📍 1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 47807
Benjamin Franklin Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Terre Haute, Vigo County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vigo County School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Elem School enrolls 443 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Two or more races and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
420 of the school's 443 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Franklin Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-80, state senate district 38, state house district 43.
Benjamin Franklin Elem School is one of 26 schools in Vigo County School Corp, based in Terre Haute, Indiana. The district serves 13,277 students district-wide and employs 962 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Benjamin Franklin Elem School is close to the district average of about 511 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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