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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 1069 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1069^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a large, well-regarded K-6 school serving 932 students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, consistently earning high marks for its strong academic performance across all grade levels.

The school truly stands out for its exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific groups of students, such as English Language Learners and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 90th percentile or higher for these subgroups. This is a key differentiator from some nearby schools with similar student populations, like Carroll Elementary, which do not show the same level of success. Academically, Franklin's students outperform both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science, with particularly impressive growth by 6th grade. While surrounded by other high-performing schools like Elliott Ranch Elementary and Zehnder Ranch Elementary, Franklin achieves its excellent results while efficiently managing resources, spending less per student and operating with a slightly higher student-to-teacher ratio.

An interesting point for parents is that Franklin maintains this high performance despite a significant population of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a challenge where many schools struggle. The school also shows a positive trend in reducing chronic absenteeism, beating district and state averages. However, the analysis notes a persistent performance gap between male and female students and identifies that Asian students at Franklin are not performing at the same high level as other groups, which may be an area for the school to address. Overall, Franklin Elementary represents a compelling case of a school achieving excellent and equitable outcomes for a diverse student community.

932

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,374

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 Dorcey Dr.
Elk Grove, CA 95757-1657

(916) 684-6518

District: Elk Grove Unified

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
High:	Cosumnes Oaks High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.8%

Hispanic:

23.2%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Elk Grove Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg46%

California avg41%

1,069^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 43Elementary Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove 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	82.2	1069 of 5857	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	1052 of 5869	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	1262 of 5859	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	1373 of 5883	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	339 of 1417	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	1319 of 5789	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	1172 of 5662	79.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	1128 of 5692	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	1204 of 5614	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	76.4	1260 of 5611	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	66.1	1764 of 5530	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.0	1631 of 5390	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	1565 of 5377	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	60.9	1934 of 5314	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.6	2092 of 5193	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	1650 of 5113	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.2	1406 of 5113	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	1427 of 4818	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	1446 of 4822	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	1045 of 4809	78.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	43 of 569	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	16 of 593	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	48 of 661	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	13 of 663	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	108 of 747	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	184 of 700	73.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	778 of 1203	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	846 of 1205	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	908 of 1190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	921 of 1154	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	862 of 1149	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	752 of 1071	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.6	672 of 2227	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	719 of 2585	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	82.1	214 of 3162	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	394 of 3245	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	337 of 3311	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	42 of 602	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	52.1	1147 of 3275	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	1659 of 3246	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	1238 of 5597	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1310 of 5612	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1376 of 5609	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	1537 of 5635	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	361 of 1267	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	1247 of 5492	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	1440 of 5413	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	865 of 5107	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	649 of 5107	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	845 of 5087	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	728 of 5084	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	765 of 4963	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	710 of 4830	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	398 of 5460	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	661 of 5517	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	634 of 5363	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1004 of 5264	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	131 of 1110	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	897 of 5173	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	708 of 5084	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	830 of 5628	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	777 of 5643	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	1149 of 5638	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	1245 of 5663	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	290 of 1272	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	1307 of 5510	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	933 of 5431	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	405 of 718	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	471 of 670	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	439 of 669	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	401 of 610	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	136 of 445	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	672 of 2847	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	607 of 2635	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	800 of 2420	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	742 of 2598	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	611 of 2651	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	834 of 2661	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	1291 of 2726	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	924 of 2834	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	732 of 2737	73.3%	★★★★☆

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+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics59%+21 vs state

Science51%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	5401 Dorcey Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 684-6518	932	36	25.8	54.3%	136 (14.6%)	80 (8.6%)	216 (23.2%)	390 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.9%)	92 (9.9%)	82.2	1069^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		82.6	1052^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	82.1%	17	51.0	51.0	56.2	64.6	67.4	78.5	66.7	53.1	62.6	51.0	69.2	58.8							$23,374	$22,690	$684
Carroll Elementary	Public	K-6	10325 Stathos Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0106	854	36	23.9	55.3%	93 (10.9%)	111 (13.0%)	160 (18.7%)	395 (46.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	80 (9.4%)	80.8	1125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.8%		88.6	780^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.7%	345	47.1	47.1	63.2	60.6	62.3	65.3	63.0	64.0	59.3	55.5	54.2	58.0	98.3			98.3		98.3	$23,976	$23,642	$334
Helen Carr Castello Elementary	Public	K-6	9850 Fire Poppy Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-1725	790	33	23.9	50.4%	103 (13.0%)	59 (7.5%)	191 (24.2%)	337 (42.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.4%)	82.9	1026^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		80.8	1125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	99	45.2	45.2	67.3	65.5	63.2	69.2	66.3	68.6	57.1	51.3	64.1	60.1	97.0						$24,869	$24,186	$683
Arlene Hein Elementary	Public	K-6	6820 Bellaterra Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0654	817	33	24.7	45.9%	121 (14.8%)	51 (6.2%)	158 (19.3%)	382 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	98 (12.0%)	81.7	1090^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.2	1108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	18	38.1	38.1	65.7	59.7	58.5	73.0	64.7	75.5	55.3	55.1	68.9	63.7							$24,249	$23,968	$281
Elliott Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	10000 East Taron Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-3877	599	27	22.1	46.4%	90 (15.0%)	64 (10.7%)	154 (25.7%)	226 (37.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.2%)	92.7	499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.5%		93.7	456^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	43	53.9	53.9	79.0	80.7	69.2	81.9	77.2	82.9	79.0	62.6	68.7	72.3							$27,153	$26,504	$649
Stone Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	9673 Lakepoint Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4096	690	29	23.7	38.3%	121 (17.5%)	53 (7.7%)	166 (24.1%)	250 (36.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	84 (12.2%)	87.6	798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.3	734^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	64	55.3	55.3	60.0	75.0	73.9	70.9	70.0	63.0	74.5	55.7	64.0	64.0	95.0			95.0		98.0	$24,842	$24,194	$648
Zehnder Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	9880 Denali Cir.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 793-3300	1,019	40	25.4	35.9%	108 (10.6%)	71 (7.0%)	150 (14.7%)	592 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	88 (8.6%)	92.3	525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	71	53.4	53.4	73.5	72.3	74.7	83.6	76.4	75.2	68.6	65.8	72.3	70.6							$20,651	$20,352	$299
Foulks Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	6211 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-8177	779	33	23.9	49.9%	232 (29.8%)	73 (9.4%)	247 (31.7%)	123 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	95 (12.2%)	69.6	1619^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.4%		63.1	1923^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.2%	304	38.9	38.9	55.0	63.9	56.6	58.8	58.6	58.4	58.7	31.0	46.7	48.3							$26,327	$25,586	$741
Elitha Donner Elementary	Public	K-6	9461 Soaring Oaks Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-3073	706	31	22.7	69.5%	117 (16.6%)	79 (11.2%)	201 (28.5%)	232 (32.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	63 (8.9%)	45.7	2845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		48.8	2625^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.3%	220	22.7	22.7	39.1	36.6	45.8	55.0	44.9	46.2	34.6	32.7	32.8	36.3							$28,664	$27,928	$736
Joseph Sims Elementary	Public	K-6	3033 Buckminster Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7445	691	31	22.0	48.9%	146 (21.1%)	65 (9.4%)	212 (30.7%)	186 (26.9%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	67 (9.7%)	56.1	2248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.6%		57.8	2158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	90	27.0	27.0	53.6	44.7	51.5	68.4	53.9	43.2	37.5	32.7	49.4	40.1	97.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.4	98.3	$26,953	$26,550	$403

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 1069^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 42% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
High : Cosumnes Oaks High

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 932 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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