Franklin Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.6% |
| Met Standard | 24.4% |
| Below Standard | 67.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "33% proficient" for Franklin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.6% of students exceeded standard while 24.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 9.4% | 24.5% | 34.0% |
| 4th | 61 | 16.4% | 26.2% | 42.6% |
| 5th | 72 | 11.1% | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| 6th | 69 | 11.6% | 40.6% | 52.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 3.7% | 31.5% | 35.2% |
| 4th | 63 | 6.3% | 20.6% | 27.0% |
| 5th | 72 | 4.2% | 9.7% | 13.9% |
| 6th | 68 | 5.9% | 14.7% | 20.6% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 31.8