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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Gus Franklin Jr. administration to hear?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADELANTO ELEMENTARY·NCES 060171013092
Gus Franklin Jr.
13125 Hopland St., Victorville, CA 92395 · (760) 246-8691 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
23.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
285 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
52.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +15.7pp since 2014
Math
37.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.0% | 28.7% | 22.5% | 24.8% |
| Math | 10.8% | 26.4% | 32.2% | 30.6% |
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 | 52.7% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.3% | 32.6% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 38.1% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 39.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 35.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.5% | 30.0% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Gus Franklin Jr.
Gus Franklin Jr.'s state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Franklin Jr. this school | 509 | 56.0% | 44.2% |
| Riley Elementary Lakewood | 490 | 58.4% | 54.5% |
| Intensive Learning Center Lakewood | 646 | 61.6% | 45.9% |
| Anaverde Hills Palmdale | 517 | 54.9% | 32.5% |
| Los Amigos Elementary Rancho Cucamonga | 550 | 65.3% | 21.6% |
| Blackford Elementary San Jose | 414 | 57.0% | 22.7% |
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 Gus Franklin Jr. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #2,137 of 5,151 | #78 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,521 of 5,172 ▼ 186 | #96 of 321 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,839 of 5,172 ▲ 103 | #71 of 321 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,686 of 5,116 | #72 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,314 of 5,915 | #195 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,096 of 5,352 | #176 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #3,133 of 5,354 | #149 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #3,645 of 5,625 | #282 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,837 of 3,837 | #176 of 246 |
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
509
-57 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 63% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 23 | 23.9:1 | 63% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 54% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 82% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 27 | 26.2:1 | 80% (567) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gus Franklin Jr..
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (558 to 509); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Gus Franklin Jr.
Victorville, California, is home to Gus Franklin Jr., a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 509 students in kindergarten through 5.
Adelanto Elementary includes 15 schools. Together they enroll 7,660 students.
By race and ethnicity, Gus Franklin Jr. is 73% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% White, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all San Bernardino County residents. Gus Franklin Jr. has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gus Franklin Jr. in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.1:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The lunch program counts 56% of students at Gus Franklin Jr. as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in San Bernardino County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Gus Franklin Jr. receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.7% at Gus Franklin Jr.; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%.
Gus Franklin Jr. is located in San Bernardino County, where median household income is about $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Gus Franklin Jr. is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County, which together enroll about 393,648 students.
The closest public school, Melva Davis Academy of Excellence, is about 0.4 miles from Gus Franklin Jr.. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Gus Franklin Jr. ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 509 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 566.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Gus Franklin Jr., you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adelanto Elementary
- Melva Davis Academy of ExcellenceMiddle · 833 students
- Columbia MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Mesa Linda MiddleMiddle · 735 students
- Morgan Kincaid PreparatoryElementary · 690 students
- George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and MiddleElementary · 685 students
- Victoria Magathan ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Victorville
- Victor Valley HighHigh · 2,255 students
- Excelsior CharterHigh · 2,170 students
- Silverado HighHigh · 2,165 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,136 students
- Cobalt Institute of Math and ScienceHigh · 1,058 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Melva Davis Academy of Excellence0.4 mi · 833
- West Creek Elementary0.4 mi · 505
- Brentwood Elementary1.7 mi · 790
- Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center1.8 mi · 686
- Challenger School of Sports and Fitness2.0 mi · 843
- Victoria Magathan Elementary2.1 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About Gus Franklin Jr.What is the total enrollment at Gus Franklin Jr.?
Gus Franklin Jr. enrolls approximately 509 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gus Franklin Jr. an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gus Franklin Jr. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gus Franklin Jr. have?
Gus Franklin Jr. employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
How diverse is Gus Franklin Jr.?
Gus Franklin Jr. reports a student body of 5% White, 73% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Gus Franklin Jr.?
Gus Franklin Jr. is overseen by Adelanto Elementary in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.