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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a K–5 school in Franklin, MA, serving 321 students, with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0 in 2024-25 (11.6 in 2023-24 and 12.5 in 2022-23) and per-student spending that rose from $14,778 in 2018-19 to $14,983 in 2019-20 and $17,627 in 2020-21, though more recent spending data are not available. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for 2022-23 through 2024-25, so they should be treated as unavailable, not as 0%.

On 2024-25 MCAS Next Generation, Jefferson’s all-grade proficiency was 71.07% in ELA, 67.09% in math, and 63.27% in science—all above the Franklin district (57.45%, 59.49%, 55.49%) and Massachusetts (41.53%, 40.74%, 41.51%). ELA is the standout: it improved from 57.53% in 2022-23 to 63.93% in 2023-24 to 71.07% in 2024-25, a +13.54-point gain while the district rose +4.19 points. Math is solid overall but uneven by grade: 4th grade was a strength at 75.38%, while 3rd grade (68.18%) was just below the district’s 68.44% and 5th grade (55.10%) was below the district’s 56.19% but still above the state’s 39.93%. Science moved 52.78% → 71.43% → 63.27% across those years, an 8.16-point dip from 2023-24 to 2024-25, though it stayed above the state each year and 5th grade science (63.27%) was essentially tied with the district’s 63.49%.

The only listed nearby school is Seekonk Transitions Academy, 15.61 miles away, with 6 students, a 6.0 student/teacher ratio, and no reported grade span, MCAS scores, or free/reduced-lunch data. Its tiny enrollment and likely specialized/transitional mission make it a weak academic peer for Jefferson; its Seekonk district is ranked 120 of 351 with a 66th percentile rank and 3 stars, which is a district-level signal rather than a school-level comparison. Overall, Jefferson performs strongly against district and state benchmarks, with ELA especially improving and math generally strong, while 5th grade math and year-to-year science consistency are worth monitoring. No MCAS values here are suppressed or bounded—all reported test results are exact.

321

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,100

Per pupil spending ?

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

628 Washington Street
Franklin, MA 02038

(508) 541-2140

District: Franklin

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg58%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

Jefferson Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	86 of 906	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	115 of 916	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	206 of 928	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	209 of 932	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	175 of 936	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	273 of 942	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	199 of 934	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.3	189 of 938	79.9%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	85 of 932	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	76.7	204 of 914	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.1	236 of 926	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	137 of 928	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	178 of 930	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	93 of 924	89.9%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	72 of 920	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	84.4	114 of 909	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.5	79 of 908	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	81.1	155 of 911	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	82.9	142 of 911	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	85.8	97 of 887	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	88.9	58 of 882	93.4%	★★★★★
2003	88.3	58 of 884	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	54.8	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	222 of 672	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	190 of 632	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	181 of 665	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	107 of 656	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	114 of 869	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	142 of 886	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	174 of 887	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	183 of 901	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	181 of 898	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	213 of 902	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	207 of 893	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	87.5	40 of 760	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	78 of 884	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	103 of 891	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	232 of 896	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	230 of 908	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	198 of 904	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	309 of 907	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	218 of 898	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	38 of 717	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	52 of 731	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	56.5	244 of 703	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	534 of 905	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	504 of 894	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	621 of 896	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	608 of 886	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	78.3	192 of 925	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	108 of 737	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	106 of 753	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	231 of 762	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	247 of 764	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	173 of 765	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	306 of 780	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	263 of 772	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)45th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+30 vs state

Mathematics67%+26 vs state

Science63%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Washington Street K-2 Elementary School	Public	K-2	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(508) 541-2140	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Washington Street 3-5 Elementary School	Public	3-5	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(508) 541-2140	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Financial Park	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-3434	898	76	11.7	1.8%	523 (58.2%)	27 (3.0%)	67 (7.5%)	215 (23.9%)	13 (1.4%)	6 (0.7%)	45 (5.0%)	81.7	156^th of 899 public elementary schools	82.6%		83.4	142^nd of 906 public elementary schools	84.3%	14	63.6	52.5	58.0	59.2	68.7	60.4		60.4	50.5	54.6	70.0	60.6	56.6	55.2		57.9	73.7	60.0		67.0		48.4	$18,029
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(508) 541-6230	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Franklin High	Public	9-12	218 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 613-1400	1,453	98	14.8	9.4%	1,128 (77.6%)	57 (3.9%)	92 (6.3%)	135 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.1%)	83.3	62^nd of 353 public high schools	82.4%		79.8	81^st of 349 public high schools	76.8%	19							60.8								61.4				61.7		60.8		$16,454
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	147 Pond Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 528-5400	1,000	86	11.6	31.6%	792 (79.2%)	32 (3.2%)	111 (11.1%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.1%)	70.2	99^th of 353 public high schools	72.0%		63.5	132^nd of 349 public high schools	62.2%	33							55.9								50.4				55.8		44.9
Bellingham High School	Public	8-12	60 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 966-3761	740	60	12.4	27.7%	585 (79.1%)	17 (2.3%)	90 (12.2%)	25 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	49	179^th of 353 public high schools	49.3%		56.2	159^th of 349 public high schools	54.4%	20						21.2	40.0	21.2						21.1	35.9	21.1		32.9	49.2	32.9	33.8	21.3	$19,350
Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	586	34	17.1	26.4%	416 (71.0%)	21 (3.6%)	104 (17.7%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	23 (3.9%)	26.6	340^th of 478 public middle schools	28.9%		32.3	312^th of 484 public middle schools	35.5%	28		31.5	19.9	29.7	20.6			25.4		38.8	26.6	24.1	26.3			28.7	28.8			28.8			$19,319
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	70 Harpin Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 883-8001	385	30	12.6	23.4%	259 (67.3%)	13 (3.4%)	77 (20.0%)	20 (5.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)	41.0							41.0	56.6							56.6							$22,958
Keough Memorial Academy	Public	7-12	60 Harpin Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-5403	29	7	4.3	74.2%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$53,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 77% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Franklin

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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

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