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Franklin Elementary

Oakland Unified Oakland Alameda County 94606
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
870 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
491 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
96%
Teachers
21 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.0%
White 3.7%
Asian 43.0%
Black 11.2%
Other 8.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Franklin Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard10.5%
Met Standard17.1%
Below Standard72.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "28% proficient" for Franklin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.5% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.7 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.1% exceeded — 15.6 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 14.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
10.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
27.6%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+14.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
33.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
870
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 62 8.1% 9.7% 32.3% 50.0% 17.7%
4th 75 10.7% 18.7% 13.3% 57.3% 29.3%
5th 81 17.3% 27.2% 18.5% 37.0% 44.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 63 4.8% 20.6% 17.5% 57.1% 25.4%
4th 72 8.3% 12.5% 31.9% 47.2% 20.8%
5th 82 13.4% 13.4% 28.1% 45.1% 26.8%