Ben Franklin Elementary School

95 Ben Franklin Rd, Indiana, PA 15701 | (724) 465-5637

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 463

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 463 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 1092nd out of 1,895 elementary schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Michael Minnick

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Indiana Area School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $12,930
Graduation Rate: 94.5%
Dropout Rate: 0.8%
Students Per Teacher: 12.3
Enrolled Students: 2,811

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 463
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 31.3
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 239 (51.6%)
Females: 224 (48.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 38 (8.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 161 (34.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 199 (43.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Ben Franklin Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	13	2.8%
Asian	33	7.1%
Hispanic	3	0.6%
White	413	89.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	83	17.9%
1st Grade	67	14.5%
2nd Grade	76	16.4%
3rd Grade	59	12.7%
4th Grade	58	12.5%
5th Grade	58	12.5%
6th Grade	61	13.2%
Ungraded	1	0.2%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

46.2%

District:

34.6%

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

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Ben Franklin Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 24, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
teachers are wonderful. events and parties hosted in class rooms are spectactular. Education provided is what we expect for our childrens learning experiences. Wonderful school.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 20, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
wonderful!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Ben Franklin Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	77.3%	83.4%	84.5%
2009	79.7%	83.9%	81.7%
2008	92.2%	84.9%	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	75.4%	78.1%	75.2%
2009	68.2%	79.0%	77.0%
2008	80.3%	84.4%	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.9%	84.4%	84.9%
2009	80.0%	79.7%	81.8%
2008	82.0%	79.7%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	70.4%	77.5%	72.9%
2009	54.6%	71.6%	72.6%
2008	70.0%	71.1%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	83.7%	89.4%	81.4%
2009	74.5%	84.4%	83.4%
2008	78.0%	86.0%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.0%	81.0%	74.4%
2009	75.8%	75.1%	73.5%
2008	61.3%	71.0%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	76.0%	69.1%	64.1%
2009	74.2%	69.3%	64.5%
2008	59.6%	67.1%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	80.0%	79.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	80.9%	70.9%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.4%	78.5%	78.0%
2009	57.9%	67.1%	75.7%
2008	72.3%	69.9%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	79.7%	74.6%	68.8%
2009	60.9%	66.5%	67.6%
2008	83.3%	73.2%	66.9%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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