Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341629003218
Franklin Elementary School
200 WILLIAM STREET, TRENTON, NJ 08610 · (609) 656-4720 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
323 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 29% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
17.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.2% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.5% | 12.1% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (16.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 372 | 86.8% | 16.4% |
| Gershom Mott Elementary School TRENTON | 375 | 87.5% | 17.4% |
| Clinton Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 386 | 83.9% | 18.7% |
| Washington Avenue Elementary School PLEASANTVILLE | 432 | 88.2% | 14.9% |
| Brilla New Jersey Charter School PATERSON | 362 | 81.5% | 11.1% |
| Charles H. Stillman Elementary School PLAINFIELD | 317 | 87.4% | 16.2% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.4% | #1,176 of 1,290 | #43 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,052 of 1,319 ▲ 171 | #36 of 56 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #1,257 of 1,319 ▲ 30 | #46 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #797 of 1,562 | #27 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,140 of 1,390 | #44 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #1,238 of 1,392 | #52 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #100 of 1,481 | #7 of 58 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #537 of 798 | #22 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 87% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 29.5 | 13.6:1 | 57% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 28.5 | 12.3:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 59% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 92% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 91% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 71% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 54% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (400 to 372); teachers up 12% (25 to 28).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in TRENTON, New Jersey. Federal data show 372 students enrolled in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25.
Within Trenton Public School District, Franklin Elementary School is one of 25 schools. The district enrolls 13,549 students.
By race and ethnicity, Franklin Elementary School is 84% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 12% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 61 points above the 23% share among Mercer County residents. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Franklin Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Franklin Elementary School, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is 11.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 323 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 87% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mercer County is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Franklin Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 13% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Franklin Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.4%; the prediction is 18.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Mercer County show that the median household earns about $100,645 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mercer County has 110 public schools with about 58,647 students, including Franklin Elementary School.
Franklin Elementary School's nearest public school is Grace A Dunn Middle School (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Franklin Elementary School. Franklin Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment at Franklin Elementary School was 379 in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Franklin Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
385,864
Census ACS
Median income
$100,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
58,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trenton Public School District
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Dr. Martin Luther King Middle SchoolMiddle · 650 students
Other schools in TRENTON
- Trenton Central High School - Main CampusHigh · 2,097 students
- Foundation Academy Charter SchoolCombined · 1,155 students
- Trenton Central High School-9th Grade AcademyHigh · 890 students
- Capital City High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Grace A Dunn Middle SchoolMiddle · 703 students
- Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 35th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 725 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJ · 658 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolN BERGEN, NJ · 509 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolWestfield, NJ · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Grace A Dunn Middle School0.3 mi · 703
- William Harrison Elementary School0.4 mi · 243
- George Washington Elementary School0.4 mi · 321
- Achievers Early College Prep Charter School0.5 mi · 543
- International Charter School0.5 mi · 108
- Pace Charter School of Hamilton0.6 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Franklin Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary School public or private?
Franklin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trenton Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.