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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 2034 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 424 students in the Santa Barbara Unified district, known for achieving strong academic results with a student population where over 90% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs at or above state averages in English and notably excels in math, where its 51% proficiency rate outshines similar schools like McKinley Elementary (21%) and Cleveland Elementary (30%). Its most remarkable strength is its exceptional support for vulnerable student groups, such as English learners and students experiencing homelessness, who consistently score in the top percentiles statewide. However, the school faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, which is higher than at neighboring schools like Washington Elementary, and its science scores are a clear area for improvement.

When compared to nearby schools, Franklin stands out for its effectiveness given its student demographics, showing a decade of sustained improvement. While it operates with fewer resources than affluent district schools like Montecito Union, it delivers solid outcomes. Parents should note the school's particular success in supporting students who need it most, though addressing attendance and strengthening science instruction remain key opportunities for growth.

424

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,929

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 East Mason St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103-2723

(805) 963-4283

District: Santa Barbara Unified

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santa Barbara Junior High
High:	Santa Barbara Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg44%

California avg41%

2,034^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Santa Barbara Unified

665^th of 1,543Santa Barbara Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	2034 of 5857	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	1727 of 5869	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	2133 of 5859	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	2082 of 5883	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	2016 of 5789	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	1958 of 5662	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.0	2761 of 5692	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.0	3219 of 5614	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.5	4292 of 5611	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.4	2722 of 5530	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	771 of 2227	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	800 of 2585	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	633 of 2128	70.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	230 of 3162	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	70.9	474 of 3245	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	387 of 3311	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	436 of 3275	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	710 of 3246	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	2030 of 5597	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	1800 of 5612	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2475 of 5609	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2299 of 5635	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	2026 of 5492	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	1971 of 5413	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	1079 of 5107	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	664 of 5107	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	1015 of 5087	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	993 of 5084	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	799 of 4963	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	616 of 4830	87.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	34 of 429	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	8 of 364	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	26 of 335	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	23 of 356	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	1092 of 5460	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	922 of 5517	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1025 of 5363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	1018 of 5264	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	728 of 5173	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	762 of 5084	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1930 of 5628	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	1578 of 5643	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	1777 of 5638	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1761 of 5663	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	1901 of 5510	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	1865 of 5431	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.9	26 of 118	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	89 of 130	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	518 of 2847	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	1086 of 2635	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)93rd percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+14 vs school

Military Connected (2024)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Science21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 East Mason St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-4283	424	25	17.0	91.0%	19 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	375 (88.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	60.6	2034^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		67	1727^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.6%	307																					20.6	20.6	54.9	42.1	41.2	64.2	50.6	68.6	47.4	38.2	55.2	51.4							$21,929	$21,100	$829
Adelante Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1102 East Yanonali St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Adelante Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-7392	306	17	18.4	71.6%	40 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	252 (82.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	66.6	1757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.0%		47.4	2710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	953	14.6	12.8	5.4	2.5	9.2	50.0	28.2	13.5	12.5	27.4	25.0	23.1	5.4	5.0	15.2	8.3	16.2	2.7	0.0	6.8	27.0	27.0	58.3	46.2	56.8	47.5	52.4	52.1	84.2	46.0	50.0	57.7
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-6	123 Alameda Padre Serra	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-8873	254	18	14.0	80.7%	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	232 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	33.6	3674^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		31.5	3811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.1%	137																					10.8	10.8	36.8	33.3	13.9	58.3	35.8	40.0	33.3	10.8	35.1	29.7	92.9						$28,865	$25,684	$3,181
Cold Spring Elementary	Public	K-6	2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Cold Spring Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-2678	188	14	13.6	5.9%	149 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.8%)	99.4	3^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.7	1^st of 5869 public elementary schools	100.0%	2																					95.0	95.0	95.8	96.8	100.0	93.6	96.2	100.0	96.8	80.0	100.0	95.3
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	350 Loma Alta Dr.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9926	293	17	17.0	80.9%	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	261 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	19.3	4893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.2	5099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.1%	206	5.6				5.6	30.6				30.6	5.6				5.6	0.0				0.0	9.4	9.4	14.7	21.2	9.4	40.7	20.6	8.3	18.2	12.5	51.9	21.1							$20,270	$19,512	$758
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	463	26	17.5	55.1%	175 (37.8%)	6 (1.3%)	224 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	65	1839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.6%		64.4	1859^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.3%	20																					42.3	42.3	56.1	49.0	53.9	54.0	53.4	49.1	52.9	32.7	48.7	46.2	89.5	96.5		93.0	91.2	91.2	$18,356	$17,554	$802
Harding University Partnership	Public	K-6	1625 Robbins St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-8994	364	21	16.9	78.0%	61 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	279 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	54.6	2331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	60.2%		43.7	2943^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	49.9%	612																					24.6	24.6	64.3	57.1	41.9	38.3	48.9	67.4	40.5	33.9	42.9	44.9							$24,765	$22,618	$2,147
Montecito Union	Public	K-6	385 San Ysidro Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Montecito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-3249	353	29	12.0	5.1%	263 (74.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.7%)	98.9	18^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	26^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	8																					79.0	79.0	91.1	89.8	93.1	88.6	90.8	86.7	96.6	90.9	90.9	91.6							$95,763	$95,442	$321
Santa Barbara Community Academy	Public	K-6	850 Portesuello Ave.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 687-2081	221	13	17.5	82.4%	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	28	4128^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.5%		28.1	4107^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.0%	21																					23.9	23.9	36.7	37.9	33.3	21.4	32.6	33.3	27.6	19.6	23.3	25.2							$24,598	$23,832	$766
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	290 Lighthouse Rd.	Santa Barbara	93109	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 965-6653	477	29	16.4	41.1%	231 (48.4%)	1 (0.2%)	165 (34.6%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.8%)	75.6	1348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.5	1268^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.4%	80																					40.6	40.6	52.7	82.0	55.1	61.5	62.1	63.0	75.4	41.2	48.7	56.4	97.4		97.4				$21,374	$20,344	$1,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santa Barbara Junior High
High : Santa Barbara Senior High

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Santa Barbara Unified

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 2034^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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