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Franklin Benjamin School

Public Grades K-8

1399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Benjamin School is an elementary school located in Philadelphia, PA that serves grades KG-8 with 588 students. It is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Benjamin School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1399 out of 1511 schools. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in both math and English language arts proficiency, with only 9.3% of students proficient in math and 21.3% proficient in English language arts. Additionally, the school has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.5%, which are well above the district and state averages.

When comparing Franklin Benjamin School to nearby schools, such as Moore J Hampton School, the data shows that these schools outperform Franklin Benjamin in both math and English language arts proficiency. Some nearby charter schools, like Universal Creighton Charter School and Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School, also have higher proficiency rates and lower dropout rates, despite serving a similar population of economically disadvantaged students.

570

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,512

Per pupil spending ?

103.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5735 Rising Sun Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19120-1629

(215) 400-3760

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Franklin Benjamin School usually attend:

High:

Fels Samuel High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.4%

Hispanic:

39.8%

Asian:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (15% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,399^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

709^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1399 of 1511	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1378 of 1526	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1396 of 1534	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1360 of 1534	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1408 of 1544	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	1454 of 1530	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	1446 of 1547	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	1471 of 1554	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1391 of 1474	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	1401 of 1467	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	1409 of 1519	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	1510 of 1599	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	1560 of 1597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	1535 of 1579	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.4	1504 of 1549	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	1500 of 1551	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	1477 of 1555	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	1458 of 1545	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.9	1181 of 1299	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	1136 of 1308	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.8	1168 of 1302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	243 of 413	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	269 of 437	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	122 of 207	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	136 of 200	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	161 of 196	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1309 of 1466	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1274 of 1488	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	412 of 429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	402 of 454	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	368 of 432	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1244 of 1369	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1305 of 1432	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1268 of 1414	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1389 of 1475	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1445 of 1495	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	709 of 873	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	682 of 891	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	752 of 893	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	716 of 883	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	773 of 891	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	761 of 861	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	745 of 877	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	789 of 870	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	743 of 835	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	684 of 728	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	669 of 758	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	745 of 834	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	746 of 825	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	703 of 805	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	702 of 770	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	719 of 753	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	683 of 749	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	653 of 736	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	525 of 687	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	57.4	348 of 663	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.8	390 of 643	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	220 of 393	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	155 of 408	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	226 of 421	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	655 of 660	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	42 of 145	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	41 of 150	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	74 of 143	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	628 of 835	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	661 of 860	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	246 of 348	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	292 of 362	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	350 of 362	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	646 of 843	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	647 of 877	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	723 of 874	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	775 of 839	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	671 of 870	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+52 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-27 vs state

Math9%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Benjamin School	Public	K-8	5735 Rising Sun Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3760	570	40	14.1	103.7%	7 (1.2%)	287 (50.4%)	227 (39.8%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	7.8	1399^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.4%		8.8	1378^th of 1526 public elementary schools	9.7%	21	16.9	10.2	3.8	4.0	9.7	8.1	9.3	18.1	15.8	11.5	28.6	29.2	23.8	21.3	$33,512	$21,694	$11,818
Universal Creighton Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5401 Tabor Avenue	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Universal Creighton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2531	663	44	15.0	101.1%	2 (0.3%)	156 (23.5%)	444 (67.0%)	60 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53.4	771^st of 1511 public elementary schools	49.0%		39.2	1015^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.5%	244	58.2	54.3	38.8	34.1	41.6	18.0	40.7	53.7	47.2	37.3	51.9	70.0	46.2	50.8	$19,230	$5,403	$13,827
Finletter Thomas K School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 N Front St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3750	607	50	12.2	104.1%	5 (0.8%)	416 (68.5%)	122 (20.1%)	40 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	16.5	1255^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.9%		7.2	1411^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.5%	156	25.0	34.7	16.2	9.2	7.4	13.6	16.3	30.0	22.4	24.2	27.2	13.3	34.5	24.8	$18,850	$5,873	$12,976
Eugenio Maria DE Hostos Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6310 N 2nd Street	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 268-3102	631	54	11.6	66.9%	7 (1.1%)	52 (8.2%)	554 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28.6	1099^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.3%		30.3	1105^th of 1526 public elementary schools	27.6%	6	26.7	35.1	31.0	22.0	18.6	20.0	27.1	42.2	33.8	33.8	31.7	27.9	37.7	34.4	$24,632	$6,180	$18,452
Carnell Laura High School	Public	K-5	1100 Devereaux St	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3150	639	43	14.7	99.7%	30 (4.7%)	274 (42.9%)	304 (47.6%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	5.3	1472^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.6	1481^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.9%	9	11.4	7.3	5.7				8.2	8.2	12.5	16.3				12.2	$19,009	$6,328	$12,681
Olney Elementary School	Public	K-8	5301 N Water St	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3790	654	49	13.2	106.1%	4 (0.6%)	270 (41.3%)	300 (45.9%)	67 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	16	1261^st of 1511 public elementary schools	16.5%		12.9	1315^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.8%	54	27.6	22.7	8.9	12.5	3.3	13.6	14.7	26.4	20.3	23.2	39.1	29.0	31.8	28.2	$20,078	$6,431	$13,648
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	K-4	7853 Front Street	Cheltenham	19012	Montgomery County	Cheltenham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 635-7415	406	34	12.1	57.6%	57 (14.0%)	222 (54.7%)	59 (14.5%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.3%)	26.9	1116^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.1%		35.7	1061^st of 1526 public elementary schools	30.5%	55	34.1	37.4					35.9	26.8	40.4					34.3	$26,149	$1,390	$24,759
Lowell James R School	Public	PK, KG-4	450 W Nedro Ave	Philadelphia	19120	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3740	503	33	15.1	103.8%	6 (1.2%)	309 (61.4%)	114 (22.7%)	44 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	12	1319^th of 1511 public elementary schools	12.7%		9.1	1374^th of 1526 public elementary schools	10.0%	55	25.3	21.1					23.2	23.1	23.6					23.5	$18,917	$6,286	$12,632
The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR Edmunds	Public, Charter	K-8	1197 Haworth Street	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts and Sciences at HR	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 537-2520	885	71	12.4	94.8%	9 (1.0%)	414 (46.8%)	385 (43.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (7.8%)	7.3	1415^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.4%		4.2	1491^st of 1526 public elementary schools	2.3%	76	26.6	7.8	4.3	2.0	0.9	1.9	6.9	24.5	6.8	8.6	19.8	7.4	32.0	16.5	$23,265	$5,864	$17,400
Moore J Hampton School	Public	K-5	6900 Summerdale Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3180	1,192	79	15.1	95.5%	145 (12.2%)	336 (28.2%)	498 (41.8%)	182 (15.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (1.9%)	32.1	1059^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.8	1165^th of 1526 public elementary schools	23.7%	106	49.5	32.3	27.6				37.0	39.9	33.7	34.7				36.2	$18,717	$6,139	$12,578

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Benjamin School

What schools do graduates of Franklin Benjamin School attend?

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

High : Fels Samuel High School

Is Franklin Benjamin School a good school?

Franklin Benjamin School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Benjamin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Franklin Benjamin School.

What district is Franklin Benjamin School in?

Philadelphia City School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Benjamin School?

Students at Franklin Benjamin School are 50% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

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