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Ben Franklin Elementary School

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Ben Franklin Elementary School ranks 938 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ben Franklin Elementary School is a K–5 school in Newark City Schools in Newark, Ohio, serving 265 students — the smallest enrollment among the district's listed elementary schools — in a community where most families face significant economic disadvantage (90.51% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023–24). The school ranked 938 of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–26 (40th percentile, 2 stars), its highest percentile in the provided history, while the district ranked 497 of 773 (36th percentile, 2 stars).

The clearest challenge is attendance. In 2025–26, 33.6% of Ben Franklin students were chronically absent, above the district's 28.0% and higher than every nearby Newark City school except Par Excellence STEM Academy (38.4%). By comparison, Hillview Elementary School (19.0%), Legend Elementary (13.9%), McGuffey Elementary School (17.7%), Cherry Valley Elementary School (18.5%), John Clem Elementary School (13.6%), and Carson Elementary School (25.9%) all reported lower rates. In 2025–26 test results, third grade ELA (70.0%) beat both district and state, and fourth grade math (63.2%) beat the district, but third grade math (42.5%) and fifth grade science (57.1%) fell well below both.

Class size and spending do not appear to be the main obstacle: 14.3 students per teacher is lower than most nearby schools, and per-student spending of $9,326 (2018–19) is higher than several. Results also differ sharply by student group, with the school ranking in the 73rd percentile for students with disabilities and the 54th for low-income students, while the gap between male (56th percentile) and female (29th percentile) students is notably wide. Nearby Licking Valley Elementary School and Heath City's Garfield Elementary School and Stevenson Elementary School post stronger results with far lower poverty and absenteeism. The priorities here are clear: attendance, third grade math, and fifth grade science.

265

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,312

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

533 Beacon Rd
Newark, OH 43055-5295

(740) 670-7340

District: Newark City Schools

Students who attend Ben Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Newark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Two or more races:

13.2%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Ohio average

!Near the bottom of Newark City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

938^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Newark City Schools

497^th of 773Newark City Schools 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	46.8	938 of 1560	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1056 of 1558	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1082 of 1577	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1018 of 1596	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	987 of 1588	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	987 of 1610	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1297 of 1676	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1200 of 1636	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	1156 of 1651	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	1079 of 1678	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	1032 of 1684	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.3	1126 of 1687	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	1071 of 1701	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.2	654 of 1709	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	963 of 1686	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	1200 of 1662	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.7	936 of 1610	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	1012 of 1582	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	950 of 1609	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1256 of 1504	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	1402 of 1501	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	1373 of 1471	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	376 of 824	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	203 of 765	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.3	585 of 956	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	789 of 1021	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1037 of 1452	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1034 of 1452	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1062 of 1466	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1105 of 1483	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	972 of 1488	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	939 of 1467	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1139 of 1502	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1112 of 1518	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	671 of 1467	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	895 of 1473	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	904 of 1484	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	692 of 1447	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	738 of 1419	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	669 of 1404	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	1103 of 1465	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	999 of 1465	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	639 of 1467	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.5	989 of 1466	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1000 of 1485	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	890 of 1498	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	977 of 1518	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	974 of 1499	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1244 of 1535	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1192 of 1536	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	249 of 914	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	50.2	371 of 935	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	473 of 900	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	448 of 856	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	774 of 1181	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	994 of 1175	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1006 of 1190	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	995 of 1215	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	944 of 1242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1028 of 1249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1187 of 1271	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1159 of 1309	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Science57%-6 vs state

Mathematics52%-10 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)				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 (2024)	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	Total
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3	90.5%	198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	46.8	938^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%	118	57.1	42.5	63.2	51.4		70.0	55.3	68.6		$14,312
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0	86.2%	334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	51.4	868^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.4%		42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%	133	79.6	53.7	51.4	65.3		56.7	53.4	73.5		$12,207
McGuffey Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 Green Wave Dr	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7140	415	29	14.1	82.2%	351 (84.6%)	11 (2.7%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	34.7	1086^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.4%		44.9	969^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.8%	117	66.1	50.0	46.2	37.1		54.8	42.4	61.3		$11,643
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1040 W Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7330	346	21	16.7	63.7%	275 (79.5%)	12 (3.5%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)	49.6	898^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.4%		57.7	767^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.8%	131	62.2	69.8	52.5	51.1		64.2	55.0	66.7		$12,673
John Clem Elementary School	Public	K-5	475 Jefferson Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7130	386	26	14.9	68.6%	296 (76.7%)	21 (5.4%)	17 (4.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.4%)	51	873^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.0%		36.1	1061^st of 1558 public elementary schools	31.9%	188	75.0	67.3	59.4	41.7		65.5	53.1	66.7		$11,699
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-2	680 S 30th St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-4810	331	21	15.7	42.7%	279 (84.3%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)										$12,413
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	152 Cynthia St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-8442	388	20	19.4	43.0%	320 (82.5%)	16 (4.1%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	73.3	478^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		73.6	463^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	70.3%	15	65.1	71.8	82.1	67.4		85.4	71.0	81.7		$12,265
Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1350 Granville Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Par Excellence Academy dba Par Excellence STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 344-7279	187	14	13.8		129 (69.0%)	13 (7.0%)	5 (2.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (18.2%)	42.9	995^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.2%		56.4	792^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	49.2%	203	64.5	68.8	40.6	58.1	46.7	62.5	31.3	77.4	26.7	$12,425
Legend Elementary	Public	K-5	1075 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7100	475	30	15.8	53.5%	362 (76.2%)	18 (3.8%)	25 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	76.1	408^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.8%		78.2	361^st of 1558 public elementary schools	76.8%	47	76.8	72.3	70.1	82.6		78.3	75.3	85.5		$12,785
Hillview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1927 Horns Hill Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7310	407	23	18.0	66.3%	327 (80.3%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	77.3	370^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.3%		76.6	399^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.4%	29	85.0	69.5	92.5	83.3		66.1	79.1	80.0		$11,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Franklin Elementary School

How many students attend Ben Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Ben Franklin Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ben Franklin Elementary School?

Students at Ben Franklin Elementary School are 75% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Ben Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Newark High School

What district is Ben Franklin Elementary School in?

Newark City Schools

Is Ben Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Ben Franklin Elementary School ranks 938^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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