Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Located at 2485 WOODBRIDGE AVENUE, in EDISON, New Jersey, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a well-populated elementary-level community that instructs 619 students (grades K through 5), run under Edison Township School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Benjamin Franklin Elementary School sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Edison Township School District, which oversees 19 schools and 16,617 students, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 25% Hispanic, 15% Black, 14% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Benjamin Franklin Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) shows that median household income runs about $111,549, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

The closest other public school is Edison Academy Magnet School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 610 students in 2018 to 619 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 20% to 14% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.