Ben Franklin School
351 Morgantown St
Uniontown PA, 15401, Fayette County
Phone: 724-439-5020
Ranking: 
(1,505 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*
(1,505 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Uniontown Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 33 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 479 | 488 | 527 | 476 | 501 | 531 | 545 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 51 | 10.6% | 36 | 7.4% | 46 | 8.7% | 40 | 8.4% | 29 | 5.8% | 41 | 7.7% | 27 | 5.0% |
| Grade 1: | 39 | 8.1% | 42 | 8.6% | 54 | 10.2% | 34 | 7.1% | 49 | 9.8% | 36 | 6.8% | 45 | 8.3% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 8.6% | 43 | 8.8% | 42 | 8.0% | 52 | 10.9% | 37 | 7.4% | 50 | 9.4% | 40 | 7.3% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 9.0% | 33 | 6.8% | 53 | 10.1% | 37 | 7.8% | 39 | 7.8% | 35 | 6.6% | 52 | 9.5% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 8.6% | 52 | 10.7% | 49 | 9.3% | 40 | 8.4% | 40 | 8.0% | 52 | 9.8% | 49 | 9.0% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 9.4% | 38 | 7.8% | 43 | 8.2% | 41 | 8.6% | 51 | 10.2% | 47 | 8.9% | 44 | 8.1% |
| Grade 6: | 40 | 8.4% | 41 | 8.4% | 41 | 7.8% | 48 | 10.1% | 43 | 8.6% | 47 | 8.9% | 50 | 9.2% |
| Grade 7: | 84 | 17.5% | 95 | 19.5% | 110 | 20.9% | 84 | 17.6% | 108 | 21.6% | 109 | 20.5% | 129 | 23.7% |
| Grade 8: | 95 | 19.8% | 108 | 22.1% | 88 | 16.7% | 99 | 20.8% | 105 | 21.0% | 114 | 21.5% | 109 | 20.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 233 | 48.6% | 247 | 50.6% | 250 | 47.4% | 222 | 46.6% | 246 | 49.1% | 267 | 50.3% | 290 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 246 | 51.4% | 241 | 49.4% | 277 | 52.6% | 254 | 53.4% | 247 | 49.3% | 256 | 48.2% | 251 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 94 | 19.6% | 99 | 20.3% | 119 | 22.6% | 122 | 25.6% | 113 | 22.6% | 133 | 25.0% | 138 | 25.3% |
| White: | 341 | 71.2% | 355 | 72.7% | 386 | 73.2% | 348 | 73.1% | 384 | 76.6% | 396 | 74.6% | 402 | 73.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 5.2% | 17 | 3.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 310 | 64.7% | 301 | 61.7% | 283 | 53.7% | 263 | 55.3% | 251 | 50.1% | 227 | 42.7% | 263 | 48.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.9% | 16 | 3.0% | 20 | 4.2% | 30 | 6.0% | 29 | 5.5% | 31 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.43 | 14.88 | 15.41 | 12.63 | 13.47 | 13.60 | 14.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 79% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 73.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 83.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.9% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 63% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 56% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 57.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 77% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 74.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 70.9% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 70.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 78% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 83.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.7% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 54.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.9% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 65.7% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.2% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 69.2% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 74.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 84.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 82.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 85% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.5% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 59.6% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 67.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.8% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 63.3% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 69.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 45.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 44.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 55.2% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 67.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 44.8% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 56.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 50.9% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 54.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 54.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 74.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 62% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 69.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 72% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 73.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 73.9% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 69.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 53.8% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 53.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 63.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 63.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 58.4% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 61.7% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 61.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 39.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 52.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 61.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 61.9% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.9% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 68.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.6% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 55.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 50.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 60.7% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 64.8% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 70.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 40.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 43.8% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 48.6% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 59.7% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 73.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 69.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 75.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72.1% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 71.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 54% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 69.7% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 74.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.2% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 73% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.2% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 41.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 44.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 53.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 49.5% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.3% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 68.4% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 75.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 68.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.4% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.3% | 72.7% |
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* Ben Franklin School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.