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If you could change one rule at Franklin Benjamin Sch, what would it be?
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Enrollment
570
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899010014
Franklin Benjamin School
5735 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120 · (215) 400-3760 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
591 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
9.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 9.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 7.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Franklin Benjamin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #1,316 of 1,396 | #111 of 161 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #1,427 of 1,511 ▼ 5 | #135 of 193 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,340 of 1,511 ▼ 34 | #111 of 193 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #331 of 1,638 | #65 of 194 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,098 of 1,528 | #108 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #355 of 1,531 | #63 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #159 of 1,600 | #44 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #32 of 1,045 | #19 of 135 |
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
570
-125 (-18%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 978
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 570 | 40.4 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 41.4 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 36.9 | 16.3:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 100% (692) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 100% (964) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 49 | 19.7:1 | 100% (966) |
| 2010-11 | 1,072 | 62 | 17.3:1 | 86% (923) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 49 | 20.0:1 | 29% (281) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Benjamin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (966 to 570); teachers down 22% (52 to 40.4).
About Franklin Benjamin School
Franklin Benjamin School is one of the public schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 570 students enrolled. It has 29% more students than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania (about 443).
In Philadelphia City SD, 220 schools enroll a combined 116,230 students.
About 50% of the student body at Franklin Benjamin School is Black. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County residents are about 39% Black. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Franklin Benjamin School are from different groups.
Franklin Benjamin School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, with 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher.
Franklin Benjamin School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
A school with Franklin Benjamin School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 33.1%. Franklin Benjamin School scores 17.7%, 15.4 points below that line.
Census data for Philadelphia County show median household income comes to about $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The county has 309 public schools and about 182,005 students.
MaST Community CS II, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Franklin Benjamin School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 695 (2020-21) to 570 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Franklin Benjamin School, such as homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
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- MaST Community CS II0.6 mi · 1,875
- Universal Creighton CS0.6 mi · 663
- Fels Samuel High School0.7 mi · 1,255
- Finletter Thomas K School0.8 mi · 607
- Washington Grover Jr School0.9 mi · 400
- Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS1.0 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Benjamin SchoolHow many students attend Franklin Benjamin School?
Franklin Benjamin School enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-08.
Is Franklin Benjamin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Benjamin School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Benjamin School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Benjamin School is approximately 14.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Franklin Benjamin School?
Student demographics at Franklin Benjamin School are roughly 1% White, 40% Hispanic, 50% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Benjamin School?
Franklin Benjamin School is overseen by Philadelphia City SD in Philadelphia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.