Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190513000159
Franklin Elementary School
1903 Crawford Street, Boone, IA 50036 · (515) 433-0860 · Boone County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
151 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 114 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 31% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boone Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 81.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 329 | 45.9% | 77.1% |
| Harlan Intermediate School Harlan | 309 | 43.4% | 68.7% |
| Shenandoah Elementary School Shenandoah | 349 | 46.7% | 75.2% |
| Central Elementary Elkader | 292 | 47.3% | 80.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Newton | 380 | 45.0% | 75.0% |
| West Monona Elementary Onawa | 352 | 44.3% | 68.9% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #192 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #274 of 564 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #312 of 564 ▼ 163 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #319 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #97 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #356 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #268 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #115 of 359 |
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
329
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 329 | 27.8 | 11.8:1 | 46% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 26.9 | 12.6:1 | 44% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 25.6 | 14.0:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 37% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 31.8 | 12.6:1 | 51% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 34% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 11 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (400 to 329); teachers down 12% (31.8 to 27.8).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Boone, Iowa. The school offers grades 2 through 4 and enrolls 329 students.
Franklin Elementary School is part of Boone Comm School District, where 4 schools serve 1,955 students.
The share of students at Franklin Elementary School who are White is 85%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Boone County residents are about 94% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. The school reported 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Boone County average 28%.
On BeatsExpectations, Franklin Elementary School is 8.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
In Boone County, the median household earns about $83,531 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Boone County has 15 public schools with about 3,735 students, including Franklin Elementary School.
Boone High School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Franklin Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Franklin Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Franklin Elementary School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Franklin Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,668
Census ACS
Median income
$83,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,735 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone Comm School District
- Boone High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Boone Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ledges Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCombined
- Page Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Boone
- Boone High SchoolHigh · 704 students
- Boone Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ledges Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- United Community SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCombined
- Page Elementary SchoolCombined
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 45th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 421 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IA · 358 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IA · 295 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolLe Mars, IA · 261 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Boone High School0.9 mi · 704
- Boone Middle School1.8 mi · 586
- Ledges Elementary School2.5 mi · 336
- United Community School6.7 mi · 329
- Ogden Elementary School7.7 mi · 321
- Ogden High School8.2 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary School have?
Franklin Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary School public or private?
Franklin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone Comm School District.
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