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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 343 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school is facing significant challenges, with test scores well below state and district averages and a dramatic decline in its statewide ranking over the past six years, now placing it among the lowest-performing schools in California. This decline is notably steeper than at nearby schools like Martin Elementary, which serves a similar student population but achieves better results with comparable resources. Interestingly, Franklin spends more per student than some higher-performing schools, such as Edward B. Cole Academy, raising questions about how effectively its budget is used to support learning.

Despite these academic struggles, Franklin manages student attendance relatively well, with a lower chronic absenteeism rate than the district, state, and several neighboring schools. The school's performance also varies widely for different student groups; it has shown historical strength in supporting English Learners but currently ranks very low for students in special education. This pattern suggests the school may have specific instructional areas to improve upon to better serve all its students.

343

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,336

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 West Cubbon
Santa Ana, CA 92701-5649

(714) 564-2900

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
High:	Saddleback High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.2%

White:

1.7%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,611^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana Unified 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	10.4	5611 of 5857	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4989 of 5869	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	4080 of 5859	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3244 of 5883	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	2199 of 5789	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	2269 of 5662	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.3	2527 of 5692	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.9	2961 of 5614	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	3339 of 5611	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	3125 of 5530	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	2828 of 5390	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	3310 of 5377	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.1	3619 of 5314	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	3565 of 5193	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.8	4412 of 5113	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	4660 of 5113	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	4570 of 4818	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.2	4733 of 4822	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.8	4630 of 4809	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	681 of 2227	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	2363 of 3162	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.4	806 of 3245	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	1055 of 3311	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	908 of 3275	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1018 of 3246	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	5369 of 5597	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	5257 of 5612	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4265 of 5609	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3784 of 5635	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	2334 of 5492	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2354 of 5413	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	4870 of 5107	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4216 of 5107	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3022 of 5087	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	1934 of 5084	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	1014 of 4963	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	1319 of 4830	72.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	369 of 429	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.6	94 of 335	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	5132 of 5460	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4636 of 5517	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3452 of 5363	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2267 of 5264	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	990 of 5173	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1346 of 5084	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	5331 of 5628	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4182 of 5643	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3606 of 5638	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	2677 of 5663	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	1962 of 5510	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2104 of 5431	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	2781 of 2847	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics16%-21 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	5611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		18.4	4989^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.0%	622	6.1		6.1	8.5	22.0	12.2				14.8	14.9	20.3	12.2				16.1							$25,336	$773	$24,563
Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	426	20	21.3	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (99.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.3	5668^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.6	5698^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	30	6.9		6.9	5.3	16.9	20.6				14.2	19.7	12.7	11.0				14.6							$25,725	$1,281	$24,444
Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	5695^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		10.8	5639^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.9%	56	7.6	0.0	6.2	7.1	4.2	25.3	15.0	7.9	5.9	12.8	12.9	18.8	10.1	3.3	5.3	5.9	9.9							$25,440	$1,011	$24,429
Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	939 West Wilshire	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8000	443	19	23.2	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	437 (98.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.4	4462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		36.3	3419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	1043	15.2		15.2	26.9	37.3	31.6				32.1	23.9	29.3	21.5				24.9							$25,416	$1,006	$24,410
Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19.6	4866^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.5	4530^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	336	13.2	17.2	15.3	27.1	30.8	23.3	32.3	33.6	36.0	30.8	20.0	21.8	15.6	21.4	14.0	9.1	16.7	98.0			98.0			$25,336	$989	$24,347
Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 East Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	431	18	23.9	82.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	26.8	4243^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.6%		39.7	3193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.6%	1050	18.8		18.8	32.4	35.3	32.4				33.3	30.0	27.9	21.7				26.6	70.7	78.7	94.7	74.7	77.3	76.0
Roosevelt Walker Academy	Public	K-5	501 South Halladay	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-1200	675	30	22.4	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	645 (95.6%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	14.4	5319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		24.8	4384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	935	15.8		15.8	19.8	23.7	26.3				23.3	18.9	14.4	13.2				15.5	98.3						$28,044	$1,873	$26,171
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	1124 East Hobart St.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6400	749	33	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	728 (97.2%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	24.2	4477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		24.1	4453^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	24.1%	24	15.3		15.3	12.2	29.4	35.3	47.0			29.8	15.3	26.2	24.6	27.9			23.3	90.7	93.5		92.8	92.1	92.1	$25,889	$1,087	$24,802
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 East McFadden	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5700	380	18	21.0	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	375 (98.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	4631^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.4	5183^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.7%	552	9.4		9.4	31.9	33.8	26.4				31.2	35.7	21.8	11.3				23.9							$28,278	$898	$27,380
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	457	24	19.0	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (98.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	7.7		7.7	7.7	22.5	25.6				19.5	12.3	19.7	11.0				14.1	96.3						$26,586	$1,133	$25,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate
High : Saddleback High

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of California elementary schools.

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