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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 4273 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 499 students in the Oakland Unified district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Franklin finds itself in a middle position compared to nearby schools. Its test scores are higher than some schools with similar student populations, like Garfield Elementary and La Escuelita, but notably lower than higher-performing schools such as Cleveland Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. The school has shown it can perform better, having reached a higher state ranking just a few years ago, but its current rating has declined. A significant strength is its program for English Language Learners, where it ranks well above average statewide.

Key challenges include a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is above both district and state averages and is closely linked to lower academic performance across the area. Franklin spends more per student than many surrounding schools, yet schools like American Indian Public Charter School II achieve stronger academic results with lower spending, suggesting a focus on how resources are used could be beneficial. For improvement, priorities would include reducing absenteeism and applying the successful strategies from its ELL program more broadly.

499

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,762

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 Foothill Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94606-3013

(510) 879-2116

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

High:

Oakland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

Asian:

37.3%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

California avg41%

4,273^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	26.5	4273 of 5857	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3401 of 5869	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3214 of 5859	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	2545 of 5883	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	4316 of 5789	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3616 of 5662	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	3586 of 5692	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	3419 of 5614	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	2548 of 5611	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.6	3488 of 5530	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.6	3835 of 5390	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2909 of 5377	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	3014 of 5314	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	2231 of 5193	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	1713 of 5113	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.6	2518 of 5113	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	1983 of 4818	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.5	2113 of 4822	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.3	2853 of 4809	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	368 of 663	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	278 of 700	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1098 of 1203	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1052 of 1205	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1047 of 1190	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	957 of 1154	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1085 of 1149	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1004 of 1071	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.7	292 of 2227	86.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	866 of 3162	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	1034 of 3245	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	497 of 3311	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.9	2420 of 3275	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2659 of 3246	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4059 of 5597	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3307 of 5612	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3060 of 5609	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2641 of 5635	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	4111 of 5492	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3519 of 5413	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	4732 of 5107	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4359 of 5107	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	4947 of 5087	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3374 of 5084	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4762 of 4963	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4380 of 4830	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	3450 of 5460	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2764 of 5517	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	2276 of 5363	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	1390 of 5264	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	3338 of 5173	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	2611 of 5084	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	4119 of 5628	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3274 of 5643	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	3152 of 5638	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	2346 of 5663	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.4	4146 of 5510	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3511 of 5431	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)87th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+31 vs school

African American (2022)44th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

Science22%-10 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	499	22	22.6	95.8%	31 (6.2%)	55 (11.0%)	189 (37.9%)	186 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.5	3401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	872	22.5		22.5	17.7	29.3	44.4				31.7	25.4	20.8	26.8				24.4	84.6	89.2	89.2	86.2	84.6	86.2	$26,762	$4,203	$22,559
La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	274	11	26.0	93.4%	22 (8.0%)	40 (14.6%)	134 (48.9%)	50 (18.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$27,255	$4,134	$23,121
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	376	14	26.8	55.9%	74 (19.7%)	73 (19.4%)	73 (19.4%)	79 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.6%)	77.7	1255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.2	1232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	23	50.0		50.0	56.7	65.2	58.3				60.1	69.1	60.6	41.7				57.7	97.1		97.1				$24,204	$3,874	$20,330
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$26,694	$4,058	$22,636
Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	7	28.1	89.1%	7 (3.8%)	34 (18.6%)	122 (66.7%)	10 (5.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	8.4	5715^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.4%		12.4	5526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	189	4.8	8.3	6.1	16.7	24.0	10.0	0.0	27.3	41.7	19.0	20.8	7.4	4.8	5.6	14.3	8.3	10.6							$27,371	$3,090	$24,281
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	10.2	5626^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.9%		13.1	5474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	152	8.3		8.3	14.5	9.7	13.3				12.6	21.7	19.4	11.9				17.2	82.8	88.2	88.2	87.1	85.0	88.2	$26,378	$4,479	$21,899
American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	617	28	21.7	73.4%	29 (4.7%)	297 (48.1%)	51 (8.3%)	198 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.2	896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	271	46.5	44.4	45.8	70.1	58.5	69.7	47.0	75.0	68.1	63.5	72.2	54.3	68.2	53.0	75.0	47.8	61.6	93.6		93.6	93.6			$17,078	$2,496	$14,582
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.2	854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	306	48.7		48.7	45.4	64.6	65.5				58.6	56.0	77.4	70.0				68.0	93.1	96.2		96.2	95.4	95.4	$24,003	$3,591	$20,412
Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	335	14	23.9	98.2%	9 (2.7%)	75 (22.4%)	189 (56.4%)	37 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	4.8	5843^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.8	5815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	28	0.0		0.0	4.0	14.0	3.4				7.2	11.8	8.6	0.0				6.7	79.7	87.0	92.8	84.1	88.4	88.4	$26,377	$4,404	$21,973
Manzanita SEED Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-0175	436	19	23.0	82.8%	49 (11.2%)	38 (8.7%)	289 (66.3%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.9%)	32.1	3790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.3%		27	4196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	406	13.5		13.5	35.8	54.8	18.2				37.0	40.3	30.7	12.5				28.7	88.0	93.5	94.6	90.2	92.4	91.3	$24,881	$4,199	$20,682

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Oakland High

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 4273^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 37% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

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