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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362859003859
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
428 S ALVORD ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13208 · (315) 435-4550 · Onondaga County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
536 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 14% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
23.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 18.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #2,236 of 2,335 | #52 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #2,214 of 2,342 | #48 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #2,254 of 2,343 | #52 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #305 of 2,585 | #8 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,086 of 2,338 | #53 of 68 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #400 of 2,388 | #11 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #1,402 of 1,757 | #40 of 50 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
-45 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
% White
11%
was 16%
% Hispanic
6%
was 8%
% Black
52%
was 33%
% Asian
22%
was 34%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 44.1 | 15.4:1 | 79% (536) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 44.3 | 14.6:1 | 97% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 43.2 | 15.4:1 | 93% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 51 | 14.2:1 | 94% (680) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school that serves part of SYRACUSE, New York. The school counts 678 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 53% above the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
Within SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 schools. The district enrolls 18,608 students.
Black students are the majority at FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 22% Asian, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Onondaga County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 79% of enrollment. Public schools in Onondaga County average 49%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the bottom 10% of schools in New York. Predicted: 45.9%. Actual: 20.1%.
Onondaga County census figures show that the median household income is $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 123 public schools in Onondaga County, enrolling about 67,044 students in all.
The shortest distance from FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 20.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school enrolled 678 students in 2024-25, 45 fewer than the 723 it had in 2017-18. The Black share was 33% in 2017-18 and 52% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 15.4:1.
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Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,483 students
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,350 students
- CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERHigh · 1,126 students
- HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 934 students
- HURLBUT W SMITH K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 776 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,483 students
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,350 students
- CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERHigh · 1,126 students
- ONONDAGA-CORTLAND-MADISON BOCESCombined · 1,113 students
- SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 993 students
Nearby schools
- GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 612
- DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 711
- WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 650
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 476
- SALEM HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 466
- ONONDAGA CNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT1.1 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 52% Black, 22% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.