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Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Westfield, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 531 students. The school is part of the Westfield Public School District, which is ranked 49 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 100 elementary schools in New Jersey for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 86 out of 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 76.3% to 80.4%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 53.6%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 77.5% to 86.8%, compared to the state average of 44.2% to 49.8%. Additionally, the school's performance in Science is impressive, with 56.9% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.1%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Tamaques Elementary School and Wilson Elementary School within the Westfield Public School District, Franklin Elementary School consistently outperforms them in academic performance and state rankings. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Lincoln in Garwood and the Scotch Plains-Fanwood district schools, Franklin Elementary School's performance is more comparable, with some schools in the surrounding districts also demonstrating strong academic results.

509

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,401

Per pupil spending ?

0.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Prospect Street
Westfield, NJ 07090-3907

(908) 789-4590

District: Westfield Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High:	Westfield Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Asian:

10.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

New Jersey avg46%

86^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Westfield Public School District

49^th of 609Westfield 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	91.7	86 of 1347	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	73 of 1338	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	137 of 1342	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	55 of 1345	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	47 of 1317	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	52 of 1360	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	77 of 1353	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.8	79 of 1352	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	59 of 1346	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	179 of 1357	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	85.0	107 of 1363	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	111 of 1367	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.5	43 of 1363	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	123 of 1360	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	46 of 1354	96.6%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	36 of 1346	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	80.2	159 of 1338	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	83.0	47 of 1329	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.8	75 of 1314	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.6	31 of 1303	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.1	61 of 1298	95.3%	★★★★★
2003	86.1	81 of 1204	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	52 of 330	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	112 of 340	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	67 of 346	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	38 of 348	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	6 of 370	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	7 of 370	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	60 of 1326	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	73 of 1317	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	180 of 1318	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	81 of 1326	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	91 of 1290	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	68 of 1331	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	98 of 1333	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	2 of 953	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	18 of 896	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	114 of 1318	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	71 of 1313	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	87 of 1315	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	43 of 1324	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	36 of 1297	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	43 of 1335	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	74 of 1334	94.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	47 of 1023	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	31 of 989	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	32 of 958	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	45 of 949	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	49 of 868	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	24 of 1007	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	50 of 1001	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	136 of 970	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	83 of 963	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	138 of 975	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	52 of 976	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	57 of 964	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	43 of 1023	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	61 of 1022	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2022)100th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+35 vs state

English Language Arts79%+28 vs state

Science57%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Franklin Elementary School

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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	1-5	700 Prospect Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4590	509	39	12.9	0.6%	385 (75.6%)	5 (1.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	91.7	86^th of 1347 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	73^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	56.9		79.8	76.3	80.4				77.5	86.8	81.4						$6,401	$17	$6,384
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-5	301 Linden Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4605	362	30	12.1	0.8%	291 (80.4%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.5%)	35 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	95.5	21^st of 1347 public elementary schools	98.4%		89.3	125^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.7%	104	64.9		81.6	91.8	90.5				87.7	85.3	78.4						$6,428	$17	$6,411
McKinley Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 First Street	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-4555	291	30	9.5	2.1%	190 (65.3%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (13.1%)	35 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	85	196^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.2	171^st of 1338 public elementary schools	87.2%	25	59.7		62.1	76.3	67.2				68.9	80.0	75.4						$6,690	$306	$6,384
Beechwood School	Public	PK, KG-2	1497 Woodacres Dr	Mountainside	07092	Union County	Mountainside School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 301-9104	265	20	13.2	3.8%	178 (67.2%)	3 (1.1%)	32 (12.1%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.2%)								(n/a)																	$10,222		$10,222
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	434	34	12.9	4.4%	252 (58.1%)	37 (8.5%)	62 (14.3%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	89.2	137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.3	127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.5%	10			67.1	85.7					75.8	82.2							$8,968	$35	$8,933
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	449	37	12.0	2.2%	262 (58.4%)	35 (7.8%)	68 (15.1%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	64	492^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		70.6	412^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.2%	80			47.3	61.3					64.2	55.0							$9,438	$41	$9,397
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	543	42	12.7	1.1%	364 (67.0%)	13 (2.4%)	63 (11.6%)	67 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.1	169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.4	162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.9%	7			68.0	78.4					70.2	83.5							$8,178	$04	$8,174
Lincoln Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	728 Westfield Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4455	268	18	14.6	3.0%	177 (66.0%)	4 (1.5%)	39 (14.6%)	31 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$4,578	$17	$4,561
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	900 St. Marks Avenue	Westfield	07090	Union County	Westfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 789-4600	300	23	13.0	1.0%	216 (72.0%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.7%)	32 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	93.6	51^st of 1347 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.6	84^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.7%	33	64.2		82.4	87.8	86.5				77.9	81.6	76.2						$6,459	$17	$6,442
Lincoln	Public	K-8	400 Second Avenue	Garwood	07027	Union County	Garwood Boro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 789-0331	372	33	11.2	25.8%	252 (67.7%)	9 (2.4%)	93 (25.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	55.3	611^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		73.1	378^th of 1338 public elementary schools	71.7%	233	35.9	27.3	46.5	75.0	53.9	56.5	76.8	84.1	40.9	53.8	38.5	35.9	62.8	36.0	84.2	84.2	$11,448	$164	$11,284

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Franklin Elementary School ranks in the top 6.4% of New Jersey elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Westfield Public School District

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Thomas Edison Intermediate School
High : Westfield Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 76% White, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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