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What tradition at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch should never be changed?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VINCENNES COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181212001926
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch
2600 Wabash Avenue, Vincennes, IN 47591 · (812) 882-8176 · Knox County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Indiana public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
188 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
54.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch this school | 413 | 45.5% | 42.9% |
| Ohio County Elementary School Rising Sun | 409 | 46.0% | 42.8% |
| McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch Spencer | 390 | 44.6% | 44.1% |
| Fremont Elementary School Fremont | 391 | 44.2% | 52.7% |
| Owensville Community School Owensville | 396 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| Central Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 438 | 44.1% | 46.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #460 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #329 of 986 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #478 of 986 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #576 of 1,079 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #607 of 991 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #804 of 996 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #686 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #186 of 597 | #3 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
413
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 413 | 26.3 | 15.7:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 27.9 | 14.0:1 | 39% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 25.3 | 19.2:1 | 47% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 45% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 54% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 27% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 18 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch.
About Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch, located in Vincennes, Indiana, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 413 students in kindergarten through 5.
Vincennes Community School Corp enrolls 2,708 students in 7 schools, including Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch's enrollment is 91% White. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Black. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch, 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Indiana average 15.5:1. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is B-. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 43.3%. Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch scores 42.9%, within a point of that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Knox County show that the median household income is $61,237, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 14 public schools in Knox County, enrolling about 5,081 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Washington Learning Academy, is about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch's enrollment dropped 12%, to 413. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,007
Census ACS
Median income
$61,237
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,081 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vincennes Community School Corp
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- George Rogers Clark SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 380 students
- Francis Vigo Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem SchElementary · 154 students
- Washington Learning AcademyHigh · 117 students
Other schools in Vincennes
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- South Knox Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- George Rogers Clark SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- South Knox Middle-High SchoolHigh · 562 students
- Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 380 students
- Francis Vigo Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Learning Academy0.9 mi · 117
- James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch1.0 mi · 154
- Francis Vigo Elementary School1.2 mi · 314
- Lincoln High School1.4 mi · 704
- Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary Sch1.4 mi · 380
- George Rogers Clark School1.6 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchHow many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch serve?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is approximately 15.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch?
At Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch public or private?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vincennes Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.