Franklin El Sch

Franklin El Sch operates as an intimate K-5 school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, operated by Pottstown SD. Current enrollment sits at 354 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Franklin El Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Pottstown SD, a district that teaches 3,205 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Franklin El Sch records that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Franklin El Sch has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 104% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 29.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household income runs about $113,915, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), Franklin El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Pottstown HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin El Sch at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin El Sch has stayed largely flat, going from 357 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 25% to 36%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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