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Franklin Elementary School

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Franklin Elementary School ranks 1005 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kearny, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 965 students. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary School faces significant challenges, including a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, which reached 23.3% in 2023-2024, well above the state average of around 14%. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts ranged from 32.2% to 47.5%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 56.1%. Similarly, in NJSLA/Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18.9% to 33%, while the state average was 39.8% to 49.8%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Washington Elementary School and Garfield Elementary School, also part of the Kearny School District, exhibit similar performance challenges to Franklin Elementary School. This suggests that the issues faced by Franklin Elementary School may be systemic within the district. Additionally, despite the high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds at Franklin Elementary School, the school's per-student spending of $8,366 in 2018-2019 was lower than the state average, raising questions about the adequacy of funding and resource allocation to support the needs of the student population.

950

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,366

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Davis Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032-3328

(201) 955-5020

District: Kearny

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Kearny High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

White:

20.3%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,005^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Kearny

481^st of 609Kearny 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	26.4	1005 of 1347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	962 of 1338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	994 of 1342	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	917 of 1345	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	914 of 1317	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	748 of 1360	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	823 of 1353	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	862 of 1352	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.9	1044 of 1346	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	1070 of 1357	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	939 of 1363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	907 of 1367	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	926 of 1363	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	885 of 1360	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	704 of 1354	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	801 of 1346	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	819 of 1338	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	927 of 1329	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	811 of 1314	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.5	878 of 1303	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.9	952 of 1298	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.2	809 of 1204	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	276 of 597	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	302 of 559	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	288 of 499	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	277 of 489	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	287 of 411	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	255 of 463	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	271 of 434	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	963 of 1326	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	905 of 1317	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	966 of 1318	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	864 of 1326	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	881 of 1290	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	769 of 1331	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	821 of 1333	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	584 of 1032	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	545 of 989	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	568 of 982	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	383 of 953	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	445 of 896	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	307 of 899	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	356 of 870	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	557 of 1023	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	396 of 939	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	429 of 910	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	234 of 863	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	376 of 839	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	168 of 948	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	274 of 942	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	953 of 1318	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	932 of 1313	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	930 of 1315	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	879 of 1324	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	898 of 1297	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	687 of 1335	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	772 of 1334	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	829 of 1023	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	770 of 989	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	656 of 958	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	763 of 949	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	543 of 868	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	507 of 1007	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	747 of 1001	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	861 of 970	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	824 of 963	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	856 of 975	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	854 of 976	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	844 of 964	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	561 of 1023	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	688 of 1022	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

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)						NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	950	97	9.7	73.4%	193 (20.3%)	28 (2.9%)	691 (72.7%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	26.4	1005^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.4%		28.4	962^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.1%	43	23.6		32.2	43.6	37.9	47.5			33.0	22.4	25.5	18.9					$8,366	$391	$7,975
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10.0	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18.3	1121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.7	1079^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4		32.8	22.0	31.8	25.9			25.9	23.6	21.5	23.2					$9,579	$665	$8,914
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-3	221 Cross Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 483-6400	306	33	9.2	83.0%	23 (7.5%)	6 (2.0%)	247 (80.7%)	29 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	1067^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.8%		19.3	1084^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.0%	17			26.4						34.6								$16,899	$1,200	$15,699
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	20	1100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	1009^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.6%	91	14.0		28.3	33.4	23.2	36.9			35.2	24.5	14.1	34.0					$7,609	$569	$7,040
East Newark Elementary School	Public	K-8	501 11 North Third Street	East Newark	07029	Hudson County	East Newark School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-6800	176	14	12.2	88.1%	22 (12.5%)	1 (0.6%)	151 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16.5	1153^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	14.4%		10.2	1234^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.8%	81	18.2	0.0	26.1	4.5	45.5	6.3	33.3	9.5	43.5	21.7	18.2	0.0	15.8	4.5			$10,532	$1,154	$9,378
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1 Washington Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 833-8500	330	25	13.2	74.5%	21 (6.4%)	12 (3.6%)	265 (80.3%)	31 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)
Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	223 Hamilton Street	Harrison	07029	Hudson County	Harrison Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 735-5550	295	28	10.6	85.1%	22 (7.5%)	8 (2.7%)	241 (81.7%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	19.3			40.3	38.0					29.9	40.7						$15,302	$1,176	$14,126
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	32.3	926^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.9	871^st of 1338 public elementary schools	34.9%	55	10.1	12.6	33.7	54.2	44.3	57.3	51.7	53.2	40.8	27.0	15.7	30.9	26.0	12.7	83.3	83.3	$8,007	$453	$7,554
Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	713	44	16.2	82.9%	22 (3.1%)	107 (15.0%)	575 (80.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.6	1315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	1270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	3.2	3.3	9.7	13.2	10.5	15.1	16.7	16.1	15.4	7.3	9.7	8.8	9.1	0.0			$8,503	$721	$7,782
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6			$10,558	$393	$10,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks 1005^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Kearny High School

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 950 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Kearny

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