Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus in SUMMIT, New Jersey, run under Summit Public School District. The school caters to 369 students in grades 1 through 5.

Summit Public School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,987 students. Franklin Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Franklin Elementary School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Union County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 64.7%; Franklin Elementary School posts 84.0%, +19.3 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Union County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,202, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Union County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 99,046 students), of which Franklin Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Primary Center at Wilson, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Franklin Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Franklin Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 369).

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.