklin Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that serves 505 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Franklin Elementary.
Operationally, Franklin Elementary answers to Franklin Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On demographics, Franklin Elementary lists that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 24% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Franklin Elementary logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Franklin Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Franklin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Sutter County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Sutter County put median household earnings sit near $79,704, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Franklin Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Sutter County (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students).
Nearest neighbor: River Valley High, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.0%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elementary has ticked up 6%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 505 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 25.3:1 in 2025.
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