FRANKLIN ELEM.

As a small elementary school in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, FRANKLIN ELEM. works with 241 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of CAPE GIRARDEAU 63. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Within CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, which oversees 8 schools and 4,310 students, FRANKLIN ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, FRANKLIN ELEM. lists that the most-represented group is Black (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 32% White, 15% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Cape Girardeau County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRANKLIN ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 76.8%, a residual of +27.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Cape Girardeau County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,464, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Cape Girardeau County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students), of which FRANKLIN ELEM. is one.

CLIPPARD ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN ELEM.. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANKLIN ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. FRANKLIN ELEM.'s enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 285 (now 241). Black enrollment moved from 40% to 45% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.