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Enrollment
2,650
High
DISTRICT 1,516 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233010593
Franklin High
6400 Whitelock Pkwy., Elk Grove, CA 95757 · (916) 714-8150 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,650 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of California public high schools
- B+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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
1,058 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 677 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 658 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 640 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 675 | 25% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
58.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.0pp since 2014
Math
48.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.9pp 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 48 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.7% | 28.3% | 19.1% | 22.9% |
| Math | 20.5% | 27.6% | 24.2% | 27.7% |
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 | 58.0% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.8% | 49.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 53.1% |
| 2020-21 | 71.8% | 56.5% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 57.6% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 46.8% |
| 2016-17 | 80.9% | 58.0% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 59.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 High
Franklin High's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High this school | 2,650 | 39.9% | 50.1% |
| Cosumnes Oaks High Elk Grove | 2,109 | 38.9% | 54.2% |
| Castro Valley High Castro Valley | 2,874 | 40.0% | 58.2% |
| Arnold O. Beckman High Irvine | 2,776 | 44.5% | 72.7% |
| Cerritos High Cerritos | 1,996 | 43.1% | 70.4% |
| Pleasant Grove High Elk Grove | 2,536 | 33.5% | 63.4% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #317 of 1,052 | #9 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #189 of 1,056 ▲ 48 | #5 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #517 of 1,056 ▲ 70 | #13 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.8pp | #54 of 1,044 | #3 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,650 | #73 of 2,093 | #2 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #1,061 of 1,352 | #40 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #39 of 1,351 | #14 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #1,290 of 1,575 | #57 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #270 of 327 | #18 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,650
-233 (-8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 2,760
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 2,650 | 112.5 | 23.6:1 | 40% (1,058) |
| 2023-24 | 2,659 | 112.5 | 23.6:1 | 31% (812) |
| 2022-23 | 2,587 | 114.8 | 22.5:1 | 25% (647) |
| 2020-21 | 2,883 | 122 | 23.6:1 | 27% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 2,605 | 111.5 | 23.4:1 | 36% (946) |
| 2015-16 | 2,673 | 116 | 23.0:1 | 37% (979) |
| 2010-11 | 2,760 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (2,605 to 2,650); teachers up 1% (111.5 to 112.5).
About Franklin High
Franklin High is classified as a high school. It is located in Elk Grove, California. The school serves 2,650 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 216% above that.
Franklin High is a school in Elk Grove Unified. The district has 67 schools and 63,232 students.
At Franklin High, the largest share of students is Asian, at 42%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% multiracial, and 10% Black. The county population is about 18% Asian. Franklin High's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 112.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 23.6:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 40%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sacramento County is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Franklin High is C+. Compared with California public high schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Franklin High is 6.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Among Sacramento County residents, the median household income is $92,175, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin High is one of 387 public schools in the county.
Toby Johnson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Franklin High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Franklin High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Franklin High declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,883 to 2,650 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk Grove Unified
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Sheldon HighHigh · 2,368 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Monterey Trail HighHigh · 2,263 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High is the 2nd largest of the 18.
- Franklin HighStockton, CA · 2,065 students
- Franklin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,835 students
- Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJ · 2,134 students
- Franklin High SchoolPortland, OR · 1,807 students
- Franklin High SchoolFranklin, TN · 1,729 students
Nearby schools
- Toby Johnson Middle0.2 mi · 1,317
- Elk Grove Charter0.4 mi · 262
- Arlene Hein Elementary0.5 mi · 817
- Carroll Elementary0.7 mi · 854
- Helen Carr Castello Elementary0.8 mi · 790
- Franklin Elementary0.8 mi · 932
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin HighHow large is Franklin High?
Franklin High enrolls approximately 2,650 students in grades 09-12.
Is Franklin High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Franklin High have?
Franklin High employs 112 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
How diverse is Franklin High?
Franklin High reports a student body of 14% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Black, 42% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Franklin High public or private?
Franklin High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.