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Benjamin Franklin Elementary

Public Grades K-6

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary is a top-performing K-6 public school serving 608 students in the Glendale Unified School District, ranking in the 93rd percentile of all California elementary schools.

The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, significantly outperforming both district and state averages, with over 70% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science. What makes this achievement remarkable is how it compares to nearby schools; for example, it outperforms the closest school, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, by nearly 28 percentage points in English and over 23 points in Math. Furthermore, the school excels at supporting all students, achieving top-tier rankings for students from low-income families, English learners, and students receiving special education services, demonstrating a commitment to excellence for every child.

Benjamin Franklin has shown incredible growth over the past decade, rising from an average to an elite ranking, a steeper improvement than any nearby school. It also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.4%, less than half the district average, indicating strong student engagement. Impressively, the school achieves these outstanding results efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools like Columbus Elementary while delivering superior outcomes, making it a true model of effective and equitable public education.

608

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,141

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1610 Lake St.
Glendale, CA 91201-2610

(818) 243-1809

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eleanor J. Toll Middle
High:	Herbert Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg54%

California avg41%

384^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	94.2	384 of 5857	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	631 of 5869	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	569 of 5859	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	739 of 5883	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	737 of 5789	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	1093 of 5662	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.2	904 of 5692	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	965 of 5614	82.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.1	1315 of 5611	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	39.2	3376 of 5530	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.7	3758 of 5390	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.5	3428 of 5377	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.1	1877 of 5314	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.2	1386 of 5193	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	1491 of 5113	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	59.1	1869 of 5113	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.1	2320 of 4818	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.3	1824 of 4822	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.5	1902 of 4809	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.7	53 of 2227	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	364 of 2585	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.5	51 of 3245	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	331 of 3311	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	530 of 3246	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	385 of 5597	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	580 of 5612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.7	519 of 5609	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	722 of 5635	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	857 of 5492	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	1168 of 5413	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	265 of 5107	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	255 of 5107	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	326 of 5087	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	581 of 5084	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	1309 of 4963	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1215 of 4830	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	66 of 5460	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	511 of 5517	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	243 of 5363	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	814 of 5264	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	1259 of 5173	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1380 of 5084	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	362 of 5628	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	689 of 5643	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	688 of 5638	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	783 of 5663	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	592 of 5510	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	998 of 5431	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	139 of 718	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	161 of 2847	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	285 of 2598	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	546 of 2651	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	368 of 2661	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	537 of 2726	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	428 of 2834	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	716 of 2737	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)98th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science71%+38 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 (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	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
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1610 Lake St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-1809	608	25	24.2	29.3%	364 (59.9%)	6 (1.0%)	164 (27.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.0%)	94.2	384^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.1	631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	247	70.9	70.9	70.2	74.3	81.4	85.7	77.5	77.4	70.3	68.6	69.8	71.7	95.7			95.7			$15,141	$782	$14,359
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Fifth St.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 243-4279	815	33	24.6	62.7%	726 (89.1%)	10 (1.2%)	50 (6.1%)	19 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	62.1	1960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.5%		57.8	2162^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	202	36.3	36.3	49.1	46.3	47.2	56.5	49.7	56.1	51.6	37.2	47.3	48.2							$15,615	$919	$14,696
William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	349 West Valencia Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2000	440	19	23.7	37.3%	107 (24.3%)	3 (0.7%)	245 (55.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.9%)	60.3	2054^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		48.4	2640^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.0%	586	39.2	39.2	55.1	52.2	57.5		55.0	42.7	47.9	32.4		40.9							$243,994	$15,630	$228,364
Balboa Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 Bel Aire Dr.	Glendale	91201	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1801	799	32	24.9	60.2%	725 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	60	2071^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		64.6	1846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.5%	225	37.1	37.1	55.6	34.9	52.2		47.7	56.3	45.5	44.8		48.8	92.9						$15,861	$1,185	$14,676
Mark Keppel Elementary	Public	K-5	730 Glenwood Rd.	Glendale	91202	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 244-2113	955	38	25.1	49.1%	646 (67.6%)	7 (0.7%)	78 (8.2%)	170 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	74.8	1380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.4%		77.9	1250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.7%	130	37.7	37.7	55.0	66.2	60.1		60.1	58.6	56.8	54.1		56.5	94.0	96.6	96.0	98.0	96.0	97.3	$15,675	$839	$14,836
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Providencia Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-2050	730	31	23.5	50.7%	513 (70.3%)	11 (1.5%)	92 (12.6%)	58 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	73.4	1455^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.2%		62.9	1930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.1%	475	42.8	42.8	67.2	54.7	55.6		59.1	65.8	53.6	45.0		54.4	97.2			97.2			$146,596	$9,364	$137,232
Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 West Orange Grove Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-0100	419	17	24.6	37.0%	101 (24.1%)	8 (1.9%)	242 (57.8%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.4%)	62.9	1924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.2%		74.8	1374^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.6%	550	31.0	31.0	62.5	45.2	50.0		53.0	62.5	50.0	38.9		50.5
Ralph Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	720 East Cypress Ave.	Burbank	91501	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-1200	548	21	26.7	36.3%	343 (62.6%)	7 (1.3%)	85 (15.5%)	49 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.7%)	60.3	2049^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.0%		68.5	1658^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	391	39.2	39.2	37.5	48.9	54.6		46.5	48.7	54.7	47.4		50.2	98.2						$199,900	$12,579	$187,321
Columbus Elementary	Public	K-5	425 West Milford St.	Glendale	91203	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-7722	488	21	23.2	64.8%	346 (70.9%)	10 (2.0%)	93 (19.1%)	33 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	33.8	3660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.5%		48.9	2614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	55.5%	1046	19.2	19.2	32.9	36.6	41.1		36.8	37.3	37.5	23.6		32.9	95.8					96.9	$17,543	$1,325	$16,218
Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-6	435 South Pacific Ave.	Glendale	91204	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-1807	859	33	26.1	57.9%	348 (40.5%)	17 (2.0%)	387 (45.1%)	72 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	67.8	1699^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.0%		79.5	1174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.0%	525	32.3	32.3	50.8	53.2	46.8	67.0	53.9	67.9	48.4	47.2	50.9	53.9	94.9	95.7	96.4	95.7	95.7		$16,174	$968	$15,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Eleanor J. Toll Middle
High : Herbert Hoover High

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary are 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Benjamin Franklin Elementary ranks in the top 6.6% of California elementary schools.

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