Benjamin Franklin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 11.1% |
| Met Standard | 22.3% |
| Below Standard | 66.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Benjamin Franklin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
11.1% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points below the Desert Sands Unified district average of 15.2%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.8% exceeded — 4.7 points higher. 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 12.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 8.3% | 17.4% | 25.7% |
| 4th | 101 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 37.6% |
| 5th | 103 | 15.5% | 35.9% | 51.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 109 | 7.3% | 19.3% | 26.6% |
| 4th | 101 | 8.9% | 24.8% | 33.7% |
| 5th | 103 | 7.8% | 17.5% | 25.2% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2