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Ben Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buffalo, Erie County. The school has 459 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Franklin Elementary School enrolls 459 students across grades K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 12% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 277 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 11% |
| Asian | 26 | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 459 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ben Franklin Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 60, state house district 140.
Ben Franklin Elementary School is one of 9 schools in KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BUFFALO, New York. The district serves 6,505 students district-wide and employs 638 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 459 students, Ben Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 723 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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