Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary, a cozy elementary-level community in Pullman, Washington, operated by Pullman School District, serves 274 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Franklin Elementary sits 28% below that benchmark.

Within Pullman School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,731 students, Franklin Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Whitman County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.9%; Franklin Elementary posts 80.0%, +20.1 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Whitman County shows median household income runs about $55,406, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Elementary is one of 28 public schools in Whitman County (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students).

Lincoln Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Franklin Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 42% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 274). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 8% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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