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How has Franklinton Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153000660
Franklinton Elementary
431 S Hillsborough St., Franklinton, NC 27525 · (919) 494-2479 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
467 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Franklinton Elementary
Franklinton Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklinton Elementary this school | 470 | 99.4% | 46.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| South Elementary Roxboro | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| West Hoke Elementary Raeford | 467 | 99.4% | 41.0% |
| Sheep-Harney Elementary Elizabeth City | 441 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| La Grange Elementary La Grange | 547 | 99.5% | 49.5% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Franklinton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #934 of 1,297 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #921 of 1,296 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #873 of 1,300 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #694 of 1,485 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #386 of 1,377 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #328 of 1,379 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #321 of 1,414 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #123 of 369 | N/A |
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
470
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 470 | 34.4 | 13.7:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 34.8 | 13.9:1 | 83% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 81% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 74% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 71% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 75% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklinton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (403 to 470); teachers up 19% (29 to 34.4).
About Franklinton Elementary
Franklinton Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Franklinton, North Carolina. It had 470 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Franklinton Elementary sits within Franklin County Schools, which has 16 schools and 7,978 students.
No group is above 50% at Franklinton Elementary; the largest is Black, at 45%. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 24% White, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Franklin County, the Black share is about 23%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
A staff of 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 82%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Franklinton Elementary outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Franklinton Elementary's results are 2.5 points below predicted: 46.0% against 48.5%.
In Franklin County, home to about 74,386 people, median household income comes to about $74,240, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County's 19 public schools enroll about 11,614 students and include Franklinton Elementary.
Franklinton Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Franklinton Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Franklinton Elementary is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
Franklinton Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 7%.
The discussion board for Franklinton Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Tar River ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Wilton ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Franklinton MiddleMiddle · 232 students
Other Franklinton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Franklinton Elementary. Franklinton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Franklinton Elementary SchoolFranklinton, LA · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Franklinton Middle0.5 mi · 232
- Franklinton High2.3 mi · 1,127
- Long Mill Elementary3.3 mi · 433
- Cedar Creek Middle4.0 mi · 529
- Youngsville Academy4.1 mi · 615
- Youngsville Elementary5.3 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Franklinton ElementaryHow many students attend Franklinton Elementary?
Franklinton Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
Is Franklinton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklinton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklinton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklinton Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Franklinton Elementary?
Franklinton Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Franklinton Elementary public or private?
Franklinton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.