Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423000658
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
12434 NE 60th, Kirkland, WA 98033 · (425) 936-2550 · King County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
45 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 68% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
81.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 81.6% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 73.9% |
| 2021-22 | 77.5% | 75.1% |
| 2018-19 | 81.3% | 72.8% |
| 2017-18 | 82.3% | 74.6% |
| 2016-17 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2015-16 | 81.3% | 79.4% |
| 2014-15 | 80.3% | 77.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
80.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary's state test result (80.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary this school | 452 | 10.0% | 80.7% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary Redmond | 450 | 5.8% | 84.4% |
| Ella Baker Elementary School Redmond | 401 | 14.2% | 79.4% |
| Cascade Ridge Elementary SAMMAMISH | 391 | 3.8% | 91.1% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Redmond | 387 | 5.9% | 85.2% |
| Norman Rockwell Elementary Redmond | 423 | 9.5% | 76.6% |
Matched among Washington 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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #42 of 936 | #35 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #37 of 1,103 ▲ 1 | #30 of 281 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #38 of 1,102 ▲ 39 | #31 of 280 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #226 of 928 | #57 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #441 of 1,268 | #120 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #567 of 1,085 | #139 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #520 of 1,088 | #222 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #1,129 of 1,169 | #256 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #769 of 778 | #218 of 220 |
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
452
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 452 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 29.1 | 15.9:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 26.1 | 15.3:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 5% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 27.1 | 16.8:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (455 to 452); teachers up 5% (27.1 to 28.5).
About Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Kirkland, Washington, one of the schools in Lake Washington School District. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 452 students.
Lake Washington School District has 30,986 students in 55 schools, and Benjamin Franklin Elementary is one of those schools.
Asian students are 57% of those enrolled at Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Next come 24% White, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 21% Asian among all King County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary are from different groups.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary has 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. On average, public schools in King County report 38%.
The model predicts 73.5% for a school in Washington with Benjamin Franklin Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Benjamin Franklin Elementary posts 80.7%.
In King County, median household income comes to about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across King County, 544 public schools serve about 278,492 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Lake Washington High School, is the closest to Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Benjamin Franklin Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 435 to 452, a 4% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Finn Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Other Benjamin Franklin Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Benjamin Franklin Elementary is the 8th largest of the 14.
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 325 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryRiverside, CA · 767 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryCorona, CA · 673 students
- Benjamin Franklin ElementaryLa Quinta, CA · 627 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Washington High School0.8 mi · 2,081
- Stella Schola0.8 mi · 90
- Rose Hill Middle School0.8 mi · 901
- International Community School0.9 mi · 421
- Community School0.9 mi · 67
- Rose Hill Elementary1.0 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Franklin ElementaryHow large is Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-05.
Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Benjamin Franklin Elementary have?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
At Benjamin Franklin Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 57% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Benjamin Franklin Elementary?
Benjamin Franklin Elementary is overseen by Lake Washington School District in King County.
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