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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 429 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 224 students. The school is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district, which is ranked 197 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 42% of 3rd graders and 59% of 4th graders at Franklin Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages of 41.4%. Similarly, in ELA, only 32% of 3rd graders and 40.8% of 4th graders at Franklin Elementary were proficient or better, compared to the district and state averages of around 42-45%. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.3% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Franklin Elementary has a very high percentage of students (around 100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. However, the school has performed relatively well in serving its low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 79 out of 638 Missouri elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year. In comparison, nearby schools like Blanchard Elementary have significantly higher proficiency rates in both Mathematics and ELA, ranking in the top 159 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

241

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,121

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Themis
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-5320

(573) 335-5456

District: Cape Girardeau 63

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Junior High
	Central Middle
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

White:

32.0%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg41%

Missouri avg43%

429^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Cape Girardeau 63

197^th of 367Cape Girardeau 63 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	429 of 900	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	465 of 906	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	696 of 898	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	640 of 908	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	571 of 901	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	947 of 1052	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	944 of 1045	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	747 of 1032	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	693 of 865	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	959 of 1058	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	973 of 1089	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	953 of 1108	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1009 of 1085	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	789 of 1088	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	806 of 1066	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.5	733 of 1053	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.9	701 of 1084	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	777 of 1080	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	974 of 1074	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	59 of 185	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	79 of 638	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	69 of 625	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	277 of 611	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	147 of 532	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	91 of 574	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	26.4	761 of 907	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	822 of 887	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	33.5	617 of 898	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)88th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+46 vs school

White (2018)31st percentile+22 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1550 Themis	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-5456	241	26	9.3	100.0%	77 (32.0%)	109 (45.2%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	52.7	429^th of 900 public elementary schools	52.3%		48.7	465^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.7%	36	42.0	59.0				32.0	40.8		$14,121	$1,103	$13,018
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Minnesota	Cape Girardeau	63703	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-2030	494	46	10.8	100.0%	136 (27.5%)	223 (45.1%)	50 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	81 (16.4%)	14.9	773^rd of 900 public elementary schools	14.1%		14.9	783^rd of 906 public elementary schools	13.6%	10	17.2	16.2				22.8	26.4		$14,198	$1,184	$13,014
Alma Schrader Elementary	Public	K-4	1360 Randol	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	No	(573) 335-5310	332	31	10.7	100.0%	225 (67.8%)	48 (14.5%)	12 (3.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.4%)	63.6	324^th of 900 public elementary schools	64.0%		52.5	424^th of 906 public elementary schools	53.2%	100	57.3	38.4				57.3	34.9		$13,526	$1,432	$12,093
Blanchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1829 N Sprigg St	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 335-3030	326	28	11.6	100.0%	160 (49.1%)	83 (25.5%)	25 (7.7%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (15.3%)	80	159^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.3%		84.1	116^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.2%	43	51.3	58.5				62.8	58.5		$12,022	$912	$11,110
Clippard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2880 Hopper Rd	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Cape Girardeau 63	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-5720	383	38	10.1	100.0%	128 (33.4%)	130 (33.9%)	54 (14.1%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.6%)	34.9	619^th of 900 public elementary schools	31.2%		33.2	632^nd of 906 public elementary schools	30.2%	13	38.3	30.6				33.3	30.5		$16,061	$1,486	$14,575
Scott City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3000 Main St	Scott City	63780	Scott County	Scott City R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 264-2131	282	24	11.9	68.1%	260 (92.2%)	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	23.2	711^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.0%		11.2	821^st of 906 public elementary schools	9.4%	110	22.7	25.7				24.6	33.7		$11,112	$437	$10,675
Nell Holcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6547 State Hwy 177	Cape Girardeau	63701	Cape Girardeau County	Nell Holcomb R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 334-3644	249	29	8.5	36.9%	211 (84.7%)	26 (10.4%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)			20.0	33.4	43.4			30.5	$16,018	$1,069	$14,949
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	455 N. Lacey Street	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 243-5271	726	48	15.1	30.6%	652 (89.8%)	16 (2.2%)	19 (2.6%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	88.6	85^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.6%		93.5	33^rd of 906 public elementary schools	96.4%	52	63.3	69.3				60.0	66.2		$11,847	$1,024	$10,823
South Elementary	Public	K-4	1701 S Hope St	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9575	433	31	14.1	47.1%	364 (84.1%)	15 (3.5%)	24 (5.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	59.9	359^th of 900 public elementary schools	60.1%		55.3	394^th of 906 public elementary schools	56.5%	35	44.3	54.7				39.7	48.1		$10,991	$674	$10,316
Orchard Drive Elementary	Public	K-4	1402 Orchard Dr	Jackson	63755	Cape Girardeau County	Jackson R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 243-9555	404	29	13.9	52.0%	368 (91.1%)	10 (2.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	68	274^th of 900 public elementary schools	69.6%		65.4	297^th of 906 public elementary schools	67.2%	23	50.4	56.5				44.9	50.5		$10,595	$779	$9,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Cape Girardeau 63

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Junior High
Middle : Central Middle
High : Central High

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 45% African American, 32% White, 15% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 429^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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