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Franklin School

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Franklin School ranks 367 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Franklin School is an elementary school located in Stratford, Connecticut, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 137 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Franklin School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 28.4% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the Stratford School District and Connecticut state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.8% of 3rd graders and 32% of 5th graders at Franklin School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.9% and 52.5% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Franklin School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.36% to 60.3% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Stratford School District, such as Nichols School and Stratford Academy - Johnson House, have similar performance metrics to Franklin School, suggesting that the challenges faced by Franklin School are not unique but are systemic within the district. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Bridgeport School District, which is ranked 152 out of 156 districts in Connecticut, generally perform worse than Franklin School on various metrics, such as test scores and free and reduced lunch rates.

246

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,368

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1895 Barnum Avenue
Stratford, CT 06615

(203) 385-4190

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Franklin School usually attend:

Middle:	Harry B. Flood Middle School
High:	Bunnell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

African American:

35.8%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Science scores 26 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Connecticut avg50%

367^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Stratford School District

137^th of 156Stratford School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	367 of 493	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	359 of 497	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	351 of 491	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	353 of 490	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	420 of 538	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	364 of 522	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	438 of 532	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	412 of 519	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	443 of 518	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	399 of 551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.6	353 of 557	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.8	325 of 564	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	339 of 565	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	395 of 579	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.9	347 of 566	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.4	429 of 565	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.5	404 of 568	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.8	435 of 570	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.6	355 of 455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	58 of 108	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	99 of 173	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.5	25 of 112	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	37.0	186 of 302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	254 of 371	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)38th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2021)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-17 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						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	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Franklin School	Public	K-6	1895 Barnum Avenue	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4190	246	20	12.1	61.0%	23 (9.3%)	88 (35.8%)	120 (48.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	20	367^th of 493 public elementary schools	25.6%		22.1	359^th of 497 public elementary schools	27.8%	8	26.0		36.8		32.0				39.5	35.1	26.0				$22,368
Hall School	Public	PK, KG-6	290 Clermont Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7560	162	16	10.1	92.0%	9 (5.6%)	59 (36.4%)	81 (50.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$21,083
Nichols School	Public	K-6	396 Nichols Avenue	Stratford	06614	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4294	418	28	15.1	49.8%	76 (18.2%)	108 (25.8%)	213 (51.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	16.6	391^st of 493 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.6	374^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.7%	17	29.2		15.5	24.5	23.6	43.9				20.4	15.3	29.6			$21,600
Edison School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Boston Terrace	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7183	181	15	11.8	91.7%	8 (4.4%)	57 (31.5%)	97 (53.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.7%)								(n/a)						26.1									$19,435
Johnson House Elementary School	Public	K-6	719 Birdseye Street	Stratford	06615	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 385-4180	537	37	14.5	64.4%	51 (9.5%)	174 (32.4%)	290 (54.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	5.6	478^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.9	479^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.6%	1	17.9		19.2	16.1		15.7			15.1	13.8	12.0				$21,300
Six-Six Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 Pearl Harbor St.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 365-8200	441	43	10.2	44.7%	95 (21.5%)	101 (22.9%)	198 (44.9%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	26.7	339^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.2%		35.9	304^th of 497 public elementary schools	38.8%	35			28.6	31.0	50.0			34.5		31.0	45.0		45.2	24.1	$25,078
Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7505	436	29	15.2	89.7%	50 (11.5%)	54 (12.4%)	313 (71.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	35.3	303^rd of 493 public elementary schools	38.5%		16.9	383^rd of 497 public elementary schools	22.9%	80				38.3	53.2		55.3			31.9	44.7	37.8	27.7	38.9	$16,607
High Horizons Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	700 Palisade Ave.	Bridgeport	06610	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 576-7807	443	26	17.0	86.7%	41 (9.3%)	148 (33.4%)	238 (53.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	13.8	408^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.2%		14.2	403^rd of 497 public elementary schools	18.9%	5	20.0		25.5	54.5	20.0	22.9			14.9	13.6			30.4	34.8	$16,560
Jettie S. Tisdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Hollister Avenue	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-8037	547	46	11.8	92.1%	36 (6.6%)	199 (36.4%)	297 (54.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	8.2	456^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.5%		6.8	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%	13	14.3	19.5		23.8	16.0		13.9	21.7		26.2		17.0	8.3	26.5	$20,846
Paul Laurence Dunbar School	Public	PK, KG-8	445 Union Ave.	Bridgeport	06607	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 576-7194	391	24	16.2	91.8%	13 (3.3%)	124 (31.7%)	240 (61.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)		13.0				13.6	17.0			0.0					$18,231

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin School

Is Franklin School a good school?

Franklin School ranks 367^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 246 students attended Franklin School.

What schools do graduates of Franklin School attend?

Students who attend Franklin School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harry B. Flood Middle School
High : Bunnell High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin School?

Students at Franklin School are 49% Hispanic, 36% African American, 9% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Franklin School in?

Stratford School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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