Franklin Elementary School

Located at 3130 Ave C, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Franklin Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school that caters to 421 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Council Bluffs Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 325.

Across the 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District (8,299 students total), Franklin Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pottawattamie County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pottawattamie County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,602 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Pottawattamie County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students), Franklin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rue Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Franklin Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 421). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Franklin Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.