Benjamin Franklin School
1205 North 6th St
Harrisburg PA, 17110, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-703-1200
Ranking: 
(2,243 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*
(2,243 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Harrisburg City School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 46 | 43 | 38 | 52 | 51 | 60 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 592 | 571 | 479 | 597 | 636 | 620 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 66 | 13.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 69 | 11.7% | 76 | 13.3% | 28 | 5.8% | 73 | 12.2% | 70 | 11.0% | 82 | 13.2% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 84 | 14.2% | 74 | 13.0% | 44 | 9.2% | 63 | 10.6% | 102 | 16.0% | 87 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 68 | 11.5% | 65 | 11.4% | 53 | 11.1% | 87 | 14.6% | 75 | 11.8% | 71 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 70 | 11.8% | 82 | 14.4% | 50 | 10.4% | 65 | 10.9% | 68 | 10.7% | 52 | 8.4% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 76 | 12.8% | 82 | 14.4% | 39 | 8.1% | 64 | 10.7% | 65 | 10.2% | 52 | 8.4% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 74 | 12.5% | 49 | 8.6% | 32 | 6.7% | 48 | 8.0% | 50 | 7.9% | 47 | 7.6% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 54 | 9.1% | 49 | 8.6% | 24 | 5.0% | 43 | 7.2% | 43 | 6.8% | 45 | 7.3% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 55 | 9.3% | 50 | 8.8% | 75 | 15.7% | 85 | 14.2% | 73 | 11.5% | 94 | 15.2% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 42 | 7.1% | 44 | 7.7% | 68 | 14.2% | 69 | 11.6% | 90 | 14.2% | 90 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 303 | 51.2% | 297 | 52.0% | 246 | 51.4% | 305 | 51.1% | 326 | 51.3% | 310 | 50.0% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 289 | 48.8% | 274 | 48.0% | 233 | 48.6% | 284 | 47.6% | 302 | 47.5% | 306 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 25 | 5.2% | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 93 | 15.7% | 84 | 14.7% | 129 | 26.9% | 94 | 15.7% | 81 | 12.7% | 76 | 12.3% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 463 | 78.2% | 456 | 79.9% | 302 | 63.0% | 465 | 77.9% | 519 | 81.6% | 503 | 81.1% |
| White: | NA | NA | 25 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.8% | 28 | 4.7% | 29 | 4.6% | 33 | 5.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 444 | 75.0% | 433 | 75.8% | 371 | 77.5% | 453 | 75.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 22 | 3.7% | 26 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.2% | 41 | 6.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.83 | 13.42 | 12.47 | 11.52 | 12.40 | 10.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 44% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 35% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 37.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 41.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 37.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 52.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 45.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 43.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 30% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 27% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 28.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 43.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 39.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 39.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 40.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 40.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 30.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 26.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 34.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 37.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 41.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 44.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 32.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 21.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 23.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 25.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 32.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 31% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 27.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 22.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 33% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 33.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 30.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 35% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 16.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 18.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 18.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 20.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 20.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 24.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 28.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 34.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 35.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 34.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 21.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 27.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 20.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 17.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 17.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.9% | 16.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 20.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 23.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 16% | 29.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 26.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 21.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 27.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 24% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 25.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 37% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 19.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17% | 22.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 28.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 31.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 39% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 42% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 32.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 21.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 24.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 29.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 28.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 28.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 29% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 25% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 25.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | 18.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 26.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 34.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 35.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 39.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 44.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 28.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 21.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 27.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 33.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 33% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 39% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 43.3% | 76% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 21.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 16.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 21.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 25% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 27.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 33% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 33.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 43.1% | 76.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 26.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 25.4% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 34.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 38.2% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 46.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 46.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 46.1% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 51.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 11.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.7% | 12.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 18.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 16.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 19.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 27.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 40.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 5% | 30.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 42.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 41% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 48.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 39.1% | 72.7% |
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* Benjamin Franklin School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.