Ben Franklin Elementary School
500 Parkhurst Blvd
Buffalo NY, 14223, Erie County
Phone: 716-874-8415
Ranking: (1,666 out of 3,424, top 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 39 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 39 | |||||||
Total Students: | 564 | 476 | 525 | 574 | 588 | 588 | 599 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 99 | 17.6% | 95 | 20.0% | 65 | 12.4% | 87 | 15.2% | 72 | 12.2% | 79 | 13.4% | 92 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 107 | 19.0% | 70 | 14.7% | 79 | 15.0% | 72 | 12.5% | 82 | 13.9% | 98 | 16.7% | 78 | 13.0% |
Grade 2: | 84 | 14.9% | 81 | 17.0% | 67 | 12.8% | 81 | 14.1% | 103 | 17.5% | 81 | 13.8% | 83 | 13.9% |
Grade 3: | 103 | 18.3% | 67 | 14.1% | 76 | 14.5% | 107 | 18.6% | 82 | 13.9% | 81 | 13.8% | 101 | 16.9% |
Grade 4: | 80 | 14.2% | 75 | 15.8% | 94 | 17.9% | 80 | 13.9% | 78 | 13.3% | 104 | 17.7% | 86 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 91 | 16.1% | 88 | 18.5% | 82 | 15.6% | 79 | 13.8% | 103 | 17.5% | 81 | 13.8% | 87 | 14.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 277 | 49.1% | 245 | 51.5% | 253 | 48.2% | 273 | 47.6% | 284 | 48.3% | 296 | 50.3% | 291 | 48.6% |
Female: | 287 | 50.9% | 231 | 48.5% | 272 | 51.8% | 301 | 52.4% | 296 | 50.3% | 284 | 48.3% | 304 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.5% | 13 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 32 | 5.7% | 26 | 5.5% | 21 | 4.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 28 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.1% | 28 | 4.7% |
Black: | 60 | 10.6% | 53 | 11.1% | 67 | 12.8% | 80 | 13.9% | 75 | 12.8% | 73 | 12.4% | 58 | 9.7% |
White: | 425 | 75.4% | 364 | 76.5% | 405 | 77.1% | 457 | 79.6% | 466 | 79.3% | 475 | 80.8% | 492 | 82.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.6% | 19 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 228 | 40.4% | 180 | 37.8% | 195 | 37.1% | 195 | 34.0% | 189 | 32.1% | 186 | 31.6% | 178 | 29.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 11.2% | 71 | 14.9% | 59 | 11.2% | 65 | 11.3% | 75 | 12.8% | 75 | 12.8% | 68 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 14.42 | 14.58 | 13.37 | 15.08 | 14.70 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 60% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 59% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 28.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 30% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 38% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 22.5% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 21.3% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 86% |
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* Ben Franklin Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.