Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School
4259 Richmond St
Philadelphia PA, 19137, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-289-3389
Ranking: 
(1,359 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*
(1,359 out of 2,311, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 49 | 31 | 16 | 12 | |||||
| Total Students: | 917 | 902 | 567 | 343 | 247 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 99 | 10.8% | 101 | 11.2% | 75 | 13.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 1: | 102 | 11.1% | 103 | 11.4% | 50 | 8.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 10.9% | 103 | 11.4% | 51 | 9.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 11.2% | 103 | 11.4% | 48 | 8.5% | 81 | 23.6% | 88 | 35.6% |
| Grade 4: | 103 | 11.2% | 104 | 11.5% | 81 | 14.3% | 100 | 29.2% | 79 | 32.0% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 11.3% | 104 | 11.5% | 99 | 17.5% | 81 | 23.6% | 80 | 32.4% |
| Grade 6: | 104 | 11.3% | 110 | 12.2% | 81 | 14.3% | 81 | 23.6% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 107 | 11.7% | 98 | 10.9% | 82 | 14.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 95 | 10.4% | 76 | 8.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 466 | 50.8% | 453 | 50.2% | 272 | 48.0% | 165 | 48.1% | 126 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 451 | 49.2% | 449 | 49.8% | 295 | 52.0% | 178 | 51.9% | 113 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 8.3% | 72 | 8.0% | 42 | 7.4% | 34 | 9.9% | 29 | 11.7% |
| Black: | 46 | 5.0% | 45 | 5.0% | 38 | 6.7% | 33 | 9.6% | 31 | 12.6% |
| White: | 783 | 85.4% | 775 | 85.9% | 476 | 84.0% | 269 | 78.4% | 181 | 73.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 366 | 39.9% | 376 | 41.7% | 254 | 44.8% | 163 | 47.5% | 98 | 39.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 103 | 11.2% | 120 | 13.3% | 96 | 16.9% | 54 | 15.7% | 49 | 19.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.34 | 18.57 | 18.59 | 21.44 | 20.58 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | N/A | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | N/A | 80% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | N/A | 74.1% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | N/A | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | N/A | 82.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | N/A | 72.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 82.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | N/A | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | N/A | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | N/A | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | N/A | 65% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | N/A | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | N/A | 64.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | N/A | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | N/A | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | N/A | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | N/A | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | N/A | 76% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.