Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340840003156
Ben Franklin Elementary
2939 PRINCETON PIKE, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648 · (609) 671-5540 · Mercer County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
73 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · 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 Lawrence Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
52.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 62.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Ben Franklin Elementary
Ben Franklin Elementary's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Franklin Elementary this school | 342 | 21.3% | 55.0% |
| Johnson Park School PRINCETON | 360 | 21.1% | 66.6% |
| Claremont Avenue Elementary School COLONIA | 306 | 24.8% | 62.6% |
| Lawrence Brook Elementary School EAST BRUNSWICK | 362 | 25.4% | 66.0% |
| Oak Ridge Heights Elementary School COLONIA | 292 | 20.9% | 55.6% |
| Lynn Crest Elementary School COLONIA | 300 | 27.7% | 58.0% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 Ben Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #432 of 1,290 | #15 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #543 of 1,319 ▼ 212 | #17 of 56 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #670 of 1,319 ▼ 67 | #20 of 56 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #935 of 1,562 | #35 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #239 of 1,390 | #8 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #80 of 1,392 | #3 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #1,010 of 1,481 | #44 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #338 of 798 | #9 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 35.8 | 9.6:1 | 21% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 39.3 | 8.9:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 38.8 | 8.6:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 7% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (391 to 342); teachers down 1% (36 to 35.8).
About Ben Franklin Elementary
Ben Franklin Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 342 students.
Lawrence Township Public School District has 7 schools; together they serve 3,690 students.
The most common group at Ben Franklin Elementary is White students, at 42%. After that, the student body is 25% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ben Franklin Elementary operates with 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 9.6:1. On average, elementary schools in New Jersey have 11.4:1, compared with 9.6:1 here. Ben Franklin Elementary reports 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Mercer County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Ben Franklin Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with New Jersey public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ben Franklin Elementary, the prediction is 54.5% and the result is 55.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Mercer County, the median household income is $100,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mercer County is home to 110 public schools and about 58,647 public school students.
The school nearest to Ben Franklin Elementary is Lawrence High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Ben Franklin Elementary is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence Township Public School District
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Slackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Eldridge Park SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in LAWRENCEVILLE
- Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 1,225 students
- Lawrence Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Lawrenceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Slackwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Eldridge Park SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other Ben Franklin Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ben Franklin Elementary. Ben Franklin Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBUFFALO, NY · 460 students
- Ben Franklin Elementary SchoolIndiana, PA · 414 students
- BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 367 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryFranklin, WI · 308 students
- Ben Franklin Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence High School1.0 mi · 1,225
- Lawrence Intermediate School1.0 mi · 775
- Lawrence Middle School1.2 mi · 584
- Eldridge Park School1.6 mi · 212
- Lawrenceville Elementary School1.6 mi · 301
- Slackwood Elementary School2.1 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Franklin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ben Franklin Elementary?
Ben Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Ben Franklin Elementary serve?
Ben Franklin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Franklin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ben Franklin Elementary is approximately 9.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ben Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Ben Franklin Elementary are roughly 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 25% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ben Franklin Elementary in?
Ben Franklin Elementary is part of Lawrence Township Public School District.
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