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Franklin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
138th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 88% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Franklin Elementary is a public PK–5 school in Pullman, Washington, serving 274 students in the Pullman School District, an area with several nearby elementary-school options. The school has a strong academic reputation, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide and 138th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools for 2025–2026. It received a four-star rating and performs well above both district and state averages.

In 2025–2026, 75.35% of Franklin students were proficient in English language arts and 74.13% in math. Those results led the nearby comparison group, narrowly ahead of Sunnyside Elementary and well ahead of Jefferson Elementary and Kamiak Elementary. Franklin’s strongest grade-level results were fourth-grade ELA, at 80.95%, and fifth-grade math, at 85.71%. Third-grade results were more mixed, with 57.78% proficient in ELA and 60% in math. Historically, science has also been an exceptional area, reaching 93.02% proficiency in 2024–2025, although the current science result is suppressed by the state and cannot be evaluated.

Franklin’s 30.29% free/reduced-price lunch rate is very similar to Sunnyside’s, making Sunnyside the most useful local comparison. Franklin’s student-teacher ratio is 14.6, with per-student spending of $17,558—solid but not the highest among nearby schools. Performance has declined from unusually strong results in the prior two years: the statewide ranking moved from the 95th percentile to the 88th, while ELA and math proficiency also fell. Even so, Franklin remains one of the strongest schools in the Pullman area. Families may also note favorable subgroup effectiveness rankings, including the 92nd percentile for low-income students; the latest male-student ranking, at the 68th percentile, is an area worth monitoring.

274
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,558
Per pupil spending ?
30.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 850 SE Klemgard
       Pullman, WA  99163-5447

(509) 334-5641

District: Pullman School District


Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Middle School
High:    Pullman High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.3%
Hispanic:
14.2%
Two or more races:
10.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2025 → 88th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Washington average (75% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 12% of Washington elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2025) to 88th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school75%
District avg64%
Washington avg48%
138th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Pullman School District
26th of 238Pullman School District among Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202688.2138 of 113887.9%★★★★☆
202593.960 of 116094.8%★★★★★
202492.974 of 116893.7%★★★★★
202393.668 of 116994.2%★★★★★
202288.5123 of 116989.5%★★★★☆
202185.5152 of 110786.3%★★★★☆
201983.2165 of 113085.4%★★★★☆
201887.3110 of 105489.6%★★★★☆
201783.3152 of 105685.6%★★★★☆
201680.9178 of 105383.1%★★★★☆
201588.599 of 106790.7%★★★★★
201377.9202 of 110681.7%★★★★☆
201276.1213 of 109780.6%★★★★☆
201176.9193 of 109282.3%★★★★☆
201074.6220 of 108879.8%★★★★☆
200976.9185 of 107282.7%★★★★☆
200877.2185 of 106782.7%★★★★☆
200784.4110 of 106989.7%★★★★☆
200684.8101 of 105190.4%★★★★★
200577.8181 of 103182.4%★★★★☆
200486.991 of 102691.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202592.567 of 109293.9%★★★★★
202489.889 of 109391.9%★★★★★
202393.358 of 109494.7%★★★★★
202288.5108 of 110090.2%★★★★★
202190.284 of 100891.7%★★★★★
201981.5171 of 106884.0%★★★★☆
201884.1128 of 100487.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202489.123 of 65196.5%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202682.283 of 100891.8%★★★★★
202580.6107 of 101389.4%★★★★☆
202486.161 of 102494.0%★★★★★
202377.6144 of 101385.8%★★★★☆
202276.7127 of 101987.5%★★★★☆
202165.1210 of 85475.4%★★★★☆
201978.2113 of 97988.5%★★★★☆
201880.978 of 83590.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202665.5338 of 105968.1%★★★☆☆
202585.9135 of 109887.7%★★★★☆
202491.579 of 109992.8%★★★★★
202392.670 of 109993.6%★★★★★
202279.4215 of 111380.7%★★★★☆
202175.2239 of 102576.7%★★★★☆
201983.2163 of 107584.8%★★★★☆
201888.593 of 99990.7%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202494.92 of 33999.4%★★★★★
202378.736 of 30888.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202592.134 of 100796.6%★★★★★
202492.728 of 100997.2%★★★★★
202394.713 of 101198.7%★★★★★
202285.9107 of 103189.6%★★★★☆
202180.5153 of 94383.8%★★★★☆
201978.6192 of 102781.3%★★★★☆
201879.6148 of 83382.2%★★★★☆
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 (2024)99th percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)97th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)94th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)68th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts75%+23 vs state
Math74%+31 vs state

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Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Pullman High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Franklin Elementary.

Students at Franklin Elementary are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 2% African American.

Franklin Elementary ranks 138th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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