Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School is one of the high-enrollment K-5 schools in RAHWAY, New Jersey, part of Rahway Public School District, with 658 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 405 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

Franklin Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Rahway Public School District, a district that serves 4,090 students overall.

On demographics, Franklin Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder is composed of 26% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Franklin Elementary School has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Franklin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household income runs about $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Elementary School is one of 180 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students).

The closest other public school is Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.6%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Franklin Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 658). Class-load math has widened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.