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Ben Franklin Elementary School
95 Ben Franklin Rd
Indiana PA, 15701, Indiana County
Phone: 724-465-5637
Ranking: (1,282 out of 2,311, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Indiana Area 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: | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 414 | 402 | 368 | 433 | 463 | 458 | 437 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.9% | 73 | 18.2% | 48 | 13.0% | 60 | 13.9% | 83 | 17.9% | 67 | 14.6% | 83 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 73 | 17.6% | 51 | 12.7% | 66 | 17.9% | 73 | 16.9% | 67 | 14.5% | 80 | 17.5% | 62 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 12.3% | 64 | 15.9% | 71 | 19.3% | 64 | 14.8% | 76 | 16.4% | 57 | 12.4% | 66 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 63 | 15.2% | 73 | 18.2% | 65 | 17.7% | 71 | 16.4% | 59 | 12.7% | 66 | 14.4% | 53 | 12.1% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 18.8% | 66 | 16.4% | 72 | 19.6% | 48 | 11.1% | 58 | 12.5% | 56 | 12.2% | 53 | 12.1% |
Grade 5: | 63 | 15.2% | 75 | 18.7% | 46 | 12.5% | 59 | 13.6% | 58 | 12.5% | 65 | 14.2% | 66 | 15.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 213 | 51.4% | 212 | 52.7% | 195 | 53.0% | 229 | 52.9% | 235 | 50.8% | 223 | 48.7% | 221 | 50.6% |
Female: | 201 | 48.6% | 190 | 47.3% | 173 | 47.0% | 204 | 47.1% | 220 | 47.5% | 227 | 49.6% | 212 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 34 | 8.2% | 23 | 5.7% | 23 | 6.3% | 24 | 5.5% | 33 | 7.1% | 28 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
Black: | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.8% | 14 | 3.1% | 19 | 4.3% |
White: | 368 | 88.9% | 366 | 91.0% | 335 | 91.0% | 391 | 90.3% | 413 | 89.2% | 411 | 89.7% | 384 | 87.9% |
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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 36.5% | 157 | 39.1% | 132 | 35.9% | 168 | 38.8% | 161 | 34.8% | 128 | 27.9% | 133 | 30.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.2% | 23 | 6.3% | 32 | 7.4% | 38 | 8.2% | 44 | 9.6% | 33 | 7.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.05 | 14.51 | 12.54 | 12.61 | 14.77 | 13.60 | 12.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 80% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 84.2% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 84.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 83.9% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 83.4% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 80.8% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 82.5% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.9% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.4% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 79% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 78.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 81.4% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.3% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 71.6% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.1% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 73% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 65.2% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.1% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 71.6% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.5% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.6% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.5% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 84.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 89.4% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 90.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 86.3% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 66.6% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 72.2% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.4% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 70.4% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.4% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 78.7% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.4% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 65.4% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68.6% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 65.3% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 67.1% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 69.3% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69.1% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.2% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 75.8% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 61.8% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 76% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 70.9% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 73.4% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 74.4% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 78.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 72.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 67.8% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.9% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 67.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 78.5% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.6% | 78.8% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 65.3% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73.2% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 66.5% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.5% | 69.9% |
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* Ben Franklin Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.