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What's the biggest difference between Helen Keller Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN·NCES 250501001694
Helen Keller Elementary
500 Lincoln Street, Franklin, MA 02038 · (508) 553-0322 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
49.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -18.0pp since 2016
Math
60.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 18 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 68.0% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 70.0% | 58.0% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 69.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Helen Keller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #210 of 920 ▲ 31 | #57 of 104 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #330 of 920 ▼ 24 | #67 of 104 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #301 of 901 | #33 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #167 of 1,086 | #16 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #603 of 938 | #64 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #761 of 938 | #103 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.3% | #25 of 317 | #2 of 55 |
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
560
+233 (+71%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 560 | 43.3 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 44.1 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 44.2 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 28.7 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 3% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Keller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (402 to 560); teachers up 51% (28.7 to 43.3).
About Helen Keller Elementary
Helen Keller Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Franklin, located in Franklin, Massachusetts. The school's enrollment of 560 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students each.
Franklin runs Helen Keller Elementary along with 9 other schools, enrolling 4,611 students in total.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Helen Keller Elementary. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Norfolk County's population at about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.9:1 comes from the school's 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Census Bureau estimates for Norfolk County show that the median household income is $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Helen Keller Elementary is one of 198 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Annie Sullivan Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 327 students at Helen Keller Elementary; in 2024-25, 560. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
Community posts for Helen Keller Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Horace MannMiddle · 407 students
- Oak Street ElementaryElementary · 398 students
- Remington MiddleMiddle · 358 students
- J F Kennedy MemorialElementary · 341 students
- Annie Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tri-County Regional Vocational TechnicalHigh · 1,000 students
- Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Horace MannMiddle · 407 students
- Oak Street ElementaryElementary · 398 students
- Remington MiddleMiddle · 358 students
Other Helen Keller Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Helen Keller Elementary. Helen Keller Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Helen Keller Elementary SchoolTinley Park, IL · 426 students
- Helen Keller ElementaryLynwood, CA · 407 students
- Helen Keller ElementaryKirkland, WA · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Annie Sullivan Middle School0.0 mi · 322
- Franklin High1.2 mi · 1,453
- Oak Street Elementary1.3 mi · 398
- Horace Mann1.3 mi · 407
- Franklin Early Childhood Development Center1.3 mi · 142
- J F Kennedy Memorial1.5 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Keller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Helen Keller Elementary?
Helen Keller Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Helen Keller Elementary serve?
Helen Keller Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Keller Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen Keller Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Helen Keller Elementary?
Helen Keller Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Helen Keller Elementary public or private?
Helen Keller Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.