Franklin Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Mankato, Minnesota
Franklin Elementary in Mankato, Minnesota enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 31.4 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 82% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
414 students in 2022-23, 430 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.5 to 31.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 414 | 30.5 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 31.5 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 31.4 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 412 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Franklin Elementary enrolled 412 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 412 of the 412 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent24.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.4% of students were White, 18.8% Black, 11.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White56.4%
- Black18.8%
- Hispanic11.3%
- Two or more races9.0%
- Asian2.1%
- American Indian1.8%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Franklin Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 82% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70% | 55% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 82% | 48% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Mankato
6 public elementary schools in Mankato report 2024-25 enrollment; Franklin Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Parks Elementary | 425 | 11.7 | 50.4% |
| Franklin Elementary | 388 | 12.3 | 45.4% |
| Washington Elementary | 376 | 14.5 | 34.0% |
| Kennedy Elementary | 347 | 13.6 | 40.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 302 | 13.4 | 30.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 191 | 11.6 | 35.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Franklin Elementary
- Bridges Community ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 251 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Monroe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 367 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Franklin Elementary with Bridges Community ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mankato Area Public Schools spends per student$14,091 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,091
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaFranklin Elementary is the number 505 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#505 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Franklin Elementary
How many students attend Franklin Elementary?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mankato, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Elementary?
12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Franklin Elementary a Title I school?
Franklin Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Franklin Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Franklin Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 82% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Franklin Elementary in?
Mankato Area Public Schools, NCES district ID 2718780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 271878000873 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.