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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Franklin Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190822000418
Franklin Elementary School
3130 Ave C, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · (712) 328-6469 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
191 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
71.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 60.3% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 (61.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 421 | 45.4% | 61.0% |
| Rue Elementary School Council Bluffs | 385 | 43.1% | 54.8% |
| Edison Elementary School Council Bluffs | 384 | 46.4% | 59.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Council Bluffs | 455 | 44.6% | 54.4% |
| Bloomer Elementary School Council Bluffs | 396 | 48.0% | 57.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Council Bluffs | 431 | 45.7% | 53.6% |
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 | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #455 of 564 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #363 of 564 ▲ 103 | #9 of 16 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #411 of 564 ▲ 57 | #10 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #193 of 705 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #295 of 561 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #216 of 561 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.4% | #278 of 666 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #144 of 359 | #6 of 11 |
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
421
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 421 | 31.1 | 13.6:1 | 45% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 31.1 | 14.6:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 64% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 63% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 73% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 67% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 36% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (500 to 421); teachers down 6% (33 to 31.1).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 421 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Council Bluffs Comm School District has a total of 15 schools and 8,299 students, Franklin Elementary School among them.
At Franklin Elementary School, White students make up 67% of the student body. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Pottawattamie County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Franklin Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Franklin Elementary School was 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Franklin Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 45%.
Franklin Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Franklin Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 61.0% actual against 69.3% predicted.
Across Pottawattamie County, the median household income is $73,602, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Pottawattamie County has 35 public schools and roughly 15,270 students.
Rue Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Franklin Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Franklin Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 421, a 15% decrease from 498 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 15.1:1 to 13.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Franklin Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- College View ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Other schools in Council Bluffs
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMarshalltown, IA · 358 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone, IA · 329 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IA · 295 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolLe Mars, IA · 261 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Rue Elementary School0.6 mi · 385
- Thomas Jefferson High School0.7 mi · 1,146
- Edison Elementary School1.0 mi · 384
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School1.2 mi · 855
- NCYF COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 17
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.4 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School is overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District in Pottawattamie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.