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What tradition at Franklin Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180000993
Franklin Elementary School
1801 9TH AVE SE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904 · (507) 328-3300 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
293 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 600 | 48.8% | 32.7% |
| Sunnyside Elementary NEW BRIGHTON | 498 | 52.4% | 41.1% |
| William Byrne Elementary BURNSVILLE | 569 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH EAGAN | 583 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
| NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 440 | 48.4% | 41.8% |
| Sweeney Elementary SHAKOPEE | 602 | 41.4% | 48.0% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #641 of 844 | #17 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #598 of 844 | #17 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #650 of 844 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #164 of 1,130 | #3 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #99 of 796 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #344 of 942 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #291 of 499 | #11 of 17 |
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
600
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
+49% since 2000-01, when it was 403
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 | 600 | N/A | N/A | 49% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 40.1 | 12.3:1 | 65% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 40.5 | 13.9:1 | 67% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 57% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 47.5 | 14.3:1 | 66% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 66% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 51% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 32% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ROCHESTER, Minnesota. Federal data show 600 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
Rochester Public School District has 17,430 students spread across 47 schools.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at Franklin Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% Asian. County-wide, 77% of Olmsted County residents are White. The diversity index for Franklin Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Olmsted County is 35%.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, Franklin Elementary School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Franklin Elementary School scores 32.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.8%.
Looking at the county, Olmsted County, the median household earns about $95,406 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Olmsted County has 72 public schools with about 24,627 students, including Franklin Elementary School.
Montessori at Franklin Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Franklin Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Franklin Elementary School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 600, compared with 547 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Franklin Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Public School District
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 75.
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARYMANKATO, MN · 388 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
- Franklin ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 932 students
- Franklin ElementaryModesto, CA · 777 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Montessori at Franklin Elementary0.0 mi · 174
- Rochester Phoenix Academy0.5 mi · 66
- Care & Treatment Hospital/Homebound0.5 mi · 1
- Care & Treatment at ESC0.5 mi · 6
- Mayo High School0.6 mi · 1,787
- Willow Creek Middle School0.7 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary School have?
Franklin Elementary School employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School is overseen by Rochester Public School District in Olmsted County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.