Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
2600 Wabash Ave
Vincennes IN, 47591, Knox County
Phone: 812-882-8176
Ranking:
(701 out of 1,449, top 48%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Vincennes Community 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: | 27 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 468 | 398 | 380 | 382 | 327 | 344 | 356 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 90 | 19.2% | 92 | 23.1% | 72 | 18.9% | 71 | 18.6% | 60 | 18.3% | 60 | 17.4% | 50 | 14.0% |
Grade 1: | 97 | 20.7% | 75 | 18.8% | 71 | 18.7% | 68 | 17.8% | 58 | 17.7% | 53 | 15.4% | 63 | 17.7% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 16.0% | 69 | 17.3% | 66 | 17.4% | 56 | 14.7% | 40 | 12.2% | 55 | 16.0% | 61 | 17.1% |
Grade 3: | 75 | 16.0% | 64 | 16.1% | 62 | 16.3% | 48 | 12.6% | 50 | 15.3% | 58 | 16.9% | 61 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 71 | 15.2% | 53 | 13.3% | 50 | 13.2% | 62 | 16.2% | 63 | 19.3% | 61 | 17.7% | 55 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 60 | 12.8% | 45 | 11.3% | 59 | 15.5% | 77 | 20.2% | 56 | 17.1% | 57 | 16.6% | 66 | 18.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 231 | 49.4% | 200 | 50.3% | 195 | 51.3% | 194 | 50.8% | 160 | 48.9% | 165 | 48.0% | 181 | 50.8% |
Female: | 237 | 50.6% | 198 | 49.7% | 185 | 48.7% | 188 | 49.2% | 148 | 45.3% | 155 | 45.1% | 166 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 19 | 4.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 406 | 86.8% | 352 | 88.4% | 342 | 90.0% | 346 | 90.6% | 304 | 93.0% | 315 | 91.6% | 342 | 96.1% |
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: | 27 | 5.8% | 22 | 5.5% | 13 | 3.4% | 7 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 220 | 47.0% | 191 | 48.0% | 178 | 46.8% | 163 | 42.7% | 122 | 37.3% | 135 | 39.2% | 134 | 37.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 7.5% | 31 | 7.8% | 20 | 5.3% | 25 | 6.5% | 20 | 6.1% | 18 | 5.2% | 17 | 4.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.59 | 16.45 | 14.50 | 16.04 | 13.41 | 14.20 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 81% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 85.3% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 84% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 74% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 75.6% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 72.8% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74.1% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 71.4% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.4% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70.3% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.4% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 72.4% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.2% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.1% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 80.8% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.7% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 67.5% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 55.1% | 67% |
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* Benjamin 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.