Ben Franklin Elementary School
533 Beacon Rd
Newark OH, 43055, Licking County
Phone: 740-670-7340
Ranking: 
(1,652 out of 2,572, bottom 36%)*
(1,652 out of 2,572, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Newark City 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: | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 434 | 386 | 408 | 375 | 361 | 399 | 379 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 71 | 16.4% | 65 | 16.8% | 74 | 18.1% | 76 | 20.3% | 68 | 18.8% | 115 | 28.8% | 75 | 19.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 17.5% | 58 | 15.0% | 76 | 18.6% | 56 | 14.9% | 59 | 16.3% | 56 | 14.0% | 51 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 12.0% | 72 | 18.7% | 56 | 13.7% | 55 | 14.7% | 54 | 15.0% | 41 | 10.3% | 65 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 17.1% | 44 | 11.4% | 58 | 14.2% | 53 | 14.1% | 44 | 12.2% | 53 | 13.3% | 50 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 10.6% | 56 | 14.5% | 50 | 12.3% | 38 | 10.1% | 47 | 13.0% | 47 | 11.8% | 45 | 11.9% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 14.7% | 53 | 13.7% | 39 | 9.6% | 44 | 11.7% | 48 | 13.3% | 46 | 11.5% | 42 | 11.1% |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 11.8% | 38 | 9.8% | 55 | 13.5% | 53 | 14.1% | 41 | 11.4% | 41 | 10.3% | 51 | 13.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 49.1% | 193 | 50.0% | 208 | 51.0% | 190 | 50.7% | 175 | 48.5% | 195 | 48.9% | 187 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 221 | 50.9% | 193 | 50.0% | 200 | 49.0% | 185 | 49.3% | 149 | 41.3% | 165 | 41.4% | 164 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 19 | 4.4% | 20 | 5.2% | 28 | 6.9% | 22 | 5.9% | 14 | 3.9% | 13 | 3.3% | 20 | 5.3% |
| White: | 344 | 79.3% | 313 | 81.1% | 336 | 82.4% | 320 | 85.3% | 310 | 85.9% | 347 | 87.0% | 327 | 86.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 13.8% | 42 | 10.9% | 37 | 9.1% | 27 | 7.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 318 | 73.3% | 273 | 70.7% | 287 | 70.3% | 260 | 69.3% | 250 | 69.3% | 278 | 69.7% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.1% | 22 | 5.4% | 14 | 3.7% | 20 | 5.5% | 24 | 6.0% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.70 | 18.83 | 21.47 | 17.86 | 17.19 | 18.10 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 74.3% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 73.9% | 74.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 90.9% | 84% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.7% | 79.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.8% | 76.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 87.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 84.3% | 78.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 83% | 78.2% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 82.6% | 77.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 79.2% | 75.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.1% | 76% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 80.3% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.8% | 78.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 83.5% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.0% | 82.0% | 81.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 72.8% | 65.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 72.1% | 65.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 80.1% | 76.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 83.2% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 76.2% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 80.8% | 76.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.4% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 74.3% | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 78.9% | 76.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82.7% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.5% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 82% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 85.6% | 82% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 84.7% | 81% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 88% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.2% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.2% | 87.7% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 79.2% | 78.6% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 81.4% | 78.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 89.2% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 86.3% | 82% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.5% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.9% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 65.5% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 69.3% | 61% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.9% | 61.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.1% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 70.3% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 70.6% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75.1% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 82.1% | 68.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 82.6% | 75.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 81.7% | 80% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.4% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.2% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 74% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 77.2% | 74.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.9% | 76.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 82.3% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.4% | 68% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67% | 66.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.6% | 70.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 74.7% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.1% | 71.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 80.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 80.4% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 60% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 64.6% | 64.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.8% | 61.6% |
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* Ben Franklin Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.