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Franklin Elementary School

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Franklin Elementary School ranks 944 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Succasunna, New Jersey, serving 294 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Roxbury Township School District, which is ranked 382 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Franklin Elementary School's performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were 38% and 45.9% for 3rd grade, and 37.3% and 25.4% for 4th grade, respectively. This is lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with proficiency rates ranging from the low to mid-30s in ELA and the low to mid-40s in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly weak in Mathematics, with proficiency rates significantly below the district and state averages.

Franklin Elementary School also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 6.6% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby Fernbrook School and Center Grove School in the Randolph Township School District, which have chronic absenteeism rates around 14.9%. The school's per-student spending of $13,694 in the 2018-2019 school year is slightly higher than the district average, and the student-teacher ratio has been relatively low, ranging from 10.5 to 11.8 students per teacher over the past few years.

281

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,694

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Meeker Street
Succasunna, NJ 07876-1419

(973) 584-5549

District: Roxbury Township School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.9%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

New Jersey avg49%

944^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Roxbury Township School District

382^nd of 609Roxbury Township School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	944 of 1347	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	918 of 1338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	878 of 1342	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	871 of 1345	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	588 of 1317	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	899 of 1360	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1081 of 1353	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	972 of 1352	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.6	666 of 1346	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.9	810 of 1357	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	822 of 1363	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.5	735 of 1367	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.6	639 of 1363	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.2	701 of 1360	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	723 of 1354	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.7	639 of 1346	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.5	670 of 1338	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.9	626 of 1329	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	484 of 1314	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.2	594 of 1303	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.4	491 of 1298	62.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	300 of 597	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1073 of 1326	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	922 of 1317	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	835 of 1318	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	780 of 1326	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	576 of 1290	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	883 of 1331	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	983 of 1333	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	350 of 1032	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	568 of 989	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	595 of 982	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	350 of 953	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	238 of 896	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	448 of 899	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.8	657 of 870	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	806 of 1023	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	785 of 939	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	720 of 910	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	524 of 863	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	355 of 839	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	703 of 948	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	896 of 942	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	804 of 1318	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	781 of 1313	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	820 of 1315	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	918 of 1324	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	569 of 1297	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	835 of 1335	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1108 of 1334	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	653 of 1023	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	496 of 989	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	622 of 958	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	645 of 949	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	432 of 868	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	711 of 1007	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	689 of 1001	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	867 of 970	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	760 of 963	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	799 of 975	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	814 of 976	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	397 of 964	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	777 of 1023	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	921 of 1022	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 Meeker Street	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 584-5549	281	26	10.8	23.1%	157 (55.9%)	10 (3.6%)	85 (30.2%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	30.7	944^th of 1347 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.7	918^th of 1338 public elementary schools	31.4%	26		38.0	37.3			45.9	25.4			$13,694	$511	$13,183
Canfield Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-6	42 Canfield Avenue	Mine Hill	07803	Morris County	Mine Hill Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 366-0590	382	36	10.6	43.2%	94 (24.6%)	22 (5.8%)	232 (60.7%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	54.2	627^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.6	571^st of 1338 public elementary schools	57.3%	56	33.3	49.2	44.6	61.0	75.4	50.9	16.7	47.6	50.9	$14,201	$267	$13,934
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Corn Hollow Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8955	346	30	11.6	16.2%	224 (64.7%)	18 (5.2%)	66 (19.1%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	59.4	549^th of 1347 public elementary schools	59.2%		53	632^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.8%	83		43.4	70.5			48.6	55.9			$12,644		$12,644
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	K-4	20 Pleasant Hill Road	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-3938	277	24	11.5	8.7%	218 (78.7%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.6%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	40.6	802^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	40.5%		58.3	565^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.8%	237		34.0	58.6			26.5	50.0			$13,088		$13,088
Ironia School	Public	K-5	303 Dover Chester Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-8588	491	42	11.5	10.8%	300 (61.1%)	19 (3.9%)	102 (20.8%)	45 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.5%)	70.2	423^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	68.6%		61.4	527^th of 1338 public elementary schools	60.6%	104	48.7	44.8	72.4	74.0		38.8	57.4	68.9		$11,341	$43	$11,298
Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Mt Arlington Boulevard	Landing	07850	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 398-2564	261	26	9.8	37.2%	126 (48.3%)	16 (6.1%)	100 (38.3%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	32.4	923^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	31.5%		41.3	776^th of 1338 public elementary schools	42.0%	147		38.9	39.3			48.6	32.2			$13,933	$511	$13,422
Marie V. Duffy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 East Central Avenue	Wharton	07885	Morris County	Wharton Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-2506	434	49	8.8	54.8%	76 (17.5%)	8 (1.8%)	334 (77.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.3	838^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.7	773^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.2%	65	18.8	42.2	52.7	47.1		40.7	41.6	33.3		$10,879	$284	$10,595
Fernbrook School	Public	K-5	206 Quaker Church Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-0660	474	47	10.0	25.9%	199 (42.0%)	14 (3.0%)	170 (35.9%)	76 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	617^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.3	574^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.1%	43	35.8	30.8	66.7	60.8		41.8	60.5	50.6		$11,152	$351	$10,801
Center Grove School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 School House Road	Randolph	07869	Morris County	Randolph Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 361-7835	542	44	12.2	10.1%	316 (58.3%)	18 (3.3%)	113 (20.8%)	69 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	84.5	211^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.9	136^th of 1338 public elementary schools	89.8%	75	58.3	67.8	70.4	78.6		64.3	65.9	77.4		$12,140	$37	$12,103
Academy Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 Academy Street	Dover	07801	Morris County	Dover Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 989-2030	509	41	12.2	83.3%	20 (3.9%)	16 (3.1%)	468 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10.8	1239^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.6	1151^st of 1338 public elementary schools	14.0%	88	12.5	4.1	23.4	33.4	21.0	5.2	21.3	15.0	14.6	$4,572	$529	$4,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Roxbury Township School District

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks 944^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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