📍 533 Beacon Rd, Newark, Licking County, 43055
Ben Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Licking County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ben Franklin Elementary School enrolls 259 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Two or more races and 6.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 203 | 78% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 259 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 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.
Ben Franklin Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 71.
Ben Franklin Elementary School is one of 14 schools in Newark City, based in Newark, Ohio. The district serves 5,789 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Ben Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 414 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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