Benjamin Franklin School No. 13

Benjamin Franklin School No. 13, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in ELIZABETH, New Jersey, one of the schools within Elizabeth Public Schools, hosts 392 students, covering grades K through 8.

Elizabeth Public Schools runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 27,580 students. Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 35% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.0%; this one delivers 12.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Union County shows median household earnings sit near $103,202, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Union County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early Childhood Center No 52, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benjamin Franklin School No. 13 at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 30.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Benjamin Franklin School No. 13's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 392). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 66% to 75% over that span.

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