Franklin Elementary School

Located at 1000 FRANKLIN AVE, in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, Franklin Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community that instructs 270 students (grades K through 4), part of South Plainfield School District. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Franklin Elementary School sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Franklin Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by South Plainfield School District, a district that works with 3,767 students overall.

Demographically, Franklin Elementary School lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Middlesex County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 49.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,549 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Franklin Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 129,255 students).

Clinton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Elementary School has increased 13%, going from 240 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 49% to 41% over that span.

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