Ben Franklin Elementary

Ben Franklin Elementary is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, run under Lawrence Township Public School District, with 342 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Ben Franklin Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Lawrence Township Public School District, a district that caters to 3,690 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ben Franklin Elementary lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Ben Franklin Elementary reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at Ben Franklin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Mercer County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ben Franklin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Mercer County indicate median household income runs about $100,645, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mercer County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,647 students), of which Ben Franklin Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lawrence High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ben Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.7%.

Ben Franklin Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 31% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.