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Benjamin Franklin MS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Benjamin Franklin MS
Benjamin Franklin MS is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Levittown, Pennsylvania, operated by Bristol Township SD. The school serves 754 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.
Within Bristol Township SD, which oversees 6 schools and 5,985 students, Benjamin Franklin MS is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Benjamin Franklin MS shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Benjamin Franklin MS shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Benjamin Franklin MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bucks County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Benjamin Franklin MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 26.6%, a residual of -8.1 points.
Across the wider county, Bucks County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,764 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Bucks County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), Benjamin Franklin MS is one campus in the mix.
Mill Creek El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benjamin Franklin MS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.5%.
Benjamin Franklin MS operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Benjamin Franklin MS's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 756 (now 754). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 56% to 47%.
On allk12, the feed for Benjamin Franklin MS typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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