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Benjamin Franklin School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
592
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
78.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1205 North 6th St
       Harrisburg, PA  17110-1512

(717) 703-1200

District: Harrisburg City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.2%
Hispanic:
15.7%
White:
4.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2009 → 7th in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (30% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Math scores 44 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school30%
District avg33%
Pennsylvania avg71%
Not ranked this year
Benjamin Franklin School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
579th of 606Harrisburg City School District among Pennsylvania districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20132.11462 of 15193.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20122.11565 of 15992.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20117.21519 of 15974.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.01508 of 15794.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.11455 of 15496.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.11463 of 15515.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.61533 of 15551.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200611.41411 of 15458.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200522.41084 of 129916.6%★☆☆☆☆
20048.31176 of 130810.1%★☆☆☆☆
20034.91214 of 13026.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20133.6708 of 7586.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.0778 of 8346.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201112.3743 of 8259.9%★☆☆☆☆
20102.9785 of 8052.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20093.4748 of 7702.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.7741 of 7531.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.0745 of 7490.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200618.6634 of 73613.9%★☆☆☆☆
200539.0499 of 68727.4%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Reading31%-38 vs state
Math30%-44 vs state
Science29%-40 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 592 students attended Benjamin Franklin School.

Students at Benjamin Franklin School are 78% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Asian.


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