Franklin School
20 Newark Ave
Battle Creek MI, 49014, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-965-9693
Ranking: 
(2,036 out of 2,213, bottom 8%)*
(2,036 out of 2,213, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Battle Creek Public Schools
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: | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 313 | 325 | 330 | 318 | 341 | 302 | 186 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 18.5% | 66 | 20.3% | 60 | 18.2% | 56 | 17.6% | 78 | 22.9% | 71 | 23.5% | 36 | 19.4% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 18.8% | 59 | 18.2% | 62 | 18.8% | 64 | 20.1% | 66 | 19.4% | 47 | 15.6% | 40 | 21.5% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 16.3% | 54 | 16.6% | 58 | 17.6% | 58 | 18.2% | 56 | 16.4% | 56 | 18.5% | 28 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 15.0% | 52 | 16.0% | 58 | 17.6% | 49 | 15.4% | 52 | 15.2% | 41 | 13.6% | 26 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.6% | 53 | 16.3% | 52 | 15.8% | 46 | 14.5% | 41 | 12.0% | 44 | 14.6% | 30 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 13.7% | 41 | 12.6% | 40 | 12.1% | 45 | 14.2% | 48 | 14.1% | 43 | 14.2% | 26 | 14.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 162 | 51.8% | 170 | 52.3% | 179 | 54.2% | 166 | 52.2% | 155 | 45.5% | 145 | 48.0% | 87 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 151 | 48.2% | 155 | 47.7% | 151 | 45.8% | 152 | 47.8% | 139 | 40.8% | 122 | 40.4% | 80 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 27.8% | 89 | 27.4% | 107 | 32.4% | 97 | 30.5% | 96 | 28.2% | 95 | 31.5% | 60 | 32.3% |
| Black: | 89 | 28.4% | 90 | 27.7% | 96 | 29.1% | 91 | 28.6% | 113 | 33.1% | 89 | 29.5% | 63 | 33.9% |
| White: | 97 | 31.0% | 97 | 29.8% | 100 | 30.3% | 100 | 31.4% | 92 | 27.0% | 91 | 30.1% | 48 | 25.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 10.9% | 42 | 12.9% | 27 | 8.2% | 30 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 285 | 91.1% | 264 | 81.2% | 296 | 89.7% | 295 | 92.8% | 322 | 94.4% | 261 | 86.4% | 170 | 91.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 16 | 5.3% | 13 | 7.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.03 | 17.25 | 14.48 | 13.95 | 16.40 | 14.50 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 73.9% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 87.3% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.3% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.9% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 14.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 16% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 77.1% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 79.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.3% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 75.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 36.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.9% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 43.5% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 41.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 47.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 43.3% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.5% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 74.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 81.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 86% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 22.2% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 20.2% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76.3% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 73.3% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.8% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72.8% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 74.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 47.5% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 45.9% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 33.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 31.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 30.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 37% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 27.6% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 29.8% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 55.6% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 59% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 54.7% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 55.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.9% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.9% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 28.9% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 24.7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.1% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 76.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 74.6% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 52.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 46.6% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 74.3% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.2% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 74.9% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 76.3% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 71.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 10% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 5.1% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 58.1% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 53.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 40.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 44.5% | 63.4% |
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* 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.