Franklin School

Franklin School is one of the tight-knit elementary campuss in Stratford, Connecticut, run under Stratford School District, with 246 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Across the 13 schools in Stratford School District (6,388 students total), Franklin School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Franklin School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Franklin School logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 61% of students at Franklin School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Greater Bridgeport Planning Region) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Franklin School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stratford High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin School.

Franklin School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin School's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 246). The Black share of enrollment climbed from 25% to 36% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.