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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school in Terre Haute, Indiana, serving 409 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Vigo County School Corporation. However, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, poor academic performance, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 17.8% to 32.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Vigo County School Corporation and the state of Indiana in ILEARN test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.36% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.21% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 9.41% of students proficient or better in 3rd grade, compared to 33.32% for the district and 51.5% for the state.

When comparing Benjamin Franklin Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Vigo County School Corporation, such as Sugar Creek Consolidated Elementary School and Lost Creek Elementary School, it becomes clear that Benjamin Franklin is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student demographics. These nearby schools significantly outperform Benjamin Franklin in ILEARN test scores and have much lower rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's challenges, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending, suggesting that the issue may not be solely related to funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources to address the specific needs of the student population.

441

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,002

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln
Terre Haute, IN 47807

(812) 462-4441

District: Vigo County School Corp

Students who attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High:	Terre Haute North Vigo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Two or more races:

17.2%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (12% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg32%

Indiana avg38%

956^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Vigo County School Corp

257^th of 380Vigo County School Corp among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	956 of 1005	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	921 of 1011	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	902 of 1016	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	896 of 1020	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	876 of 1016	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	863 of 1031	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	699 of 1027	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	788 of 1033	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	839 of 1046	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	919 of 1040	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.0	575 of 1036	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	786 of 1035	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	858 of 1015	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	728 of 1025	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	871 of 1009	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	940 of 1003	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	825 of 996	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	906 of 985	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	856 of 961	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	825 of 959	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

Science13%

Math9%

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Schools Near Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln	Terre Haute	47807	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4441	441	32	13.7	95.9%	257 (58.3%)	67 (15.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (17.2%)	7.8	956^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.9%		10.8	921^st of 1011 public elementary schools	8.9%	35	17.3	11.1	13.8	14.4	11.1	12.7	3.5	9.4	12.7	12.7	13.8	$11,002	$1,354	$9,648
Deming Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-3	1750 8th Av	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4431	306	19	16.3	72.5%	230 (75.2%)	24 (7.8%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.4%)								(n/a)												$11,591	$5,899	$5,692
Davis Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 S 18th St	Terre Haute	47807	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4425	325	26	12.3	91.1%	200 (61.5%)	53 (16.3%)	26 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.8%)	18.4	832^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.7	770^th of 1011 public elementary schools	23.8%	62	29.6	16.3	14.3	20.3	47.7	14.3	14.3	25.8	20.4	20.4	11.4	$11,151	$1,126	$10,025
Ouabache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Maple Ave	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4493	366	32	11.3	80.3%	288 (78.7%)	33 (9.0%)	16 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	19	827^th of 1005 public elementary schools	17.7%		15.3	866^th of 1011 public elementary schools	14.3%	39	10.8	17.7	32.2	20.0	24.6	21.6	20.3	22.3	21.6	21.6	27.1	$10,063	$988	$9,074
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 S Brown Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4497	440	28	15.6	57.7%	304 (69.1%)	37 (8.4%)	24 (5.5%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.3%)	42.2	598^th of 1005 public elementary schools	40.5%		41.5	609^th of 1011 public elementary schools	39.8%	11	33.8	32.8	31.5	32.7	43.7	52.5	37.0	43.9	45.9	45.9	15.1	$9,989	$702	$9,287
Farrington Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1826 S 6th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4423	380	33	11.6	89.7%	261 (68.7%)	44 (11.6%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.7%)	8.8	938^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.7%		13.6	891^st of 1011 public elementary schools	11.9%	47	14.5	7.0	11.3	11.2	23.2	17.5	9.4	17.3	21.1	21.1	5.7	$12,302	$1,701	$10,601
Sugar Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Wallace Av	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4416	360	31	11.6	82.8%	236 (65.6%)	36 (10.0%)	30 (8.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.7%)	39.5	628^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.5%		36	669^th of 1011 public elementary schools	33.8%	41	33.3	31.6	39.1	35.3	51.7	31.6	24.6	35.9	31.6	31.6	29.0	$10,363	$1,213	$9,149
Terre Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2121 Boston Av	Terre Haute	47805	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4385	553	38	14.7	84.3%	463 (83.7%)	18 (3.3%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)	31.3	718^th of 1005 public elementary schools	28.6%		29.3	735^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.3%	17	27.7	33.7	24.1	28.5	42.6	33.7	21.5	33.2	33.7	33.7	27.5	$10,903	$1,482	$9,421
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Wheeler Ave	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4304	354	27	13.3	83.3%	227 (64.1%)	35 (9.9%)	39 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.1%)	25.3	772^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	23.2%		30	730^th of 1011 public elementary schools	27.8%	42	26.1	25.0	16.7	22.6	34.8	42.3	20.8	32.9	36.5	36.5	10.4	$10,344	$1,230	$9,114
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Wabash Ave	Terre Haute	47803	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4456	672	46	14.4	48.4%	580 (86.3%)	19 (2.8%)	29 (4.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	82	161^st of 1005 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.9	213^th of 1011 public elementary schools	78.9%	52	52.8	64.9	52.4	56.6	61.0	68.2	58.9	62.5	63.1	63.1	45.2	$9,985	$517	$9,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

Is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Indiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School are 58% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% African American, 8% Hispanic.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in?

Vigo County School Corp

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School
High : Terre Haute North Vigo High School

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