Helen Keller Elementary

Set in Franklin, Massachusetts, Helen Keller Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Franklin. It caters to 560 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% above the state mean of about 381.

Helen Keller Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Franklin, a district that serves 4,611 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Helen Keller Elementary logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Helen Keller Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Norfolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Helen Keller Elementary is one of 198 public schools in Norfolk County (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students).

The closest other public school is Annie Sullivan Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Helen Keller Elementary's enrollment has increased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 560). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 92% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Helen Keller Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.