Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
42 Park Ave Newark NJ, 07104, Essex County Phone: 973-268-5250 Ranking: (1,611 out of 1,847, bottom 13%)* Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 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: | 43 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 563 | 608 | 550 | 498 | 568 | 561 | 577 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 5.0% | 29 | 4.8% | 24 | 4.4% | 10 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 8.0% | 101 | 16.6% | 80 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.5% | 113 | 19.9% | 112 | 20.0% | 107 | 18.5% |
Grade 1: | 109 | 19.4% | 118 | 19.4% | 112 | 20.4% | 95 | 19.1% | 117 | 20.6% | 124 | 22.1% | 115 | 19.9% |
Grade 2: | 104 | 18.5% | 98 | 16.1% | 90 | 16.4% | 100 | 20.1% | 114 | 20.1% | 107 | 19.1% | 95 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 95 | 16.9% | 89 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.4% | 97 | 19.5% | 96 | 16.9% | 80 | 14.3% | 87 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 85 | 15.1% | 87 | 14.3% | 89 | 16.2% | 83 | 16.7% | 73 | 12.9% | 81 | 14.4% | 94 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | 97 | 17.2% | 86 | 14.1% | 65 | 11.8% | 41 | 8.2% | 55 | 9.7% | 57 | 10.2% | 79 | 13.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 314 | 55.8% | 336 | 55.3% | 298 | 54.2% | 266 | 53.4% | 305 | 53.7% | 308 | 54.9% | 317 | 54.9% |
Female: | 249 | 44.2% | 272 | 44.7% | 252 | 45.8% | 232 | 46.6% | 263 | 46.3% | 253 | 45.1% | 256 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 440 | 78.2% | 476 | 78.3% | 436 | 79.3% | 406 | 81.5% | 460 | 81.0% | 464 | 82.7% | 466 | 80.8% |
Black: | 109 | 19.4% | 116 | 19.1% | 105 | 19.1% | 87 | 17.5% | 104 | 18.3% | 90 | 16.0% | 105 | 18.2% |
White: | 11 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 490 | 87.0% | 540 | 88.8% | 503 | 91.5% | 457 | 91.8% | 463 | 81.5% | 450 | 80.2% | 438 | 75.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.1% | 30 | 5.5% | 27 | 5.4% | 60 | 10.6% | 66 | 11.8% | 67 | 11.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.09 | 13.51 | 13.97 | 14.03 | 16.71 | 14.10 | 14.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32.1% | 54.2% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51.8% | 58.3% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 49.5% | 58.6% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 63.1% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.8% | 68.8% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 40.5% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 38.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66.7% | 41.6% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 41.9% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42.7% | 42.1% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 50.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.3% | 62.9% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62% | 68.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.1% | 69.8% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 69.4% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 52.3% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.2% | 56.0% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 57.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 58.3% | 50.4% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.9% | 52.7% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 61.9% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57.3% | 61.3% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 59.7% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 59.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73% | 67.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.9% | 40.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 35.8% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.1% | 36.1% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 34.1% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 30.5% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 35.9% | 42.9% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.6% | 54.0% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.1% | 59.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 61.7% | 63.7% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 69.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.4% | 74.2% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 54.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36.8% | 54.7% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 54.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 52.2% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44.2% | 49.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42.9% | 53.7% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 59.5% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50.0% | 60.9% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.0% | 76.4% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 80.3% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 70.4% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.9% | 74.2% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 62.1% | 69.2% | 89.5% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.