Franklin Ave

Franklin Ave operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Westfield, Massachusetts, overseen by Westfield. Current enrollment sits at 176 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Westfield runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 4,834 students. Franklin Ave is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Franklin Ave reports that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 41% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Franklin Ave tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hampden County) logs that median household earnings sit near $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Ave is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Westfield Technical Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Ave.

Franklin Ave operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 60% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.