Franklin Elementary School

Located at 1315 W Main St, in Marshalltown, Iowa, Franklin Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that serves 358 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of Marshalltown Comm School District.

Across the 10 schools in Marshalltown Comm School District (5,099 students total), Franklin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Franklin Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 43% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Franklin Elementary School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marshall County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Franklin Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 55.1%; actual is 69.7%, +14.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Marshall County) reports that median household income runs about $73,315, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Franklin Elementary School is one of 17 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 6,903 students).

Nearest neighbor: B R Miller Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Franklin Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elementary School has edged down 5%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 51% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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