Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON·NCES 250861001366
Franklin
125 Derby Street, West Newton, MA 02465 · (617) 559-9500 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -10.0pp since 2016
Math
54.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 77.0% | 57.0% |
| 2018-19 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 64.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Franklin ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #300 of 920 ▼ 69 | #113 of 207 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #226 of 920 ▼ 74 | #93 of 207 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #223 of 901 | #53 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #657 of 1,086 | #176 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #101 of 938 | #21 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #305 of 938 | #106 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #59 of 602 | #15 of 141 |
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
320
-59 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 320 | 32.4 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 31.5 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 32.3 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 36 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 38 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 398 | N/A | N/A | 12% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | N/A | N/A | 7% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (434 to 320); teachers down 10% (36 to 32.4).
About Franklin
This page covers Franklin, a small elementary school in West Newton, Massachusetts. School enrollment was 320 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Newton counts 11,632 students in its 22 schools, and Franklin is one of them.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Franklin. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Franklin has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 9.9 students per teacher and 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Franklin is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Franklin is among the 386 public schools in Middlesex County.
The closest other public school is Henry Whittemore Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 379 in 2020-21 and 320 in 2024-25, a decrease of 59 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.6:1 to 9.9:1.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton
- Newton North HighHigh · 2,096 students
- Newton South HighHigh · 1,898 students
- F A Day MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Charles E Brown MiddleMiddle · 713 students
- Oak Hill MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- Bigelow MiddleMiddle · 434 students
Other Franklin schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Franklin. Franklin is the 5th largest of the 10.
- FranklinNorth Andover, MA · 383 students
- Franklin SchoolPROVO, UT · 398 students
- Franklin SchoolSADDLE BROOK, NJ · 328 students
- Franklin SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 325 students
- Franklin SchoolCorvallis, OR · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Henry Whittemore Elementary School0.5 mi · 372
- F A Day Middle0.8 mi · 860
- C C Burr0.8 mi · 350
- Newton Early Childhood Program0.8 mi · 173
- Horace Mann1.0 mi · 351
- Peirce1.1 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About FranklinHow large is Franklin?
Franklin enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
Is Franklin an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Franklin?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Franklin.
What is the student diversity at Franklin?
Student demographics at Franklin are roughly 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Franklin in?
Franklin is part of Newton.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.