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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln
Terre Haute IN, 47807, Vigo County
Phone: 812-462-4441
Ranking: 
(1,276 out of 1,449, bottom 12%)*
(1,276 out of 1,449, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Vigo County School Corporation
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: | 21 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 363 | 323 | 330 | 364 | 349 | 297 | 324 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 16.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 35 | 9.6% | 18 | 5.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 10 | 3.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 16.5% | 69 | 21.4% | 64 | 19.4% | 65 | 17.9% | 58 | 16.6% | 61 | 20.5% | 58 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 16.3% | 65 | 20.1% | 69 | 20.9% | 63 | 17.3% | 52 | 14.9% | 49 | 16.5% | 58 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 12.9% | 52 | 16.1% | 60 | 18.2% | 48 | 13.2% | 55 | 15.8% | 60 | 20.2% | 59 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 13.8% | 55 | 17.0% | 47 | 14.2% | 47 | 12.9% | 61 | 17.5% | 49 | 16.5% | 50 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 13.8% | 43 | 13.3% | 46 | 13.9% | 48 | 13.2% | 64 | 18.3% | 43 | 14.5% | 38 | 11.7% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 10.2% | 39 | 12.1% | 44 | 13.3% | 58 | 15.9% | 41 | 11.7% | 34 | 11.4% | 51 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 49.6% | 158 | 48.9% | 164 | 49.7% | 182 | 50.0% | 147 | 42.1% | 126 | 42.4% | 141 | 43.5% |
| Female: | 183 | 50.4% | 165 | 51.1% | 166 | 50.3% | 182 | 50.0% | 154 | 44.1% | 128 | 43.1% | 147 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 8.0% | 18 | 5.6% | 19 | 5.8% | 27 | 7.4% | 10 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 45 | 12.4% | 31 | 9.6% | 39 | 11.8% | 40 | 11.0% | 47 | 13.5% | 41 | 13.8% | 43 | 13.3% |
| White: | 242 | 66.7% | 218 | 67.5% | 225 | 68.2% | 252 | 69.2% | 250 | 71.6% | 212 | 71.4% | 243 | 75.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 12.1% | 55 | 17.0% | 47 | 14.2% | 43 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 84.0% | 296 | 91.6% | 295 | 89.4% | 297 | 81.6% | 289 | 82.8% | 242 | 81.5% | 258 | 79.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.5% | 16 | 5.0% | 16 | 4.8% | 32 | 8.8% | 35 | 10.0% | 29 | 9.8% | 28 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.29 | 15.38 | 13.75 | 19.81 | 12.93 | 12.90 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 74% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 72% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 75% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 73% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.4% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.1% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 70% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 69% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 72% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 76% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.4% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 76.6% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 72% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 74% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 69% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 85.4% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 85.3% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 67% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 79.2% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 81% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 69% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 81.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 68% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 68% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.5% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 83.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 73% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 88% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 88.3% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 68.3% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 71.6% | 67% |
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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.