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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public elementary school in Union, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the Township of Union School District, which is ranked 426 out of 609 districts in the state.

Franklin Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.6% of 3rd-grade students and 40.7% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.4% and 49.1% for the district, and 44.9% and 53.6% for the state, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Franklin Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 17.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Franklin Elementary generally underperforms. For instance, Connecticut Farms Elementary and Livingston Elementary have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Franklin Elementary. The school's per-student spending of $8,711 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the nearby schools in the district, which may contribute to the school's underperformance.

453

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,711

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Lindy Terrace
Union, NJ 07083-4752

(908) 851-6450

District: Township of Union School District

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burnet Middle School
	Jefferson Elementary
High:	Union High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.2%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

New Jersey avg49%

1,083^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Township of Union School District

426^th of 609Township of Union 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	20.9	1083 of 1347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1138 of 1338	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1246 of 1342	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1264 of 1345	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	932 of 1317	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	808 of 1360	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	735 of 1353	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.8	547 of 1352	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	546 of 1346	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	613 of 1357	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	548 of 1363	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	788 of 1367	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.7	685 of 1363	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	908 of 1360	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1098 of 1354	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	1006 of 1346	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.2	1047 of 1338	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1154 of 1329	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	1136 of 1314	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	1176 of 1303	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	27.6	1048 of 1298	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	22.0	963 of 1204	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	200 of 463	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	296 of 469	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	370 of 463	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	381 of 494	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	218 of 456	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	89 of 522	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	62 of 517	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	505 of 597	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	358 of 559	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	453 of 499	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	479 of 489	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	231 of 411	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	103 of 463	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1066 of 1326	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1034 of 1317	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1199 of 1318	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1165 of 1326	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	925 of 1290	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	829 of 1331	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	701 of 1333	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	539 of 1032	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	725 of 989	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	764 of 982	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	834 of 953	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	456 of 896	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	281 of 899	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	219 of 870	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	669 of 1023	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	712 of 939	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	719 of 910	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	784 of 863	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	549 of 839	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	112 of 948	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	340 of 942	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1012 of 1318	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1136 of 1313	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1172 of 1315	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1259 of 1324	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	896 of 1297	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	721 of 1335	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	736 of 1334	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	825 of 1023	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	797 of 989	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)57th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-14 vs state

Mathematics26%-22 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	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 Lindy Terrace	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6450	453	45	10.0	63.6%	22 (4.9%)	291 (64.2%)	96 (21.2%)	28 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	20.9	1083^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.6	1138^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.9%	55		29.6	40.7			32.1	20.9			$8,711	$368	$8,343
Deanna G. Taylor Academy	Public	2-6	614 Tillman St	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	202	20	10.1	72.8%	20 (9.9%)	111 (55.0%)	62 (30.7%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	20.1	1096^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.6%		26.3	991^st of 1338 public elementary schools	25.9%	105	11.1	31.6	42.9	42.4	33.4	30.0	25.0	13.9	15.0	$13,412		$13,412
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	844 Chancellor Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6858	455	36	12.8	85.3%	2 (0.4%)	332 (73.0%)	117 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	15.2	1171^st of 1347 public elementary schools	13.1%		14.9	1144^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.5%	27	8.0	26.6	31.7	30.2		34.5	12.2	19.5		$8,796	$165	$8,631
Seth Boyden Elementary Demonstration School	Public	K-5	274 Boyden Ave	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 378-5209	423	46	9.1	22.7%	180 (42.6%)	135 (31.9%)	55 (13.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.6%)	58.1	572^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	57.5%		52.2	642^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	52.0%	70	31.0	56.9	72.5	52.2		53.8	53.2	38.1		$6,478		$6,478
Hannah Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1120 Commerce Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 206-6101	812	52	15.6	39.8%	114 (14.0%)	329 (40.5%)	253 (31.2%)	72 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.7%)	24	1035^th of 1347 public elementary schools	23.2%		29.6	949^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.1%	86		34.3	37.8			37.0	24.0			$9,488		$9,488
Connecticut Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Stuyvesant Avenue	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 851-6470	430	38	11.3	42.8%	88 (20.5%)	142 (33.0%)	146 (34.0%)	36 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	49.4	686^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.1%		41.7	772^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	42.3%	86		40.3	67.7			36.4	53.0			$9,283		$9,283
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	960 Midland Blvd	Union	07083	Union County	Township of Union School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 851-6440	485	37	13.1	37.5%	115 (23.7%)	152 (31.3%)	157 (32.4%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.8%)	47.4	715^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.9%		54.9	609^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.5%	106		45.6	57.2			33.3	52.1			$7,845		$7,845
Hurden Looker Elementary School	Public	2-6	1261 Liberty Ave	Hillside	07205	Union County	Hillside Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 352-7664	408	32	12.7	78.2%	46 (11.3%)	164 (40.2%)	187 (45.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	46.1	723^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	46.3%		37.8	825^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.3%	102	24.3	42.1	59.5	72.0	60.9	34.2	36.3	42.9	26.5	$6,063		$6,063
Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Mt Vernon Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6875	605	43	14.2	63.0%	5 (0.8%)	454 (75.0%)	143 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1227^th of 1347 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.8	1189^th of 1338 public elementary schools	11.1%	38	10.0	20.8	20.5	28.4		11.3	19.1	22.3		$7,174	$155	$7,019
Florence Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 Springfield Avenue	Irvington	07111	Essex County	Irvington Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 399-6861	694	40	17.5	86.6%	1 (0.1%)	246 (35.4%)	446 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9.3	1264^th of 1347 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.3	1249^th of 1338 public elementary schools	6.7%	15	2.4	22.0	17.4	19.7		20.5	18.9	17.7		$7,690	$153	$7,537

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Township of Union School District

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burnet Middle School
Middle : Jefferson Elementary
High : Union High School

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.6% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 64% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

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