Frankton Elementary School

Frankton Elementary School is one of the big elementary-level communitys in Frankton, Indiana, operated by Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, with 803 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 84% above typical.

Within Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 3,032 students, Frankton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Frankton Elementary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frankton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of -1.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household earnings sit near $63,037, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Frankton Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

Frankton Jr-Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Frankton Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.2%.

Frankton Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frankton Elementary School has shrank 13%, going from 928 students in 2018 to 803 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 24.4:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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