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Ben Franklin Elementary Primary School
2939 Princeton Pk
Lawrence Township NJ, 08648, Mercer County
Phone: 609-671-5540
Ranking: 
(973 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*
(973 out of 1,847, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Lawrence Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 458 | 472 | 480 | 490 | 448 | 421 | 413 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 31 | 6.8% | 30 | 6.4% | 31 | 6.5% | 34 | 6.9% | 34 | 7.6% | 16 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 18.3% | 95 | 20.1% | 122 | 25.4% | 118 | 24.1% | 103 | 23.0% | 87 | 20.7% | 119 | 28.8% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 21.4% | 121 | 25.6% | 122 | 25.4% | 107 | 21.8% | 94 | 21.0% | 120 | 28.5% | 71 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 113 | 24.7% | 116 | 24.6% | 95 | 19.8% | 92 | 18.8% | 117 | 26.1% | 73 | 17.3% | 109 | 26.4% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 24.2% | 93 | 19.7% | 91 | 19.0% | 117 | 23.9% | 78 | 17.4% | 113 | 26.8% | 86 | 20.8% |
| Ungraded: | 21 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.6% | 19 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 13 | 3.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 220 | 48.0% | 226 | 47.9% | 242 | 50.4% | 248 | 50.6% | 230 | 51.3% | 207 | 49.2% | 211 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 238 | 52.0% | 246 | 52.1% | 238 | 49.6% | 242 | 49.4% | 218 | 48.7% | 214 | 50.8% | 198 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 132 | 28.8% | 102 | 21.6% | 127 | 26.5% | 154 | 31.4% | 136 | 30.4% | 128 | 30.4% | 131 | 31.7% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 9.6% | 42 | 8.9% | 41 | 8.5% | 44 | 9.0% | 42 | 9.4% | 37 | 8.8% | 35 | 8.5% |
| Black: | 60 | 13.1% | 69 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.8% | 68 | 13.9% | 63 | 14.1% | 48 | 11.4% | 53 | 12.8% |
| White: | 196 | 42.8% | 200 | 42.4% | 202 | 42.1% | 203 | 41.4% | 186 | 41.5% | 188 | 44.7% | 194 | 47.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 5.2% | 58 | 12.3% | 38 | 7.9% | 20 | 4.1% | 21 | 4.7% | 20 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 12.7% | 55 | 11.7% | 55 | 11.5% | 48 | 9.8% | 45 | 10.0% | 19 | 4.5% | 22 | 5.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.6% | 24 | 5.0% | 27 | 5.5% | 24 | 5.4% | 20 | 4.8% | 27 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.59 | 13.34 | 13.24 | 16.33 | 14.45 | 9.00 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 84.0% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 87.3% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 83.3% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.0% | 91.0% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 92.1% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 68.8% | 66.2% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.1% | 69.8% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 72.4% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.7% | 71.4% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71.0% | 69.9% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.2% | 83.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 83.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 88.0% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 92.0% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.6% | 88.4% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 80.0% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.8% | 86.1% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.1% | 85.3% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 89.9% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.9% | 88.8% | 77.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Ben Franklin Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.