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Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary

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Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary ranks 3518 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 604 students in the Anaheim Elementary district, operating in a community with significant economic need where about three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below state averages but consistently higher than the district's, and it holds a solid middle position compared to ten nearby schools, outperforming most including Loara Elementary and Mann (Horace) Elementary. Its most notable strength is in effectively supporting vulnerable student groups; its English Language Learners, students with special needs, and homeless students perform exceptionally well compared to similar students across California. The school achieves these results efficiently, as it spends less per student than most comparable schools and has a higher student-teacher ratio, yet still ranks fourth among eleven district schools in statewide performance.

Areas for growth include upper-grade math and science instruction, where scores lag, and Spanish reading proficiency. While the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, it has stabilized in recent years. For families, Franklin represents a school that does particularly well for students who need extra support, delivering reliable mid-tier academic results in the area despite having fewer resources than many of its neighbors like Olive Street Elementary.

604

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,453

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

521 West Water St.
Anaheim, CA 92805-4542

(714) 517-8905

District: Anaheim Elementary

Students who attend Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sycamore Junior High
High:	Anaheim High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2013 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anaheim Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

California avg41%

3,518^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anaheim Elementary

1272^nd of 1,543Anaheim Elementary 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	35.8	3518 of 5857	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	3139 of 5869	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	3102 of 5859	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2994 of 5883	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	2356 of 5789	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	2629 of 5662	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.8	3251 of 5692	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	3388 of 5614	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3301 of 5611	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.4	1975 of 5530	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	1862 of 5390	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	1679 of 5377	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	2247 of 5314	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	2165 of 5193	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.9	2948 of 5113	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.8	3586 of 5113	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	3799 of 4818	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	4088 of 4822	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	4305 of 4809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	642 of 2227	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	780 of 2585	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	537 of 2128	74.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	1113 of 3162	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1305 of 3245	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	1472 of 3311	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	1960 of 3275	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	1365 of 3246	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	3304 of 5597	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3115 of 5612	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	3198 of 5609	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3244 of 5635	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	2139 of 5492	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2886 of 5413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2856 of 5107	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	1994 of 5107	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	1954 of 5087	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	2021 of 5084	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	1248 of 4963	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1473 of 4830	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	83 of 364	77.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2716 of 5460	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	2616 of 5517	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	2346 of 5363	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	2117 of 5264	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	1039 of 5173	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1353 of 5084	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	3447 of 5628	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2912 of 5643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	2871 of 5638	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2669 of 5663	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	2385 of 5510	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2267 of 5431	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1686 of 2847	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	915 of 2635	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	746 of 2420	69.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)77th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Listening25%~ state avg

