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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 3832 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 525 students in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary district of San Jose, a school that has seen a notable decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade.

Academically, the school performs below state averages in all core subjects, with science being a particular area of concern. However, its math scores are a relative strength compared to other schools in its district, and it has made good progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism, now performing better than the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly for different groups of students, with notable differences in achievement between genders and for students in special education programs, which have shown very inconsistent results year-to-year.

When compared to nearby schools, Windmill Springs Elementary and Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary have lower absenteeism, while charter schools like Rocketship Rising Stars and Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory achieve significantly higher academic rankings while serving similar student populations. The entire Franklin-McKinley Elementary district faces academic challenges, with all its schools performing below state averages.

525

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,768

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Tully Rd.
San Jose, CA 95111-1914

(408) 283-6375

District: Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bridges Academy
High:	Yerba Buena High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.2%

Hispanic:

46.7%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,832^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Franklin-McKinley Elementary

1096^th of 1,543Franklin-McKinley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	3832 of 5857	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3795 of 5869	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3465 of 5859	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	2910 of 5883	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	2914 of 5789	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	2580 of 5662	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.4	1645 of 5692	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	1721 of 5614	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	1600 of 5611	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	1827 of 5530	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	2204 of 5390	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.1	2239 of 5377	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.3	2431 of 5314	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.3	3156 of 5193	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	2829 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	3047 of 5113	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	2391 of 4818	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.8	2558 of 4822	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.1	3362 of 4809	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1006 of 1203	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1066 of 1205	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1013 of 1190	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	979 of 1154	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	881 of 1149	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	770 of 1071	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.7	966 of 2227	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	1184 of 2585	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.6	1787 of 2128	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	1018 of 3162	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	724 of 3245	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	560 of 3311	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	1416 of 3275	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	1751 of 3246	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3294 of 5597	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2985 of 5612	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2955 of 5609	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2710 of 5635	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	2873 of 5492	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	2489 of 5413	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	4788 of 5107	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4514 of 5107	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4493 of 5087	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3846 of 5084	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4208 of 4963	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4090 of 4830	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2942 of 5460	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	3164 of 5517	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2805 of 5363	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	1805 of 5264	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	1908 of 5173	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1919 of 5084	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	4064 of 5628	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4325 of 5643	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3717 of 5638	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2922 of 5663	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2738 of 5510	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	2479 of 5431	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1459 of 2847	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2590 of 2635	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1330 of 2420	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	420 Tully Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6375	525	23	23.0	80.8%	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	245 (46.7%)	248 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.5%)	31.6	3832^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.6%		31.8	3795^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.3%	37													17.2		17.2	36.4	30.0	34.5	34.7			34.0	42.1	29.2	19.3	36.1			31.2							$23,768	$3,940	$19,828
Shirakawa (George Senior) Elementary	Public	K-8	665 Wool Creek Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6086	508	22	23.0	82.7%	22 (4.3%)	9 (1.8%)	290 (57.1%)	165 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	47.1	2748^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		55.7	2249^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.7%	499													32.8	18.6	26.0	35.9	41.7	49.2	40.0	48.0	28.1	41.0	42.9	42.6	37.5	32.3	34.3	22.4	35.3	95.2	95.2		95.2	95.2	95.2	$24,789	$3,777	$21,012
Stonegate Elementary	Public	K-8	2605 Gassmann Dr.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5625	500	23	21.5	76.0%	10 (2.0%)	8 (1.6%)	276 (55.2%)	201 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	25.5	4350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.7%		41.7	3088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	1262													16.0	34.0	25.2	26.8	20.0	29.8	39.7	34.5	56.6	34.9	33.3	31.6	20.4	23.3	17.2	32.7	26.2	88.9	95.2	96.8	90.5	95.2	93.7	$25,137	$4,387	$20,750
Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Water St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5650	396	17	23.9	85.6%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	302 (76.3%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18.4	4981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.0%		15.6	5243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	10.7%	262													19.3		19.3	20.0	25.6	32.7	31.2			27.8	15.1	20.9	15.8	14.8			16.4							$24,175	$3,526	$20,649
Rocketship Rising Stars	Public, Charter	K-5	3173 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Rising Stars District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	621	17	36.5	64.7%	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	392 (63.1%)	199 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	79.7	1165^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		81.6	1088^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.5%	77																51.9	60.0					55.9	63.9	73.8					68.8	94.4	97.5	98.1	97.5	96.9	96.9	$17,511	$2,084	$15,427
Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary	Public	K-6	1250 Taper Ln.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6300	422	21	20.0	92.2%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	326 (77.3%)	82 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	40.6	3176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.8%		43.8	2933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	243	6.9	0.0	3.5	34.5	14.3	24.6	10.3	10.7	10.5	6.9	3.6	5.3	33.3		33.3	32.9	32.0	45.2	40.4			36.4	36.4	29.9	52.4	37.5			37.3							$24,679	$4,227	$20,452
Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1598 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 361-3876	554	24	23.0	55.2%	13 (2.3%)	11 (2.0%)	197 (35.6%)	315 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	78.5	1220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.7	1304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	84													58.6	31.7	44.9	48.3	62.3	72.4	59.3	66.1	55.0	60.6	53.5	57.4	65.5	49.2	57.6	26.7	51.6							$18,840	$1,215	$17,625
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 283-6325	300	15	20.3	90.3%	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	235 (78.3%)	56 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24.9	4414^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		23.8	4484^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.6%	70													9.8		9.8	28.6	23.4	23.1	33.3			27.5	22.2	8.3	12.2	49.2			25.3							$28,901	$5,125	$23,776
Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	43.3	2986^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.0%		42.6	3023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	48.5%	37													31.9	6.8	22.4	33.3	44.1	40.3	37.0	45.0	21.4	37.9	45.0	46.3	31.9	23.4	23.0	11.4	31.6	97.4						$25,362	$4,319	$21,043
Rocketship Alma Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 West Alma Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Alma Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	532	17	32.2	80.5%	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.4%)	451 (84.8%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30.8	3891^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.6%		41.2	3105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.1%	786													17.6		17.6	28.1	27.3	40.0				31.6	35.4	33.3	33.8				34.2							$18,658	$1,765	$16,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Franklin-McKinley Elementary

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 3832^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 47% Asian, 47% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bridges Academy
High : Yerba Buena High

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