Franklin Elementary

Set in Reisterstown, Maryland, Franklin Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community, run under Baltimore County Public Schools. It teaches 392 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Franklin Elementary is one of 177 schools operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, a district that hosts 110,872 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Franklin Elementary lists that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Franklin Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at Franklin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Baltimore County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Franklin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 61.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Baltimore County shows median household income runs about $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Baltimore County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 110,872 students), of which Franklin Elementary is one.

Franklin Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 61% to 37% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.