Science23%-10 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Overall11%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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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 (2024)
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 (Benjamin) Elementary	Public	K-6	521 West Water St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8905	604	25	24.1	75.2%	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	522 (86.4%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.0%)	35.8	3518^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.9%		40.7	3139^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.5%	379	0.0	25.0	5.6		11.5	31.6	16.7	27.8		24.6	5.3	37.5	0.0		16.4	0.0	20.8	0.0		8.2	22.7	22.7	37.7	36.5	43.7	46.7	41.4	29.9	29.4	24.1	27.2	27.6	97.3			97.3			$19,453	$1,350	$18,103
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Harbor Blvd.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8968	548	24	22.7	77.7%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	509 (92.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	15.5	5228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.7%		20.4	4815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.0%	413	14.8	17.9	5.0		13.3	44.4	25.0	40.0		36.0	14.8	32.1	10.0		20.0	11.1	7.1	0.0		6.7	19.1	19.1	20.3	27.3	34.9	17.1	24.4	18.4	17.5	13.2	8.5	14.4	97.3			98.2			$23,233	$1,262	$21,971
Ross (Betsy) Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Walnut St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8956	731	32	22.8	66.3%	44 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	588 (80.4%)	52 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.8%)	22.6	4624^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		22.6	4621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	21.3%	3	7.4	9.5	0.0	11.1	7.5	29.6	4.8	16.7	18.5	18.3	11.1	14.3	0.0	14.8	10.8	3.7	4.8	0.0	11.1	5.4	20.9	20.9	17.8	23.5	26.1	44.8	28.3	22.8	22.2	15.2	25.2	21.6	96.6			98.3	97.7	98.3	$21,050	$1,480	$19,570
Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary	Public	K-6	504 East South St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8917	513	23	22.8	80.3%	16 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	375 (73.1%)	87 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	54.5	2335^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.1%		45.6	2822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	487																					29.0	29.0	62.7	54.8	36.7	47.1	50.2	55.7	50.0	19.7	36.6	40.4	95.6						$22,629	$1,511	$21,118
Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	890 South Olive St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8920	417	20	21.1	76.7%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	388 (93.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.6%)	19	4923^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		23.1	4573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.1%	350	25.0	4.4	0.0		9.1	37.5	8.7	18.8		20.0	25.0	17.4	0.0		14.6	12.5	4.4	0.0		5.5	14.9	14.9	20.0	21.3	31.8	30.0	26.1	25.5	27.0	14.9	17.3	21.0	96.4						$25,397	$1,863	$23,534
Loara Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 West Broadway	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8932	511	23	22.2	64.0%	13 (2.5%)	18 (3.5%)	410 (80.2%)	52 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	30.6	3913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		40	3176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	737	15.0	12.5	6.3		11.7	55.0	8.3	37.5		31.7	35.0	20.8	12.5		23.3	0.0	12.5	0.0		5.0	23.7	23.7	27.4	34.3	30.4	42.0	33.6	29.0	31.0	24.1	30.0	28.7	94.9	97.5	97.5		96.2		$24,115	$1,405	$22,710
Revere (Paul) Elementary	Public	K-6	140 West Guinida Ln.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8950	622	28	22.2	79.7%	23 (3.7%)	15 (2.4%)	534 (85.9%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	26.9	4237^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		30.1	3916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.3%	321	13.3	16.7	6.3		12.2	26.7	16.7	18.8		20.4	6.7	44.4	0.0		18.4	6.7	11.1	0.0		6.1	22.0	22.0	27.3	31.3	31.0	35.0	31.1	29.6	19.3	29.0	26.3	26.2	96.3	97.8		97.8	96.3	97.8	$23,861	$1,284	$22,577
Westmont Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Westmont Dr.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8965	622	27	23.2	69.5%	32 (5.1%)	18 (2.9%)	506 (81.4%)	40 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	24.1	4488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.4%		22.6	4625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	137	22.7	4.0	4.6		10.1	40.9	0.0	45.5		27.5	36.4	20.0	0.0		18.8	9.1	4.0	0.0		4.4	23.8	23.8	23.1	27.8	38.1	29.1	29.9	35.4	21.1	19.1	18.8	22.8	97.3	98.2		98.2	98.2		$19,404	$1,317	$18,087
Price (Adelaide) Elementary	Public	K-6	1516 West North St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8947	507	22	23.0	69.2%	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	446 (88.0%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	35	3577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		37.1	3367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.6%	210	8.9	16.0	4.7	2.6	7.2	46.7	16.0	39.5	12.8	30.9	13.3	32.0	9.3	5.1	13.2	6.7	4.0	0.0	10.3	5.3	31.6	31.6	33.3	42.9	44.6	33.8	38.0	34.6	38.8	22.4	18.5	27.5							$23,560	$1,348	$22,212
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	10.4	5606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.7	5506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.2%	100	2.1	8.8	0.0	12.5	5.6	27.7	8.8	22.5	15.0	19.3	2.1	23.5	5.0	12.5	9.9	2.1	5.9	0.0	12.5	5.0	10.7	10.7	9.4	18.5	12.6	22.2	16.1	17.5	11.8	7.8	15.1	13.1	96.1			98.4	96.9		$21,568	$1,769	$19,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary

What district is Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary in?

Anaheim Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sycamore Junior High
High : Anaheim High

What is the racial makeup of Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary?

Students at Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary.

Is Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary a good school?

Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary ranks 3518^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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