Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
2400 Cardinal Dr
East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County
Phone: 219-391-4077
Ranking: 
(1,412 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*
(1,412 out of 1,449, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 7
School District: City of East Chicago 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: | 44 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 38 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 719 | 764 | 762 | 749 | 753 | 717 | 757 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 353 | 49.1% | 383 | 50.1% | 411 | 53.9% | 388 | 51.8% | 372 | 49.4% | 95 | 13.2% | 98 | 12.9% |
| Grade 6: | 364 | 50.6% | 381 | 49.9% | 351 | 46.1% | 361 | 48.2% | 380 | 50.5% | 86 | 12.0% | 104 | 13.7% |
| Grade 7: | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 383 | 53.3% | 381 | 49.9% | 382 | 50.1% | 385 | 51.4% | 364 | 48.3% | 362 | 50.5% | 371 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 336 | 46.7% | 383 | 50.1% | 380 | 49.9% | 364 | 48.6% | 376 | 49.9% | 345 | 48.1% | 378 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 311 | 43.3% | 321 | 42.0% | 367 | 48.2% | 357 | 47.7% | 359 | 47.7% | 230 | 32.1% | 251 | 33.2% |
| Black: | 382 | 53.1% | 428 | 56.0% | 382 | 50.1% | 373 | 49.8% | 370 | 49.1% | 478 | 66.7% | 489 | 64.6% |
| White: | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 12 | 1.6% |
| 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: | 15 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 635 | 88.3% | 703 | 92.0% | 685 | 89.9% | 667 | 89.1% | 674 | 89.5% | 605 | 84.4% | 629 | 83.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.0% | 28 | 3.7% | 33 | 4.4% | 38 | 5.0% | 33 | 4.6% | 49 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.34 | 15.92 | 17.72 | 18.26 | 16.73 | 18.90 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 66% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 56% | 74% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 54% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 46% | 72% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 56% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | 71% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 50% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 36% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 27.7% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 24% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.7% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 22.1% | 64% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.