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What advice would you give to incoming students at Franklin Square Elementary School?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 180394002691
Franklin Square Elementary School
605 E Court Ave, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 · (812) 288-4802 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- ·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
14.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
400 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
21.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Franklin Square Elementary School
Franklin Square Elementary School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Square Elementary School this school | 524 | 76.3% | 19.5% |
| Valley Grove Elementary School Anderson | 485 | 76.5% | 22.6% |
| Pine Elementary School Michigan City | 396 | 73.5% | 30.3% |
| Lowell Elementary School Indianapolis | 466 | 72.5% | 33.3% |
| Success Academy Primary School South Bend | 610 | 75.6% | 18.2% |
| Tenth Street Elementary School Anderson | 529 | 70.5% | 18.6% |
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 Franklin Square Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #850 of 983 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #886 of 986 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #820 of 986 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #325 of 1,079 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #403 of 991 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #87 of 996 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #71 of 1,058 | #2 of 15 |
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
524
+159 (+44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 524 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 76% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 37.5 | 14.6:1 | 75% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 32.5 | 16.6:1 | 80% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 73% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Square Elementary School.
About Franklin Square Elementary School
Franklin Square Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Federal data show 524 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 20% bigger than average.
Franklin Square Elementary School is run by Greater Clark County Schools, whose 17 schools enroll 10,643 students.
At Franklin Square Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Enrollment also includes 34% Black, 18% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Among people living in Clark County, the White share is about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Franklin Square Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%. The rate at public schools in Clark County averages 50%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Franklin Square Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Franklin Square Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.5%, compared with a predicted 21.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Clark County, the median household earns about $74,214 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Franklin Square Elementary School, Clark County has 33 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Old Corden Porter School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Franklin Square Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 365 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 524. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.8:1 to 14.6:1.
This page is set up for the Franklin Square Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Clark County Schools
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- Charlestown Senior High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Charlestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
Other schools in Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville High SchoolHigh · 2,202 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Parkview Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Northaven Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Old Corden Porter School0.1 mi · 28
- Parkview Middle School1.0 mi · 656
- Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts1.7 mi · 578
- Home of the Innocents Discovery1.8 mi · 26
- Home of the Innocents School1.8 mi · 30
- Kentucky School for the Blind1.9 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Square Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Square Elementary School?
Franklin Square Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Franklin Square Elementary School serve?
Franklin Square Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Square Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Franklin Square Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Square Elementary School?
At Franklin Square Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 34% Black, 18% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Square Elementary School in?
Franklin Square Elementary School is part of Greater Clark County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.