Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
1000 116th St
Whiting IN, 46394, Lake County
Phone: 219-659-1241
Ranking: 
(1,102 out of 1,449, bottom 24%)*
(1,102 out of 1,449, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hammond School City
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: | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 305 | 335 | 377 | 335 | 346 | 418 | 375 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 16.1% | 38 | 11.3% | 58 | 15.4% | 41 | 12.2% | 40 | 11.6% | 60 | 14.4% | 65 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 14.1% | 65 | 19.4% | 52 | 13.8% | 51 | 15.2% | 62 | 17.9% | 75 | 17.9% | 85 | 22.7% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 18.4% | 48 | 14.3% | 54 | 14.3% | 56 | 16.7% | 64 | 18.5% | 102 | 24.4% | 56 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 16.4% | 53 | 15.8% | 59 | 15.6% | 59 | 17.6% | 88 | 25.4% | 52 | 12.4% | 59 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 16.7% | 60 | 17.9% | 61 | 16.2% | 83 | 24.8% | 40 | 11.6% | 57 | 13.6% | 65 | 17.3% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 18.4% | 71 | 21.2% | 93 | 24.7% | 45 | 13.4% | 52 | 15.0% | 72 | 17.2% | 45 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 159 | 52.1% | 173 | 51.6% | 194 | 51.5% | 171 | 51.0% | 161 | 46.5% | 197 | 47.1% | 187 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 146 | 47.9% | 162 | 48.4% | 183 | 48.5% | 164 | 49.0% | 163 | 47.1% | 202 | 48.3% | 177 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 208 | 68.2% | 220 | 65.7% | 240 | 63.7% | 222 | 66.3% | 219 | 63.3% | 254 | 60.8% | 223 | 59.5% |
| Black: | 12 | 3.9% | 14 | 4.2% | 21 | 5.6% | 12 | 3.6% | 22 | 6.4% | 23 | 5.5% | 12 | 3.2% |
| White: | 77 | 25.2% | 89 | 26.6% | 107 | 28.4% | 99 | 29.6% | 90 | 26.0% | 127 | 30.4% | 130 | 34.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 2.6% | 11 | 3.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 71.5% | 239 | 71.3% | 247 | 65.5% | 234 | 69.9% | 240 | 69.4% | 235 | 56.2% | 217 | 57.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.6% | 35 | 9.3% | 29 | 8.7% | 41 | 11.8% | 63 | 15.1% | 46 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.25 | 15.95 | 17.95 | 18.30 | 18.69 | 21.90 | 18.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 56% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 55% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 53% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 55% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 60% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 73.1% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 57% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 54% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 57% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 59% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 53% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 60% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 68% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 66% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 53% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 60.4% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 60% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 61.8% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 52% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 57.1% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 57.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 49% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 56% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 55% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 57% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 55% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 64% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 71% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 74.5% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 39% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 49.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 46.3% | 67% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.