Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000490
Franklin School
1115 W 300 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84104 · (801) 578-8158 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
323 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
12.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.4% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 20.7% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Franklin School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin School this school | 325 | 99.4% | 18.6% |
| Meadowlark School SALT LAKE CITY | 434 | 99.1% | 19.0% |
| Edison School SALT LAKE CITY | 459 | 99.6% | 21.3% |
| Rose Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 358 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
| North Star School SALT LAKE CITY | 336 | 81.8% | 15.8% |
| Liberty School SALT LAKE CITY | 473 | 98.9% | 14.9% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #542 of 562 | #155 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #553 of 578 ▼ 25 | #162 of 180 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #568 of 578 ▼ 19 | #172 of 180 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #516 of 613 | #161 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #3 of 556 | #1 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #126 of 559 | #85 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #7 of 582 | #5 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #171 of 388 | #79 of 133 |
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
325
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 269
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 | 325 | 25.5 | 12.8:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 84% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 88% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | N/A | N/A | 80% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 95% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | N/A | N/A | 97% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 94% (541) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin School.
About Franklin School
Franklin School is an elementary school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, reachable at (801) 578-8158. Enrolled students number 325 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Besides Franklin School, Salt Lake District runs 38 other schools. The district enrolls 20,086 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Franklin School, at 64%. Next come 14% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Salt Lake County residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Franklin School employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Franklin School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Franklin School is C. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Franklin School, the prediction is 11.2% and the result is 18.6%.
Salt Lake County has about 1,196,523 residents, and the median household income is $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County has 325 public schools and roughly 209,757 students.
The closest other public school is Edison School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Franklin School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Franklin School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 325, starting from 329.
Discussions about Franklin School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Franklin schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Franklin. Franklin School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Franklin SchoolPROVO, UT · 398 students
- FranklinNorth Andover, MA · 383 students
- Franklin SchoolSADDLE BROOK, NJ · 328 students
- FranklinWest Newton, MA · 320 students
- Franklin SchoolCorvallis, OR · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Edison School0.7 mi · 459
- Parkview School1.0 mi · 371
- Mary W. Jackson School1.0 mi · 343
- Dual Immersion Academy1.3 mi · 433
- West High1.5 mi · 2,503
- Backman School1.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin SchoolHow large is Franklin School?
Franklin School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-06.
Is Franklin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin School is approximately 12.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin School?
At Franklin School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 64% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Franklin School public or private?
Franklin School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
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