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Franklin Elementary

Q: Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hamilton Middle School Middle : Wells Alternative Middle School High : Chisholm Life Skills Center High : Sowers Alternative High School High : West High High : Wichita Alternative High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving 309 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 245 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Franklin Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Franklin Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to the Wichita district and the state of Kansas in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.33% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.89% in Wichita and 44.47% statewide. In Mathematics, only 6.34% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 18.62% in Wichita and 38.73% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.8% to 33.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Payne Elementary, Park Elementary, and Harry Street Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, some of the magnet schools in the area, like Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary and Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages.

390

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,771

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 S Elizabeth
Wichita, KS 67213

(316) 973-9850

District: Wichita

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle School
	Wells Alternative Middle School
High:	Chisholm Life Skills Center
	Sowers Alternative High School
	West High
	Wichita Alternative High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

White:

27.2%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Kansas avg42%

643^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 54Elementary Schools in the Wichita

245^th of 264Wichita among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	611 of 653	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	600 of 660	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	594 of 668	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	571 of 670	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	514 of 667	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	575 of 656	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	555 of 659	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	557 of 656	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	621 of 678	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	593 of 668	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.2	610 of 660	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.9	605 of 631	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	619 of 630	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	584 of 621	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	516 of 614	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	552 of 600	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	569 of 585	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	120 of 124	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	117 of 117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	68 of 117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	39 of 122	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	67 of 129	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	445 of 591	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	443 of 591	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	499 of 574	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	258 of 262	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	252 of 260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	226 of 245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	236 of 254	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	162 of 229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	85 of 235	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	155 of 207	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	519 of 533	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	495 of 546	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	488 of 541	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	453 of 512	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	388 of 494	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	284 of 509	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	431 of 512	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	528 of 605	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	444 of 586	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	493 of 575	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	264 of 313	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	254 of 296	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	221 of 305	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	555 of 576	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	504 of 579	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	515 of 584	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	498 of 596	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	488 of 587	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	460 of 592	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2021)25th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Franklin Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)							KAP Mathematics (2025)							KAP Science (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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	214 S Elizabeth	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9850	390	26	14.8	84.6%	106 (27.2%)	27 (6.9%)	214 (54.9%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	5.2	643^rd of 656 public elementary schools	2.0%		10	611^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.4%	32	19.4	25.0	20.7				21.3	9.1	5.2	4.6				6.3	18.2		18.2	$17,771	$3,624	$14,147
Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1001 Porter	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	No	(316) 973-4050	255	18	14.1	62.0%	143 (56.1%)	15 (5.9%)	63 (24.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.2%)	57	276^th of 656 public elementary schools	57.9%		47.2	355^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.6%	79	57.8	53.8	60.6				57.3	27.9	38.5	48.5				37.4	54.5		54.5	$15,338	$2,619	$12,719
Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1749 S Martinson	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1300	439	32	13.5	90.4%	120 (27.3%)	80 (18.2%)	174 (39.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.6%)	7	631^st of 656 public elementary schools	3.8%		10.8	600^th of 653 public elementary schools	8.1%	31	16.0	23.1	34.4				25.1	10.2	7.7	4.8				7.3	15.9		15.9	$19,950	$3,758	$16,192
Lawrence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 W Maple	Wichita	67213	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-9900	394	27	14.5	86.3%	133 (33.8%)	52 (13.2%)	169 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.9%)	20.4	546^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.2	575^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.9%	29	43.7	35.1	30.4				36.0	31.9	19.3	25.0				25.0	21.4		21.4	$17,433	$3,470	$13,964
Harry Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 S. Market	Wichita	67211	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0700	310	26	12.1	94.5%	67 (21.6%)	44 (14.2%)	172 (55.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	5	645^th of 656 public elementary schools	1.7%		6	644^th of 653 public elementary schools	1.4%	1	23.3	28.1	6.7				18.4	12.9	7.0	5.0				7.4	6.8		6.8	$17,951	$4,016	$13,935
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1243 N Market	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-3100	643	40	16.0	84.9%	38 (5.9%)	16 (2.5%)	581 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	26.4	504^th of 656 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	540^th of 653 public elementary schools	17.3%	36	40.0	37.3	39.7	33.3	37.3	35.6	37.2	18.8	29.0	42.8	29.2	19.7	27.1	27.6	26.6	37.3	31.7	$13,675	$3,013	$10,662
Black Traditional Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1045 High	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-3500	335	20	16.3	83.6%	112 (33.4%)	51 (15.2%)	131 (39.1%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	20.4	545^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.9%		18.7	558^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.5%	13	53.8	28.6	38.8				40.0	17.9	12.2	16.3				15.5	29.2		29.2	$16,447	$3,433	$13,014
Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1705 Salina	Wichita	67203	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-0100	347	24	14.3	90.5%	58 (16.7%)	30 (8.6%)	241 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	17.8	562^nd of 656 public elementary schools	14.3%		9.8	612^th of 653 public elementary schools	6.3%	50	40.3	36.2	27.6				34.8	19.3	19.0	27.6				21.9	25.9		25.9	$15,813	$3,292	$12,521
Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 N. Pennsylvania	Wichita	67214	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1150	470	31	15.1	96.0%	59 (12.6%)	93 (19.8%)	255 (54.3%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	13.5	588^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.4%		16.4	571^st of 653 public elementary schools	12.6%	17	32.4	32.4	28.2				31.0	22.8	23.2	13.0				19.6	20.5		20.5	$16,624	$3,894	$12,731
Woodman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Hiram	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-0200	612	44	14.0	87.4%	186 (30.4%)	65 (10.6%)	253 (41.3%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.1%)	7.7	625^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	590^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.6%	35	19.2	25.0	27.2				23.6	13.4	14.1	11.4				12.9	19.6		19.6	$16,945	$3,238	$13,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton Middle School
Middle : Wells Alternative Middle School
High : Chisholm Life Skills Center
High : Sowers Alternative High School
High : West High
High : Wichita Alternative High

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 27% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Wichita

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