Franklin Elementary School
1122 Fairyland Rd
Lehighton PA, 18235, Carbon County
Phone: 610-377-6163
Ranking: 
(1,859 out of 2,311, bottom 20%)*
(1,859 out of 2,311, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Lehighton 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: | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 271 | 283 | 272 | 267 | 288 | 299 | 294 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 17.3% | 57 | 20.1% | 45 | 16.5% | 56 | 21.0% | 53 | 18.4% | 71 | 23.7% | 59 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 20.7% | 45 | 15.9% | 56 | 20.6% | 46 | 17.2% | 66 | 22.9% | 61 | 20.4% | 58 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 43 | 15.9% | 57 | 20.1% | 51 | 18.8% | 60 | 22.5% | 53 | 18.4% | 54 | 18.1% | 54 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 26.9% | 55 | 19.4% | 68 | 25.0% | 52 | 19.5% | 55 | 19.1% | 62 | 20.7% | 54 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 19.2% | 69 | 24.4% | 52 | 19.1% | 53 | 19.9% | 61 | 21.2% | 51 | 17.1% | 69 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 131 | 48.3% | 136 | 48.1% | 118 | 43.4% | 121 | 45.3% | 133 | 46.2% | 134 | 44.8% | 151 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 140 | 51.7% | 147 | 51.9% | 154 | 56.6% | 146 | 54.7% | 146 | 50.7% | 156 | 52.2% | 139 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.1% | 10 | 3.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Black: | 6 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 254 | 93.7% | 270 | 95.4% | 253 | 93.0% | 254 | 95.1% | 277 | 96.2% | 290 | 97.0% | 285 | 96.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 87 | 32.1% | 73 | 25.8% | 75 | 27.6% | 67 | 25.1% | 77 | 26.7% | 61 | 20.4% | 53 | 18.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.8% | 10 | 3.5% | 16 | 5.9% | 12 | 4.5% | 15 | 5.2% | 28 | 9.4% | 23 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.36 | 12.20 | 11.88 | 11.81 | 11.90 | 12.00 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 88.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 85% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 88.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 90.4% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.8% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 67% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 79.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 76.6% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 85.2% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 76.2% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 80.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 88.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 90.1% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 65.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 68.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 68.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.4% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 87.3% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 91.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 87.8% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.6% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.6% | 82.3% |
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* Franklin Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.