Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEENE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330405000200
Franklin Elementary School
217 Washington St., Keene, NH 03431 · (603) 352-1712 · Cheshire County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
143 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 26%
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 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 19% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Keene School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
35.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #161 of 209 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #165 of 209 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #141 of 210 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #170 of 300 | #10 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #100 of 179 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #49 of 181 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #11 of 240 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #117 of 139 | #8 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
+35 (+18%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 234 | 20.4 | 11.5:1 | 61% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 22.4 | 9.6:1 | 60% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 21.4 | 9.9:1 | 58% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 52% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 22.6 | 10.9:1 | 60% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 65% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 44% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
About Franklin Elementary School
Located in Keene, New Hampshire, Franklin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 234 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Across its 7 schools, Keene School District enrolls 3,007 students. Franklin Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Franklin Elementary School is 79% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The county population is about 92% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School is 11.5:1, based on 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. Franklin Elementary School counts 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cheshire County, the average is 30%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Franklin Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Hampshire schools. It scores 37.5%; the prediction is 24.0%.
In Cheshire County, the median household earns about $83,329 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Cheshire County has 41 public schools with about 8,365 students, including Franklin Elementary School.
Franklin Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Gathering Waters Charter School (H), its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Franklin Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 234, compared with 199 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 11.5:1, from 9.5:1.
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Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keene School District
- Keene High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Keene Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Symonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Wheelock Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
- Jonathan Daniels SchoolElementary · 93 students
Other schools in Keene
- Keene High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- Keene Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Symonds Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Gathering Waters Charter School (E)Elementary · 219 students
- Wheelock Elementary SchoolElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Gathering Waters Charter School (H)0.4 mi · 67
- Gathering Waters Charter School (E)0.6 mi · 219
- Fuller Elementary School0.6 mi · 275
- Wheelock Elementary School0.9 mi · 192
- Making Community Connections Charter School - Monadnock1.1 mi · 80
- Symonds Elementary School1.4 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-05.
Is Franklin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary School have?
Franklin Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary School public or private?
Franklin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Keene School District.
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