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Franklin Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1402 S Lawrence St, Tacoma, Pierce County, 98405

276
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Franklin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tacoma, Pierce County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tacoma School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Tacoma School District

Enrollment & staffing

Franklin Elementary School enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
160 (58%)
Female students
116 (42%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.1
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 21% Two or more races and 19% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White10839%
Two or more races5821%
Hispanic or Latino5219%
Black or African American4717%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander62.2%
Asian51.8%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

161 of the school's 276 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Franklin Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 WA-60, state senate district 27, state house district 27.

School district: Tacoma School District

Franklin Elementary School is one of 69 schools in Tacoma School District, based in TACOMA, Washington. The district serves 28,847 students district-wide and employs 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Franklin Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.

28,847
District students
69
Schools
1,634
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
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 - Midsize

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