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Benjamin Franklin High School
2001 Leon C. Simon Dr
New Orleans LA, 70122, Orleans County
Phone: 504-286-2600
Ranking: 
(3 out of 276, top 1%)*
(3 out of 276, top 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Orleans Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 49 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 46 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 878 | 794 | 730 | 657 | 609 | 563 | 548 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 276 | 31.4% | 242 | 30.5% | 216 | 29.6% | 192 | 29.2% | 183 | 30.0% | 160 | 28.4% | 100 | 18.2% |
| Grade 10: | 220 | 25.1% | 212 | 26.7% | 192 | 26.3% | 169 | 25.7% | 172 | 28.2% | 130 | 23.1% | 123 | 22.4% |
| Grade 11: | 199 | 22.7% | 186 | 23.4% | 161 | 22.1% | 166 | 25.3% | 136 | 22.3% | 121 | 21.5% | 163 | 29.7% |
| Grade 12: | 183 | 20.8% | 154 | 19.4% | 161 | 22.1% | 130 | 19.8% | 118 | 19.4% | 152 | 27.0% | 162 | 29.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 363 | 41.3% | 320 | 40.3% | 298 | 40.8% | 252 | 38.4% | 233 | 38.3% | 215 | 38.2% | 238 | 43.4% |
| Female: | 515 | 58.7% | 474 | 59.7% | 432 | 59.2% | 405 | 61.6% | 368 | 60.4% | 340 | 60.4% | 306 | 55.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 155 | 17.7% | 144 | 18.1% | 158 | 21.6% | 148 | 22.5% | 141 | 23.2% | 127 | 22.6% | 110 | 20.1% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 5.8% | 45 | 5.7% | 27 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.4% | 25 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 281 | 32.0% | 245 | 30.9% | 219 | 30.0% | 195 | 29.7% | 183 | 30.0% | 159 | 28.2% | 136 | 24.8% |
| White: | 349 | 39.7% | 309 | 38.9% | 299 | 41.0% | 292 | 44.4% | 270 | 44.3% | 257 | 45.6% | 277 | 50.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 4.4% | 50 | 6.3% | 25 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 22.3% | 183 | 23.0% | 168 | 23.0% | 142 | 21.6% | 124 | 20.4% | 113 | 20.1% | 220 | 40.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 4.8% | 59 | 7.4% | 48 | 6.6% | 46 | 7.0% | 58 | 9.5% | 30 | 5.3% | 13 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.94 | 19.93 | 19.97 | 17.05 | 15.53 | 12.20 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 101% | 66% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 73% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 54% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 55% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 99% | 61% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 63% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 101% | 62% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 69% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 73% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 55% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 62% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 99% | 66% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 20.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 79.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,104.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,245.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,604.0 |
* Benjamin Franklin High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.