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Franklin Elementary School

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Franklin Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary School is a K–5 school in Delphos, Ohio, serving 370 students as part of the Delphos City district, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 273rd out of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 82nd percentile with 4 stars. That is higher than its district's overall standing (227th of 773 districts, 71st percentile), suggesting Franklin is a relative strength within Delphos City. The school has a long high-performing record: its percentiles ranged from 86th to 95th between 2015–2016 and 2018–2019, including three 5-star years. Recent years have cooled somewhat — 77th percentile in 2024–2025 and 82nd in 2025–2026 — still solidly above average, but below its historical peak.

Academically, Franklin's tested grades are 3rd and 4th, and all four tested areas beat Ohio averages in 2025–2026: 3rd grade math 78.3% (state 62.1%), 4th grade math 90.0% (67.3%), 3rd grade ELA 78.3% (63.4%), and 4th grade ELA 78.6% (61.8%). Fourth-grade math is a signature strength, holding in the high 80s or low 90s for four straight years. Against nearby schools, Franklin far outperforms Heritage Elementary School and Independence Elementary School in Lima City, and beats Elida Elementary, Maplewood Elementary School, and Lincolnview Elementary School in all four common tested areas. It is more mixed against Kalida Elementary School, Fort Jennings Elementary School, and Spencerville Elementary School, and trails Ottoville Elementary School, the top local performer at the 96th percentile.

Franklin's most distinctive strength is its effectiveness with Low Socio Economic Status students, whose subgroup rank reached 42nd out of 1,467 statewide in 2025–2026 (97th percentile, 5 stars) — higher than the school's overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism was 10.4%, well below the district's 16.5% and far below Lima City's 32–35%, though higher than several nearby rural schools. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is among the lowest in the comparison group, and 2018–2019 per-pupil spending of $8,376 was modest compared with many neighbors — historical context suggesting relatively efficient use of resources.

370

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,328

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

76.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 16.7% (any vaccine)

310 E 4th St
Delphos, OH 45833-1593

(419) 692-8766

District: Delphos City

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Ohio elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

273^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 773Delphos City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	273 of 1560	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	364 of 1558	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	211 of 1577	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	160 of 1596	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	184 of 1588	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	195 of 1610	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	103 of 1676	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	76 of 1636	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	143 of 1651	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	82.2	230 of 1678	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	58 of 1684	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	184 of 1687	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	283 of 1701	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	439 of 1709	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	71.5	546 of 1686	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	638 of 1662	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.1	528 of 1610	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	79.1	243 of 1582	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	590 of 1609	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.6	525 of 1504	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.3	942 of 1501	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.7	839 of 1471	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	172 of 1452	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	248 of 1452	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	116 of 1466	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	258 of 1483	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	254 of 1488	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	160 of 1467	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	54 of 1502	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	58 of 1518	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	42 of 1467	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	76 of 1473	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	85 of 1484	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	51 of 1447	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	57 of 1419	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	31 of 1404	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	11 of 1465	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	11 of 1465	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	285 of 1467	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.5	382 of 1466	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	314 of 1485	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	72 of 1498	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	101 of 1518	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	212 of 1499	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	80 of 1535	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	103 of 1536	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	314 of 935	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	197 of 1181	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	447 of 1175	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	274 of 1190	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	117 of 1215	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	160 of 1242	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	171 of 1249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	52 of 1271	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	120 of 1309	90.8%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics84%+19 vs state

English Language Arts78%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	310 E 4th St	Delphos	45833	Allen County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 692-8766	370	27	13.7	—	304 (82.2%)	10 (2.7%)	33 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	80.9	273^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.1	364^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.6%	91		78.3	90.0			78.3	78.6			76.2%	16.7%	$10,328
Fort Jennings Elementary School	Public	K-5	#1 Musketeer Drive	Fort Jennings	45844	Putnam County	Jennings Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 286-2762	148	13	11.6	33.8%	146 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	79.8	304^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.5%		75.2	428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.5%	124	65.5	80.0	81.5	82.8		80.0	85.2	86.2		89.7%	3.4%	$14,016
Ottoville Elementary School	Public	K-6	650 W Third St	Ottoville	45876	Putnam County	Ottoville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 453-3357	279	15	18.7	—	275 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	90	64^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.9%		87.7	99^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.6%	35	96.6	97.1	93.9	89.7	84.6	91.2	77.6	89.7	82.1	86.1%	13.9%	$11,834
Elida Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Pioneer Rd	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6803	1,003	52	19.2	62.8%	624 (62.2%)	142 (14.2%)	74 (7.4%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (15.4%)	53.2	845^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	811^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	34	59.5	62.0	73.3	61.3		62.3	50.6	69.9		89%	8.4%	$9,386
Lincolnview Elementary School	Public	K-6	15945 Middle Point Rd	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Lincolnview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 968-2351	426	27	16.0	—	400 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	67.8	572^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.5	506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.5%	66	81.4	70.3	65.7	44.1	69.8	73.4	61.2	86.4	77.4	91.1%	3.6%	$13,125
Spencerville Elementary School	Public	K-4	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 647-4113	336	21	16.3	—	312 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	10 (3.0%)	83.7	196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.4%		83	221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	85.8%	25		72.5	96.8			81.3	88.9			81.3%	10.9%	$12,671
Kalida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	208 North Fourth Street	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 532-3845	203	14	14.2	9.4%	199 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	83.7	197^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.4%		83.8	196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.4%	1		85.7	77.8			97.6	77.8			97.7%	2.3%	$14,948
Van Wert Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1120 Buckeye Dr	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 238-0384	343	16	21.4	53.1%	318 (92.7%)	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)										69.1%	6%	$9,338
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	3-4	1670 Wonderlick Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 998-8076	346	18	19.2	43.4%	270 (78.0%)	18 (5.2%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	65	637^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.2%		70.6	522^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	66.5%	115		66.3	73.5			76.3	64.1					$11,459
Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	816 College Ave	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3390	448	25	18.0	—	136 (30.4%)	181 (40.4%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.0%)	24.8	1197^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		20.6	1247^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.0%	50		49.0	50.0			47.1	37.0			84%	13.6%	$10,980

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Jefferson High School

How many students attend Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Franklin Elementary School.

Is Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Franklin Elementary School ranks 273^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin Elementary School in?

Delphos City

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Franklin Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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