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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 3293 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 380 students in the San Diego Unified district, operating with fewer resources per student and larger class sizes than many neighboring schools but achieving solid academic results given its student population.

Compared to nearby schools like Central Elementary, Franklin performs better academically despite similar economic challenges among its students, and it has made impressive strides in improving student attendance. However, its overall state ranking has been inconsistent in recent years, and there is a notable performance gap in upper-grade math. A key comparison is with the nearby charter school, San Diego Global Vision Academy, which serves a similar community but spends significantly more per student and achieves higher test scores.

Franklin presents a case of a school doing more with less, spending nearly $10,000 less per student than schools like Normal Heights Elementary. This efficiency suggests that targeted support, particularly for students struggling in specific subjects and grades, could help the school reach its full potential. The school's recent success in reducing chronic absenteeism is a positive sign of effective family and student engagement.

380

Students ?

25.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,688

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4481 Copeland Ave.
San Diego, CA 92116-4802

(619) 344-3000

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis Middle
	Wilson Middle
High:	Henry High
	Hoover High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

White:

25.8%

Asian:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2019 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2019) to 44th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

California avg41%

3,293^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego 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	38.9	3293 of 5857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2980 of 5869	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3345 of 5859	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2847 of 5883	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	2756 of 5789	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	3055 of 5662	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	3089 of 5692	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	3467 of 5614	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	3601 of 5611	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3770 of 5530	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	3147 of 5390	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	2318 of 5377	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	1767 of 5314	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.0	3179 of 5193	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.5	3420 of 5113	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	2284 of 5113	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.1	2876 of 4818	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.0	2545 of 4822	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.0	2757 of 4809	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	0.6	1190 of 1205	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1086 of 1154	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1034 of 1149	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	58.4	879 of 3275	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	1319 of 3246	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3481 of 5597	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	2576 of 5612	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	3490 of 5609	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	2942 of 5635	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3416 of 5492	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	3098 of 5413	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	4718 of 5107	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3743 of 5107	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	4174 of 5087	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2942 of 5084	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	2442 of 4963	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	2590 of 4830	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3786 of 5460	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4201 of 5517	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	4071 of 5363	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2871 of 5264	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2347 of 5173	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	2209 of 5084	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2918 of 5628	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3238 of 5643	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2910 of 5638	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	2588 of 5663	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	2009 of 5510	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	2868 of 5431	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	2167 of 2847	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	2232 of 2635	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1292 of 2598	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1035 of 2651	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1572 of 2661	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)73rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2024)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science25%-7 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 (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	4481 Copeland Ave.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3000	380	15	25.3	64.5%	98 (25.8%)	24 (6.3%)	174 (45.8%)	48 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.9%)	38.9	3293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.2	2980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.2%	313																	25.5		25.5	46.7	32.1	42.9				40.7	49.2	27.8	17.7				32.5							$19,688	$3,383	$16,305
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	3878 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6100	497	23	21.3	95.2%	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.5%)	343 (69.0%)	72 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	14.8	5283^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		21.1	4767^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.8%	516																	11.7		11.7	22.1	23.9	28.0				24.6	17.2	17.8	15.6				16.9	87.2	95.7	93.6	91.5	91.5	93.6	$24,401	$5,048	$19,353
Normal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Ward Rd.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 584-6000	275	12	22.9	85.8%	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.7%)	210 (76.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	59.2	2105^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.1%		72.9	1452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.3%	653																	30.2		30.2	41.9	62.5	44.2				49.1	45.2	65.6	44.2				50.9							$29,286	$5,690	$23,596
Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	509	23	22.1	96.3%	6 (1.2%)	113 (22.2%)	306 (60.1%)	61 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	12 (2.4%)	34.7	3612^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		37.3	3346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.0%	266																	31.3		31.3	19.6	50.9	37.7				36.4	11.9	33.9	31.3				26.0	88.9	92.1		93.7	90.5	93.7	$21,992	$4,684	$17,308
Adams Elementary	Public	K-5	4672 35th St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4200	290	14	20.7	70.7%	48 (16.6%)	19 (6.6%)	205 (70.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	43	3002^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.6	3957^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.6%	955	0.0	33.3	0.0	10.3	26.7	41.7	16.7	28.2	0.0	58.3	0.0	18.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	7.7	24.3		24.3	45.2	47.1	52.8				48.5	41.9	38.2	10.8				29.4	96.4			96.4			$24,006	$4,774	$19,232
Cherokee Point Elementary	Public	K-5	3735 38th St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-3400	298	12	24.8	91.6%	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.4%)	229 (76.8%)	31 (10.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	24.9	4416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.6%		33.5	3641^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.0%	775																	14.3		14.3	34.9	24.5	19.1				26.1	48.8	24.5	16.7				29.9							$23,894	$3,462	$20,432
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	4510 Landis St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 282-6803	705	27	26.1	97.6%	12 (1.7%)	48 (6.8%)	536 (76.0%)	97 (13.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	15.6	5220^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		20.3	4840^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.5%	380	12.9		10.2	11.2	50.0		45.8	46.4	23.0		13.6	17.7	11.5		5.1	8.1	16.7		16.7	21.9	25.0	30.8				25.7	15.1	16.1	13.9				15.0	98.0						$23,208	$4,452	$18,756
Ibarra Elementary	Public	K-5	4877 Orange Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 641-5400	390	17	22.9	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	75 (19.2%)	269 (69.0%)	29 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	21.2	4727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.3%		30.7	3883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.8%	844																	18.8		18.8	23.1	27.5	39.1				29.5	26.4	22.2	14.6				21.3	97.2		97.2		97.2		$21,735	$4,961	$16,774
San Diego Global Vision Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3430 School St.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Global Vision Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 600-5321	463	22	21.0	62.0%	48 (10.4%)	69 (14.9%)	261 (56.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (13.2%)	74	1420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.8	1458^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	38																	40.8	55.6	47.9	57.5	74.0	54.2	70.8	66.7	75.6	66.4	46.8	68.0	31.3	62.5	47.9	55.6	52.1							$29,729	$525	$29,204
Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	375	17	22.0	96.3%	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	328 (87.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	64.2	1879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.9%		66.7	1747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.2%	132																	28.9		28.9	53.9	50.9	62.0				55.3	44.8	58.9	47.2				50.0	96.2		97.4		97.4		$23,602	$4,758	$18,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 26% White, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis Middle
Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Henry High
High : Hoover High

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 3293^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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