Franklin School

125 Derby St, West Newton, MA 02465 | (617) 559-9500

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 401

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 401 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 158th out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 125 Derby Street, West Newton, MA 02465

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Newton School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $17,531
Graduation Rate: 100.0%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 13.2
Enrolled Students: 11,765

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 401
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.7

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 202 (50.4%)
Females: 199 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 11 (2.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 46 (11.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 57 (14.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Franklin School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	16	4.0%
Asian	45	11.2%
Hispanic	40	10.0%
White	281	70.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	67	16.7%
1st Grade	60	15.0%
2nd Grade	66	16.5%
3rd Grade	68	17.0%
4th Grade	78	19.5%
5th Grade	62	15.5%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Franklin School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on MCAS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science

MCAS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	87.0%	79.0%	63.0%
2009	75.0%	76.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	90.0%	82.0%	65.0%
2009	92.0%	83.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	78.0%	78.0%	54.0%
2009	68.0%	75.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	79.0%	72.0%	48.0%
2009	69.0%	75.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	77.0%	85.0%	63.0%
2009	74.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	61.0%	80.0%	55.0%
2009	65.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	66.0%	76.0%	53.0%
2009	59.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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