Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
5400 Florida Ave
Bethel Park PA, 15102, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-854-8741
Ranking: (469 out of 2,311, top 20%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Bethel Park 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: | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 338 | 339 | 334 | 405 | 420 | 404 | 399 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 69 | 20.4% | 62 | 18.3% | 59 | 17.7% | 88 | 21.7% | 86 | 20.5% | 81 | 20.0% | 70 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 64 | 18.9% | 63 | 18.6% | 73 | 21.9% | 88 | 21.7% | 88 | 21.0% | 73 | 18.1% | 70 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 68 | 20.1% | 72 | 21.2% | 69 | 20.7% | 86 | 21.2% | 75 | 17.9% | 73 | 18.1% | 94 | 23.6% |
Grade 3: | 71 | 21.0% | 68 | 20.1% | 70 | 21.0% | 73 | 18.0% | 68 | 16.2% | 101 | 25.0% | 78 | 19.5% |
Grade 4: | 66 | 19.5% | 74 | 21.8% | 63 | 18.9% | 70 | 17.3% | 103 | 24.5% | 76 | 18.8% | 87 | 21.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 165 | 48.8% | 171 | 50.4% | 172 | 51.5% | 208 | 51.4% | 203 | 48.3% | 207 | 51.2% | 201 | 50.4% |
Female: | 173 | 51.2% | 168 | 49.6% | 162 | 48.5% | 197 | 48.6% | 209 | 49.8% | 189 | 46.8% | 194 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.9% | 15 | 3.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% |
White: | 329 | 97.3% | 326 | 96.2% | 316 | 94.6% | 383 | 94.6% | 413 | 98.3% | 398 | 98.5% | 394 | 98.7% |
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: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 15.7% | 56 | 16.5% | 47 | 14.1% | 33 | 8.1% | 28 | 6.7% | 27 | 6.7% | 22 | 5.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.7% | 16 | 4.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 16 | 4.0% | 20 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.23 | 14.13 | 13.80 | 14.70 | 15.25 | 14.10 | 13.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.6% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 88.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 95.1% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 93.5% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 89.4% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83.5% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 89% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 88% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.3% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 93.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 89.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91.1% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.7% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.6% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 95.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 87.8% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.3% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 82.2% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.7% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 89.8% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 94% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 95.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 96.4% | 82.3% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.