BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in BINGHAMTON, New York, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 403 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 10 schools and 4,531 students, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 22% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Broome County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Broome County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Across the wider county, Broome County reports that median household income runs about $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CALVIN COOLIDGE SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.4%.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 489 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025.

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