State/Public Elementary Open

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3477 Kamhi Dr, Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, 10598

463
Pupils
11.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lakeland Central School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lakeland Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School enrolls 463 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.

Male students
253 (55%)
Female students
210 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
41.9
Student-teacher ratio
11.1:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31568%
Hispanic or Latino9821%
Black or African American194.1%
Asian163.5%
Two or more races153.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

106 of the school's 463 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 94.

School district: LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is one of 8 schools in LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SHRUB OAK, New York. The district serves 5,270 students district-wide and employs 479 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.

5,270
District students
8
Schools
479
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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