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Enrollment
718
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ALLEGHENY SD·NCES 421701000265
Franklin Elementary School
2401 Rochester Rd, Sewickley, PA 15143 · (412) 366-9663 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
33 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
88.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 88.7% |
% 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
89.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 →
Schools most like Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (89.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 718 | 4.6% | 89.7% |
| Marshall Elementary School Wexford | 800 | 7.8% | 85.1% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Warrington | 729 | 8.4% | 77.5% |
| West Vincent Elementary School Chester Springs | 530 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| Uwchlan Hills Elementary School Downingtown | 537 | 10.2% | 82.9% |
| Shamona Creek Elementary School Downingtown | 488 | 8.6% | 83.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #12 of 1,396 | #9 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #10 of 1,511 ▲ 6 | #7 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #13 of 1,511 ▲ 25 | #7 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #125 of 1,638 | #15 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #990 of 1,528 | #87 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #433 of 1,531 | #44 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.6% | #1,596 of 1,600 | #152 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +104.6% | #1 of 450 | #1 of 63 |
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
718
+341 (+90%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 718 | 52.4 | 13.7:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 48.9 | 15.1:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 48.1 | 15.3:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 24.5 | 14.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 2% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 105% (351 to 718); teachers up 114% (24.5 to 52.4).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School is an elementary school located in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. Enrolled students number 718 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
North Allegheny SD enrolls 8,552 students, and its 11 schools include Franklin Elementary School.
Franklin Elementary School is 57% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 35% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Allegheny County's population at about 76%. Franklin Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 5% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Franklin Elementary School is A+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Pennsylvania, Franklin Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 89.7% actual against a predicted 75.6%.
Allegheny County has about 1,238,177 residents, and the median household income is $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Allegheny County has 277 public schools and roughly 141,392 students.
Ingomar Middle School is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Franklin Elementary School. By average proficiency, Franklin Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Franklin Elementary School as 377 in 2020-21 and 718 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
Community posts for Franklin Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Allegheny SD
- North Allegheny High SchoolHigh · 2,711 students
- McKnight Elementary SchoolElementary · 875 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Ingomar Middle SchoolMiddle · 514 students
Other schools in Sewickley
- Pennsylvania Distance Learning CSCombined · 1,246 students
- Quaker Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Edgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Osborne Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolPottstown, PA · 354 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
- Franklin ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 932 students
- Franklin ElementaryModesto, CA · 777 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Ingomar Middle School1.3 mi · 514
- Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS1.7 mi · 1,246
- Ingomar Elementary School2.3 mi · 344
- North Allegheny High School2.5 mi · 2,711
- Avonworth Elementary School3.1 mi · 478
- Avonworth Primary Center3.1 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow large is Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades KG-05.
Is Franklin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Elementary School?
At Franklin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 35% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Franklin Elementary School public or private?
Franklin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Allegheny SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.