📍 214 S Elizabeth, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67213
Franklin Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 324 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Elem enrolls 324 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 45% |
| White | 120 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 324 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Franklin Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 KS-40, state senate district 25, state house district 95.
Franklin Elem is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 324 students, Franklin Elem is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large