Benjamin Franklin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 44.7% |
| Met Standard | 30.0% |
| Below Standard | 25.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Benjamin Franklin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
44.7% of students exceeded standard while 30.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 23.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.3 points above the Glendale Unified district average of 33.4%. Compared to the 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 19.7 points higher (vs 25.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 1.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 44.0% | 26.2% | 70.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 40.5% | 33.8% | 74.3% |
| 5th | 86 | 50.0% | 31.4% | 81.4% |
| 6th | 63 | 54.0% | 31.8% | 85.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 44.0% | 33.3% | 77.4% |
| 4th | 74 | 40.5% | 29.7% | 70.3% |
| 5th | 86 | 43.0% | 25.6% | 68.6% |
| 6th | 63 | 41.3% | 28.6% | 69.8% |
Nearby schools
13 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.7