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John Hope Franklin Elementary School

Q: Is John Hope Franklin Elementary School a good school?

John Hope Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend John Hope Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended John Hope Franklin Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John Hope Franklin Elementary School?

Students at John Hope Franklin Elementary School are 49% African American, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 614 Oklahoma Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Oklahoma elementary schools

Summary

John Hope Franklin Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 343 students in grades PK-5 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is part of the Tulsa school district. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 613 out of 614 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely low academic performance, with only 3% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 6% proficient in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 44.5% in recent years. Additionally, the school serves a student population that is 96.5% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty. Despite spending $10,506 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's performance does not seem to be improving.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Tulsa district, such as Greenwood Leadership Academy, Springdale Elementary, and Emerson Elementary, also struggle academically but perform significantly better than John Hope Franklin Elementary. The only nearby school that outperforms John Hope Franklin is Sperry Elementary, which is located in a different school district. Drastic interventions and targeted support may be necessary to turn around this struggling school and provide its students with the education they deserve.

367

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,159

Per pupil spending ?

93.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5550 North Martin Luther King
Tulsa, OK 74126-4126

(918) 746-9600

District: Tulsa

Students who attend John Hope Franklin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Demonstration Middle School
High:	McLain High School For Science And Technical

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.0%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (3% vs 27% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 19% Oklahoma)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg15%

Oklahoma avg27%

613^th of 614

Oklahoma public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Tulsa

387^th of 452Tulsa among Oklahoma 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	613 of 614	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	638 of 646	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	945 of 957	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oklahoma percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	499 of 502	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	498 of 506	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics6%-20 vs state

English Language Arts I3%-23 vs state

Science0%-30 vs state

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Schools Near John Hope Franklin Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				OSTP English Language Arts I (2025)							OSTP Mathematics (2025)							OSTP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	OSTP English Language Arts I 3rd Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 4th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 5th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 6th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 7th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I 8th Grade	OSTP English Language Arts I All Grades	OSTP Mathematics 3rd Grade	OSTP Mathematics 4th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 5th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 6th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 7th Grade	OSTP Mathematics 8th Grade	OSTP Mathematics All Grades	OSTP Science 5th Grade	OSTP Science 8th Grade	OSTP Science All Grades	Total
John Hope Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5550 North Martin Luther King	Tulsa	74126	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 746-9600	367	15	23.8	93.2%	42 (11.4%)	180 (49.0%)	71 (19.3%)	6 (1.6%)	11 (3.0%)	11 (3.0%)	46 (12.5%)	5.5	613^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.2%					(n/a)	6.0	2.0	0.0				3.0	6.0	9.0	0.0				6.0	0.0		0.0	$18,159
Tulsa Legacy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	105 East 63rd Street North	Tulsa	74126	Tulsa County	Tulsa Legacy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 794-1442	498	34	14.6	88.2%	15 (3.0%)	336 (67.5%)	62 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.9%)	12.3	570^th of 614 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.1	383^rd of 389 public elementary schools	1.5%	187	9.0	6.0	16.0	10.0	7.0	16.0	10.0	5.0	10.0	16.0	5.0	9.0	22.0	11.0	8.0	18.0	11.0	$12,924
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3924 North Lansing Avenue	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1380	259	16	16.2	93.1%	17 (6.6%)	162 (62.5%)	24 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.7%)	46 (17.8%)	4.5	614^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0				2.0	3.0		3.0	$13,116
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 East 33rd Street North	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1340	357	13	26.7	92.2%	28 (7.8%)	186 (52.1%)	54 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	29 (8.1%)	46 (12.9%)	5.6	612^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	3.0	7.0	2.0				4.0	2.0	4.0	0.0				2.0	5.0		5.0	$11,649
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 East 29th Street North	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1300	346	18	19.0	97.1%	36 (10.4%)	173 (50.0%)	51 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	8 (2.3%)	59 (17.1%)	11.5	575^th of 614 public elementary schools	6.4%					(n/a)	16.0	4.0	2.0				8.0	19.0	4.0	8.0				11.0	10.0		10.0	$14,084
Felicitas Mendez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	2703 N Yorktown Pl	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1400	329	22	15.0	83.9%	36 (10.9%)	38 (11.6%)	229 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	13.7	562^nd of 614 public elementary schools	8.5%					(n/a)	15.0	15.0	11.0				14.0	13.0	10.0	6.0				10.0	5.0		5.0	$12,273
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1924 North Martin Luther King	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8780	302	16	18.3	96.0%	25 (8.3%)	174 (57.6%)	26 (8.6%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21 (7.0%)	47 (15.6%)	10.9	580^th of 614 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	14.0	8.0	13.0				12.0	10.0	8.0	2.0				6.0	6.0		6.0	$13,621
Greenwood Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1789 W Seminole St	Tulsa	74127	Osage County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 833-8760	241	14	16.9	89.6%	12 (5.0%)	159 (66.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (19.9%)	8.4	596^th of 614 public elementary schools	2.9%					(n/a)	0.0	8.0	8.0				6.0	6.0	8.0	8.0				7.0	8.0		8.0	$11,497
Springdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2510 East Pine Street	Tulsa	74110	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 746-9380	383	25	15.4	94.8%	35 (9.1%)	14 (3.7%)	309 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	6.3	609^th of 614 public elementary schools	0.8%					(n/a)	8.0	2.0	5.0				5.0	8.0	4.0	2.0				4.0	3.0		3.0	$12,755
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 North Boston Avenue	Tulsa	74106	Tulsa County	Tulsa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(918) 925-1320	376	20	18.8	76.9%	74 (19.7%)	189 (50.3%)	29 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.2%)	19.1	514^th of 614 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)	20.0	17.0	15.0				17.0	18.0	13.0	4.0				12.0	13.0		13.0	$12,013

Frequently Asked Questions about John Hope Franklin Elementary School

How many students attend John Hope Franklin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended John Hope Franklin Elementary School.

What district is John Hope Franklin Elementary School in?

Tulsa

What is the racial makeup of John Hope Franklin Elementary School?

Students at John Hope Franklin Elementary School are 49% African American, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% White, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of John Hope Franklin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Monroe Demonstration Middle School
High : McLain High School For Science And Technical

Is John Hope Franklin Elementary School a good school?

John Hope Franklin Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Oklahoma elementary schools.

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