State/Public Elementary Open

Ben Franklin Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1016 S 20th St, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, 58201

328
Pupils
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ben Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grand Forks 1 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Grand Forks 1

Enrollment & staffing

Ben Franklin Elementary School enrolls 328 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Male students
170 (52%)
Female students
158 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.8% Two or more races and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24675%
Two or more races329.8%
Hispanic or Latino226.7%
Black or African American134%
American Indian or Alaska Native82.4%
Asian72.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

105 of the school's 328 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 qualify for free lunch and 26 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

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Ben Franklin Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ND At-Large, state senate district 43, state house district 43.

School district: GRAND FORKS 1

Ben Franklin Elementary School is one of 18 schools in GRAND FORKS 1, based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The district serves 7,822 students district-wide and employs 651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Ben Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.

7,822
District students
18
Schools
651
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
13%
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: City - Small

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