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Franklin Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

12^th

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of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Summit, New Jersey, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Summit Public School District, which is ranked 40 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Franklin Elementary School is an exceptional public school that consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement. The school has ranked among the top 12-32 elementary schools in New Jersey over the past 10 years and maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Franklin Elementary also demonstrates exceptional performance across various student subgroups, ranking 1st for Asian students, 8th for White students, and 2nd for special education students out of over 1,000 New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, the school has consistently low chronic absenteeism rates and high proficiency rates in state assessments, outperforming the Summit district and the state of New Jersey.

While Franklin Elementary School is the highest-performing school in the Summit district, the other district schools, such as Brayton Elementary School, Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 15-25% of New Jersey elementary schools. Additionally, Franklin Elementary School's relatively low spending per student and student-teacher ratio suggest that the school is able to achieve exceptional results with efficient resource allocation.

369

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,028

Per pupil spending ?

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

136 Blackburn Road
Summit, NJ 07901-2313

(908) 277-2613

District: Summit Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School
High:	Summit High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Asian:

13.0%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (87% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Summit Public School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg80%

New Jersey avg46%

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Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Summit Public School District

40^th of 609Summit Public 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	96.8	12 of 1347	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	12 of 1338	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	101 of 1342	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	81 of 1345	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	46 of 1317	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	32 of 1360	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	24 of 1353	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	16 of 1352	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	13 of 1346	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	28 of 1357	97.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.2	138 of 1363	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	85.4	92 of 1367	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	35 of 1363	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	168 of 1360	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	84.0	104 of 1354	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	68 of 1346	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	76 of 1338	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.7	56 of 1329	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	80.4	154 of 1314	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	112 of 1303	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	82.8	118 of 1298	90.9%	★★★★★
2003	83.0	158 of 1204	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	1 of 330	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	40 of 340	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	102 of 346	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	134 of 348	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	120 of 339	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	105 of 370	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	32.2	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	14 of 1326	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	13 of 1317	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	51 of 1318	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	85 of 1326	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	72 of 1290	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	82 of 1331	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	59 of 1333	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	92.9	54 of 989	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	15 of 1318	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	25 of 1313	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	152 of 1315	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	74 of 1324	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	64 of 1297	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	7 of 1335	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	14 of 1334	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	2 of 1023	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	76 of 958	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	116 of 949	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	139 of 868	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	53 of 1007	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	8 of 970	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	10 of 963	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	67 of 975	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	44 of 976	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	27 of 964	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	33 of 1023	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	18 of 1022	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+45 vs state

English Language Arts90%+39 vs state

Science62%+32 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 (2025)	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	1-5	136 Blackburn Road	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 277-2613	369	29	12.7	2.7%	265 (71.8%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	96.8	12^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.5	12^th of 1338 public elementary schools	99.1%		62.5	84.4	88.0	96.9		93.5	89.4	93.8		$6,028	$01	$6,027
Primary Center at Wilson	Public	PK-K	14 Beekman Terrace	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 918-2134	203	14	14.7	7.4%	126 (62.1%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (9.9%)	27 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)								(n/a)										$6,663	$45	$6,618
Brayton Elementary School	Public	1-5	89 Tulip Street	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-1276	335	34	9.8	17.3%	227 (67.8%)	17 (5.1%)	59 (17.6%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	89.4	132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	90.2%		91.5	87^th of 1338 public elementary schools	93.5%	45	61.2	70.7	77.9	80.3		70.0	75.4	79.1		$6,383	$68	$6,315
Salt Brook School	Public	K-6	40 Maple St	New Providence	07974	Union County	New Providence School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 464-7100	583	50	11.6	0.7%	329 (56.4%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.6%)	150 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	34 (5.8%)	96.2	16^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.8%		96	21^st of 1338 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	80.5	87.9	87.8	88.5	91.6	93.9	90.0	77.0	83.3	$8,390	$122	$8,268
Lincoln-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	1-5	52 Woodland Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 273-1333	351	31	11.3	4.3%	237 (67.5%)	15 (4.3%)	30 (8.5%)	46 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	95.2	28^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.4	56^th of 1338 public elementary schools	95.8%	28	68.6	89.2	80.3	88.4		89.2	81.6	88.6		$6,083	$03	$6,080
Developmental Learning Center New Providence	Public	PK, KG-8	330 Central Avenue	New Providence	07974	Union County	Morris-Union Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 508-1345	91	15	6.0	28.6%	23 (25.3%)	25 (27.5%)	31 (34.1%)	11 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)										$71,101		$71,101
Washington Elementary School	Public	1-5	507 Morris Ave	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-0817	323	28	11.7	11.5%	186 (57.6%)	13 (4.0%)	51 (15.8%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	95.4	24^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.2%		93.7	53^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	57.0	90.5	88.7	92.4		90.7	81.2	83.5		$6,324	$109	$6,215
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	1-5	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 273-3807	221	24	9.4	27.1%	90 (40.7%)	12 (5.4%)	66 (29.9%)	41 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	82	252^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.7	211^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.2%	41	37.5	79.5	73.9	77.5		70.0	71.7	60.0		$8,684	$839	$7,845
Primary Center at Jefferson	Public	PK-K	110 Ashwood Avenue	Summit	07901	Union County	Summit Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 918-2160	116	10	11.8	17.2%	59 (50.9%)	5 (4.3%)	30 (25.9%)	17 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$7,830	$51	$7,779
Lafayette Avenue School	Public	3-4	221 Lafayette Avenue	Chatham	07928	Morris County	School District of the Chathams	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 457-2507	554	49	11.1	2.7%	347 (62.6%)	10 (1.8%)	34 (6.1%)	110 (19.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.8%)	91	97^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)	66.3	74.6	81.2	74.1		79.4	80.4	75.3		$8,728	$59	$8,669

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