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Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

1214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Trenton, New Jersey, serving 400 students from kindergarten to 3rd grade. The school is part of the Trenton Public School District, which is ranked 609 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Franklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking between 1200-1300 out of around 1350 schools.

Franklin Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 17.2% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9% and the district average of 7.9%. In mathematics, 26% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.8% and the district average of 12.4%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 34.7% to 42.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 57.25% of Franklin Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the state average of around 40%.

The nearby schools in the Trenton Public School District, such as Gershom Mott Elementary, Carroll Robbins Elementary, and Paul S. Robeson Elementary, all have similar low performance and rankings, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. While the nearby International Charter School outperforms Franklin Elementary and the district on standardized tests, addressing the underlying socioeconomic factors and lack of improvement at Franklin Elementary will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

372

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,740

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 William Street
Trenton, NJ 08610

(609) 656-4720

District: Trenton Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grace A Dunn Middle School
	Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School
High:	Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

African American:

12.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Trenton Public School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (22% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg10%

New Jersey avg47%

1,214^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Trenton Public School District

609^th of 609Trenton Public 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	11.8	1214 of 1347	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1307 of 1338	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1203 of 1342	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1262 of 1345	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1277 of 1317	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1227 of 1360	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1239 of 1353	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1214 of 1352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1241 of 1346	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1251 of 1357	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.2	1221 of 1363	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	1239 of 1367	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	1249 of 1363	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.4	1234 of 1360	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1151 of 1354	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	1171 of 1346	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	1113 of 1338	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	1190 of 1329	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.6	1089 of 1314	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1161 of 1303	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.4	1066 of 1298	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	9.5	1065 of 1204	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	413 of 469	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	339 of 463	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	306 of 494	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	384 of 456	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	465 of 522	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	364 of 517	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	441 of 597	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	539 of 559	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	323 of 499	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	411 of 489	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	394 of 411	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	358 of 434	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1130 of 1326	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1238 of 1317	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1103 of 1318	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1174 of 1326	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1259 of 1290	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1210 of 1331	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1193 of 1333	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	796 of 1032	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	896 of 989	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	727 of 982	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	812 of 953	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	827 of 896	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	638 of 899	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	666 of 870	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	881 of 1023	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	804 of 939	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	579 of 910	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	617 of 863	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	667 of 839	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	766 of 948	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	785 of 942	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1200 of 1318	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1248 of 1313	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1191 of 1315	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1243 of 1324	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1213 of 1297	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1135 of 1335	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	1208 of 1334	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	878 of 949	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	830 of 868	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	956 of 1007	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	841 of 1001	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-24 vs state

English Language Arts17%-28 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	K-3	200 William Street	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4720	372	28	13.2	86.8%	5 (1.3%)	45 (12.1%)	313 (84.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	11.8	1214^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		5.6	1307^th of 1338 public elementary schools	2.3%	93			17.2						26.0								$8,740	$491	$8,249
William Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-3	461 Genessee Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4750	243	20	12.1	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	239 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4	1333^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	1.0%		3.6	1333^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	0.4%				7.0						11.9								$9,599	$796	$8,803
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-3	331 Emory Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4960	321	23	13.9	80.1%	4 (1.2%)	16 (5.0%)	296 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3.9	1335^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.3	1313^th of 1338 public elementary schools	1.9%	22			4.6						13.2								$8,112	$485	$7,627
International Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	105 Grand Street	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	International Charter School of Trenton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 394-3111	108	9	11.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.8	1014^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.3	952^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.8%	62	11.1		38.9	61.1	11.1				33.3	27.8	22.2						$12,829	$1,245	$11,584
Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Public, Charter	K-8	52 Lafayette Ave	Trenton	08610	Mercer County	Pace Charter School of Hamilton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 599-1212	463	41	11.2	79.9%	32 (6.9%)	81 (17.5%)	336 (72.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64.2	490^th of 1347 public elementary schools	63.6%		71.1	405^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.7%	85	22.0	12.5	60.3	56.9	74.0	88.2	63.4	87.5	56.6	45.1	46.0	50.9	43.9	39.1	70.6	70.6	$10,730	$685	$10,045
Lalor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Barnt Deklyn Road	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4156	351	27	12.7	83.2%	14 (4.0%)	66 (18.8%)	257 (73.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	8.3	1277^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	1231^st of 1338 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	8.5		10.1	20.0	26.6				8.4	13.7	18.4						$10,859	$1,035	$9,824
Gershom Mott Elementary School	Public	K-3	45 Stokely Avenue	Trenton	08611	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4830	375	28	13.3	87.5%	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.3%)	319 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	13.1	1198^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.1%		5.9	1303^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	2.6%	105			21.7						24.7								$10,180	$673	$9,507
Carroll Robbins Elementary School	Public	K-3	283 Tyler Street	Trenton	08609	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 656-4910	459	38	12.2	85.2%	6 (1.3%)	38 (8.3%)	405 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	6.6	1301^st of 1347 public elementary schools	3.4%		6	1301^st of 1338 public elementary schools	2.8%				7.6						20.2								$8,534	$733	$7,801
George E. Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Park Avenue	Hamilton	08610	Mercer County	Hamilton Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 631-4169	545	38	14.2	83.7%	23 (4.2%)	100 (18.3%)	390 (71.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	10	1254^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.9%		10	1239^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.4%	15	10.6		15.4	20.3	33.3				14.0	10.8	17.1						$8,375	$1,259	$7,116
Paul S. Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-3	350 Cuyler Avenue	Trenton	08629	Mercer County	Trenton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(609) 656-4920	390	28	13.9	81.8%	5 (1.3%)	85 (21.8%)	295 (75.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2.1	1346^th of 1347 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.9	1335^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.2%	11			2.3						4.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Trenton Public School District

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grace A Dunn Middle School
Middle : Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School
High : Trenton Central High School - Main Campus

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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