Franklin School

Franklin School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Corvallis, Oregon, operated by Corvallis SD 509J. The school educates 310 students in grades K through 8.

Franklin School is one of 13 schools operated by Corvallis SD 509J, a district that instructs 5,916 students overall.

Demographically, Franklin School logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Franklin School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Franklin School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.3%; actual is 69.5%, +29.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,702 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Benton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), Franklin School is one campus in the mix.

Corvallis High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 336 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Franklin School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.