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Franklin Elementary School

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Franklin Elementary School ranks 550 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, serving 354 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Bloomfield Township School District, which is ranked 312 out of 609 districts in the state.

Franklin Elementary School consistently outperforms the Bloomfield Township School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.1% of 3rd graders, 60.7% of 4th graders, 68.3% of 5th graders, and 58.6% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In mathematics, 63.6% of 3rd graders, 41.1% of 4th graders, 39% of 5th graders, and 44.9% of 6th graders were proficient or better, again outperforming the district and state. The school also has particularly strong performance among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups.

However, when compared to schools in the neighboring Glen Ridge Public School District, such as Ridgewood Avenue School, Franklin Elementary School lags behind in academic performance, particularly in mathematics. This may be due to factors such as the school's higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (37.29% in 2023-2024) compared to the Glen Ridge schools, as well as lower per-student spending ($7,165 in 2018-2019) compared to schools like Lincoln School ($11,383).

352

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,165

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Curtis Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-3875

(973) 680-8560

District: Bloomfield Township School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bloomfield Middle School
High:	Bloomfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.7%

White:

25.3%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (52% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New Jersey median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

New Jersey avg46%

550^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Bloomfield Township School District

312^th of 609Bloomfield Township School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	550 of 1347	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	474 of 1338	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	482 of 1342	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	524 of 1345	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	765 of 1317	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	655 of 1360	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	772 of 1353	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.3	639 of 1352	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	639 of 1346	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.1	763 of 1357	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	848 of 1363	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	925 of 1367	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	896 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	862 of 1360	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.4	603 of 1354	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	592 of 1346	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	643 of 1338	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.1	649 of 1329	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.1	703 of 1314	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.5	428 of 1303	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.0	743 of 1298	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.7	686 of 1204	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	29 of 469	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	32 of 463	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	24 of 494	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	53.9	167 of 456	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	97.4	12 of 522	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	77 of 517	85.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	80 of 597	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	51 of 489	89.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	571 of 1326	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	478 of 1317	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	482 of 1318	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	517 of 1326	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	709 of 1290	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	577 of 1331	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	738 of 1333	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	356 of 1032	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.5	149 of 989	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	111 of 982	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	198 of 953	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	291 of 896	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	276 of 899	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	233 of 870	73.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	114 of 1023	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	83 of 939	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	87 of 910	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	78 of 863	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	62.5	204 of 839	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	118 of 948	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	252 of 942	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	492 of 1318	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	429 of 1313	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	464 of 1315	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	491 of 1324	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	762 of 1297	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	673 of 1335	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	759 of 1334	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	531 of 989	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	254 of 970	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	496 of 963	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	457 of 975	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	379 of 976	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	675 of 964	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	493 of 1023	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	664 of 1022	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)94th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)46th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+11 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science24%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	85 Curtis Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8560	352	34	10.5	47.7%	89 (25.3%)	50 (14.2%)	182 (51.7%)	20 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	550^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		65.5	474^th of 1338 public elementary schools	64.6%	76	24.4	68.1	60.7	68.3	58.6	63.6	41.1	39.0	44.9	$7,165	$233	$6,932
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	301 Harrison St	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 661-8882	446	36	12.5	26.7%	178 (39.9%)	19 (4.3%)	187 (41.9%)	44 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	50.8	670^th of 1347 public elementary schools	50.3%		58.4	563^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	57.9%	107	35.4	28.2	50.8	64.1	86.0	36.1	40.7	45.3	48.0	$11,383	$288	$11,095
Forest Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-2	287 Forest Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 429-8308	127	12	11.0		98 (77.2%)	1 (0.8%)	11 (8.7%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)								(n/a)										$7,979	$262	$7,717
Central School	Public	PK, KG-2	180 Hillside Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 707-5080	127	7	17.8		78 (61.4%)	5 (3.9%)	9 (7.1%)	19 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.6%)								(n/a)
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	376 Berkeley Avenue	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8550	499	44	11.4	50.1%	60 (12.0%)	140 (28.1%)	256 (51.3%)	27 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	44.9	742^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	44.9%		48	693^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	48.2%	49	17.4	47.9	53.8	51.8	49.2	50.7	51.9	37.2	34.8	$6,620	$291	$6,329
Ridgewood Avenue School	Public	3-6	235 Ridgewood Ave	Glen Ridge	07028	Essex County	Glen Ridge Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 429-8306	540	41	13.3	0.6%	412 (76.3%)	14 (2.6%)	37 (6.9%)	44 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.6%)	92.6	69^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.5	28^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.9%	41	63.3	64.3	88.4	79.7	86.8	78.6	89.1	82.7	85.1	$7,808	$135	$7,673
Demarest Elementary School	Public	K-6	465 Broughton Ave	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 680-8510	482	42	11.3	34.4%	125 (25.9%)	79 (16.4%)	222 (46.1%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	59.8	543^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	59.7%		58.9	557^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	14	37.6	51.5	53.2	62.8	71.9	50.7	41.7	42.9	55.4	$5,551	$111	$5,440
Belleville PS7	Public	PK, KG-6	20 Passaic Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4338	425	33	12.8	58.6%	61 (14.4%)	27 (6.4%)	287 (67.5%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	30.3	950^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.5%		21.2	1056^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.1%	106	20.5	29.5	50.0	42.2	55.5	33.3	30.9	28.8	16.4
Belleville PS10	Public	PK, KG-6	527 Belleville Ave	Belleville	07109	Essex County	Belleville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 969-4334	164	9	18.2	61.6%	17 (10.4%)	20 (12.2%)	98 (59.8%)	23 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	62.9	506^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.4%		63.7	495^th of 1338 public elementary schools	63.0%	11	20.8	60.8	80.0	54.2	61.6	60.9	50.0	37.5	65.3
Radcliffe School	Public	K-6	379 Bloomfield Ave	Nutley	07110	Essex County	Nutley Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 667-8819	342	31	10.9	13.5%	204 (59.6%)	12 (3.5%)	85 (24.9%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.5%)	72.5	385^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.4%		72	395^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.5%	10	42.9	50.0	77.8	56.9	67.4	67.5	62.3	60.8	51.0	$14,637	$186	$14,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Bloomfield Township School District

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 25% White, 14% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks 550^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bloomfield Middle School
High : Bloomfield High School

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