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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in Mankato, Minnesota, serving 430 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Mankato Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 446 districts in the state, Franklin Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Minnesota, with a statewide ranking between 77 and 159 out of 858-881 schools over the past 5 years.

Franklin Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76.04% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 54.98% in the district and 45.21% statewide. In Reading, 68.66% of Franklin Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 54.42% in the district and 49.59% statewide. The school's strong performance is especially notable in 3rd-grade Math, where 91.89% of students achieved proficiency, far exceeding the district's 69.26% and the state's 57.93%.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, Franklin Elementary continues to excel academically, outperforming nearby schools in the Mankato Public School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Franklin Elementary's Math proficiency rate of 76.04% was significantly higher than the next-best performing nearby school, Eagle Lake Elementary, at 83.45%. Similarly, Franklin Elementary's Reading proficiency rate of 68.66% was also higher than the next-best performing nearby school, Kennedy Elementary, at 61.5%.

388

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,553

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 N Broad St
Mankato, MN 56001-3399

(507) 345-4287

District: Mankato Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Winds Middle School
High:	Mankato East Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

18.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

80^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Mankato Public School District

103^rd of 446Mankato Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	80 of 872	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	139 of 881	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	104 of 845	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	77 of 858	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	159 of 869	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	157 of 870	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	167 of 847	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	216 of 853	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	265 of 848	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.8	320 of 840	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.2	393 of 826	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	406 of 824	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	391 of 820	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	475 of 814	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	593 of 803	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	338 of 434	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	568 of 781	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.7	579 of 777	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	539 of 756	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.6	438 of 685	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.5	566 of 676	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.2	591 of 674	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	19 of 298	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	33 of 310	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	24 of 279	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	24 of 282	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	5 of 227	97.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	19 of 276	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	82 of 799	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	165 of 809	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	77 of 787	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	86 of 799	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	195 of 783	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	95 of 787	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	167 of 774	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	49 of 764	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	79 of 793	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	24 of 774	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	7 of 663	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	80 of 683	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	171 of 740	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	76 of 728	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	72 of 812	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	89 of 826	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	126 of 799	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	59 of 808	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	144 of 784	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	201 of 798	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	172 of 779	77.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	102 of 562	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	137 of 572	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	135 of 524	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	65 of 500	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	268 of 417	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.3	90 of 515	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	141 of 463	69.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	40 of 714	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	110 of 730	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	67 of 712	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	23 of 725	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	113 of 710	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	86 of 722	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	142 of 712	80.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+31 vs state

Reading69%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Broad St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4287	388	31	12.3	52.1%	219 (56.4%)	73 (18.8%)	44 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	86.5	80^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.8%		80.4	139^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.2%	59	91.9	73.2	62.5	76.0	79.7	64.8	61.1	68.7	$12,553
Bridges Community Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Garfield Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 387-2800	251	16	15.9	19.1%	202 (80.5%)	8 (3.2%)	16 (6.4%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	84.2	102^nd of 872 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	100^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.6%	2	89.1	72.1	46.2	70.3	78.3	60.5	69.2	69.5	$12,880
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Monroe Ave	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7889	367	28	13.2	41.7%	259 (70.6%)	32 (8.7%)	41 (11.2%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	64.2	331^st of 872 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.2	434^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.7%	103	43.2	68.1	56.7	55.4	43.8	60.6	66.7	55.9	$10,983
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Anderson Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-3059	376	26	14.4	40.2%	230 (61.2%)	60 (16.0%)	42 (11.2%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	75.7	198^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	206^th of 881 public elementary schools	76.6%	8	70.8	75.4	66.1	70.8	46.2	56.1	63.6	54.8	$11,470
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	100 James Ave	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 388-5480	191	16	11.6	41.9%	132 (69.1%)	27 (14.1%)	9 (4.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.4%)	70	266^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.5%		59.4	379^th of 881 public elementary schools	57.0%	113	61.8	61.8	51.7	58.8	47.1	58.8	69.0	57.7	$11,943
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 E Main St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-2122	347	25	13.6	48.7%	186 (53.6%)	78 (22.5%)	44 (12.7%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	82.7	113^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.0%		76.9	172^nd of 881 public elementary schools	80.5%	59	66.2	86.0	83.3	77.7	52.9	61.4	71.7	61.5	$12,284
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	300 W 6th St	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 345-4285	302	23	13.4	38.7%	208 (68.9%)	45 (14.9%)	26 (8.6%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	77.9	167^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.8%		76.4	178^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.8%	11	69.6	69.6	66.7	68.6	50.0	55.4	70.0	58.6	$12,110
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	1524 Hoover Dr	North Mankato	56003	Nicollet County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 388-5202	461	29	15.6	25.4%	348 (75.5%)	43 (9.3%)	35 (7.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.2%)	75.7	199^th of 872 public elementary schools	77.2%		53.7	447^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.3%	248	72.6	67.1	51.0	62.6	57.1	61.4	62.0	60.2	$10,759
Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Heron Dr	Mankato	56001	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 387-7672	425	36	11.6	56.2%	220 (51.8%)	90 (21.2%)	51 (12.0%)	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	52.6	451^st of 872 public elementary schools	48.3%		37.9	594^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.6%	143	66.7	40.9	54.1	54.1	46.4	29.9	54.1	44.3	$11,596
Eagle Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Le Sueur Ave	Eagle Lake	56024	Blue Earth County	Mankato Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-3530	270	21	13.1	32.2%	218 (80.7%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	82.7	114^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.1	91^st of 881 public elementary schools	89.7%	23	68.9	92.3	88.1	83.5	44.4	59.6	78.6	60.4	$11,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Mankato Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 56% White, 19% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Winds Middle School
High : Mankato East Senior High

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Yes. Franklin Elementary ranks in the top 9.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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