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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks 700 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

700^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Edison, New Jersey, serving 620 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Edison Township School District, which is ranked 198 out of 609 school districts in the state.

While the school's student performance on NJSLA tests is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science, there are some bright spots. For example, Asian students and English Language Learners tend to perform better, with higher rankings compared to other New Jersey elementary schools. However, White students and Hispanic students perform relatively poorly, with rankings in the bottom quartile of the state. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.1% to 18.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Edison Township School District, such as John Marshall Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, generally perform better than Benjamin Franklin Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and rankings. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance.

619

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,208

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2485 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817

(732) 650-5300

District: Edison Township School District

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle School
High:	Edison High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.2%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Edison Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg63%

New Jersey avg46%

700^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Edison Township School District

198^th of 609Edison 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	48.6	700 of 1347	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	790 of 1338	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	620 of 1342	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	626 of 1345	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	480 of 1317	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	824 of 1360	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	622 of 1353	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.3	517 of 1352	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	418 of 1346	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	478 of 1357	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.1	535 of 1363	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	587 of 1367	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.0	696 of 1363	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.0	575 of 1360	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	590 of 1354	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.3	822 of 1346	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.1	550 of 1338	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.3	742 of 1329	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.1	765 of 1314	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.3	612 of 1303	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	672 of 1298	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	70.8	423 of 1204	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	198 of 463	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	206 of 469	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	136 of 463	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	168 of 494	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	208 of 456	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	398 of 522	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	318 of 517	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	257 of 330	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	272 of 340	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	258 of 346	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	214 of 348	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	234 of 339	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	283 of 370	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	221 of 370	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	169 of 597	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	181 of 559	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	397 of 499	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	716 of 1326	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	893 of 1317	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	580 of 1318	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	532 of 1326	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	515 of 1290	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	854 of 1331	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	639 of 1333	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	527 of 1032	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	563 of 989	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.3	263 of 982	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	593 of 953	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	305 of 896	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	606 of 899	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	266 of 870	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	330 of 1023	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	383 of 939	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	192 of 910	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	268 of 863	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.7	52 of 839	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	43.4	504 of 948	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	325 of 942	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	620 of 1318	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	639 of 1313	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	600 of 1315	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	679 of 1324	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	450 of 1297	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	751 of 1335	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	567 of 1334	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	479 of 1023	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	601 of 989	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	590 of 958	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	642 of 949	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	450 of 868	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	607 of 1007	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	662 of 1001	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	797 of 970	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	890 of 963	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	800 of 975	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	809 of 976	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	782 of 964	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	791 of 1023	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	785 of 1022	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)72nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+3 vs state

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Science27%-4 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-S Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2485 Woodbridge Avenue	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5300	619	49	12.6	48.1%	89 (14.4%)	90 (14.5%)	152 (24.6%)	261 (42.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	48.6	700^th of 1347 public elementary schools	48.0%		40.4	790^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.0%	90	26.6		46.4	50.0	45.7				50.5	47.2	51.9				$6,208	$233	$5,975
Edison Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	10 Boulevard of the Eagles	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 452-2804	52	4	13.0	21.2%	2 (3.8%)	4 (7.7%)	11 (21.2%)	31 (59.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)															$13,477		$13,477
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	153 Winthrop Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5280	630	48	13.0	41.1%	93 (14.8%)	52 (8.3%)	167 (26.5%)	294 (46.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	61.6	517^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.6%		55.4	603^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	54.9%	86	30.7		52.5	55.9	65.1				62.3	52.1	50.0				$6,250	$238	$6,012
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	53 Brookville Road	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5270	946	64	14.7	23.3%	70 (7.4%)	43 (4.5%)	108 (11.4%)	685 (72.4%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.6%)	82.2	246^th of 1347 public elementary schools	81.7%		79	294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	78.0%	48	51.4		62.1	70.5	76.2				66.9	69.7	64.3				$5,981		$5,981
Lindeneau Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Blossom Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 650-5320	446	41	10.9	65.2%	56 (12.6%)	44 (9.9%)	220 (49.3%)	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	32.8	916^th of 1347 public elementary schools	32.0%		31.3	923^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	31.0%	7	19.7		40.0	34.2	41.9				52.3	39.0	28.4				$6,230	$236	$5,994
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	133 Tunison Rd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	351	34	10.3	76.1%	26 (7.4%)	53 (15.1%)	255 (72.6%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	18.3	1123^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.6%		24.9	1007^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.7%	116	0.0	3.9	8.4	30.4	44.4	50.0	22.2	21.5	27.8	34.7	0.0	16.7	16.4	5.9	$11,278		$11,278
Irving Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	121 South Eleventh Avenue	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-1205	326	32	10.2	46.3%	92 (28.2%)	40 (12.3%)	120 (36.8%)	47 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.7%)								(n/a)															$12,200	$321	$11,879
John Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	15 Cornell Street	Edison	08817	Middlesex County	Edison Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 650-5370	762	66	11.5	37.3%	45 (5.9%)	107 (14.0%)	110 (14.4%)	461 (60.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	68.4	439^th of 1347 public elementary schools	67.4%		72	394^th of 1338 public elementary schools	70.6%	45	43.4		45.7	60.7	67.0				63.3	57.4	58.1				$5,975		$5,975
Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	405	44	9.3	51.9%	119 (29.4%)	47 (11.6%)	135 (33.3%)	75 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	43.5	763^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.1	734^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.1%	29	28.4		38.3	58.8	54.8				38.8	39.3	40.0				$9,348	$259	$9,089
Mildred B. Moss Elementary School	Public	PK-K	16 Simpson Place	Metuchen	08840	Middlesex County	Metuchen Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 321-8700	152	12	12.7	4.6%	64 (42.1%)	5 (3.3%)	23 (15.1%)	42 (27.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)								(n/a)															$7,557		$7,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks 700^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle School
High : Edison High School

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in?

Edison Township School District

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are 42% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 15% African American, 14% White, 4% Two or more races.

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