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Franklin Elementary School
1000 Franklin Ave
South Plainfield NJ, 07080, Middlesex County
Phone: 908-754-4620
Ranking: 
(976 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*
(976 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: South Plainfield Borough 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: | 24 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 305 | 326 | 312 | 317 | 332 | 327 | 329 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 17.0% | 64 | 19.6% | 44 | 14.1% | 63 | 19.9% | 61 | 18.4% | 65 | 19.9% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Grade 1: | 64 | 21.0% | 45 | 13.8% | 67 | 21.5% | 71 | 22.4% | 75 | 22.6% | 47 | 14.4% | 54 | 16.4% |
| Grade 2: | 42 | 13.8% | 67 | 20.6% | 73 | 23.4% | 73 | 23.0% | 52 | 15.7% | 56 | 17.1% | 88 | 26.7% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 22.0% | 76 | 23.3% | 74 | 23.7% | 52 | 16.4% | 54 | 16.3% | 90 | 27.5% | 70 | 21.3% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 26.2% | 74 | 22.7% | 54 | 17.3% | 58 | 18.3% | 90 | 27.1% | 69 | 21.1% | 72 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 148 | 48.5% | 156 | 47.9% | 152 | 48.7% | 161 | 50.8% | 165 | 49.7% | 171 | 52.3% | 165 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 157 | 51.5% | 170 | 52.1% | 160 | 51.3% | 156 | 49.2% | 167 | 50.3% | 156 | 47.7% | 160 | 48.6% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 23 | 7.5% | 26 | 8.0% | 23 | 7.4% | 24 | 7.6% | 25 | 7.5% | 23 | 7.0% | 22 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 26.2% | 90 | 27.6% | 79 | 25.3% | 86 | 27.1% | 79 | 23.8% | 64 | 19.6% | 67 | 20.4% |
| Black: | 40 | 13.1% | 42 | 12.9% | 46 | 14.7% | 40 | 12.6% | 44 | 13.3% | 50 | 15.3% | 44 | 13.4% |
| White: | 159 | 52.1% | 166 | 50.9% | 162 | 51.9% | 166 | 52.4% | 183 | 55.1% | 190 | 58.1% | 196 | 59.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 15.1% | 72 | 22.1% | 59 | 18.9% | 56 | 17.7% | 46 | 13.9% | 34 | 10.4% | 17 | 5.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.9% | 23 | 7.1% | 39 | 12.5% | 21 | 6.6% | 40 | 12.0% | 38 | 11.6% | 25 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.71 | 13.70 | 11.73 | 13.78 | 13.83 | 10.90 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.4% | 89.1% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 90.2% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 86.7% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 88.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 92.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 68.0% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 60.9% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84% | 73.3% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 84.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.5% | 74.8% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.0% | 83.9% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.2% | 86.2% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.4% | 93.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.6% | 89.5% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 89.8% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 76.7% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 81.8% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 82.4% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.3% | 88% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 84.7% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 87.3% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 89.9% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.8% | 86.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 91.3% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.5% | 84.5% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40.8% | 62.8% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33.7% | 54.2% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.7% | 69.7% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69.1% | 67.1% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60.0% | 67.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.3% | 81.6% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 85.7% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 90.5% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.6% | 91.6% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.2% | 90.8% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 82.3% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 87.0% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 90.5% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 85.2% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 84.7% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 87.1% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 92.6% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.1% | 89.9% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 92.6% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 96.6% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.9% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 94.6% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.2% | 97.2% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 95.4% | 89.5% |
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* Franklin Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.