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Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And Science School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1116 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone
(504) 304-3932
District
Orleans Parish
County
ORLEANS PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
747
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.1% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And Science School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
40%
23%
44%
10%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
42%
28%
45%
19%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
38%
29%
42%
18%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
36%
26%
39%
18%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
42%
43%
41%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
36%
18%
47%
2%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
15
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 2.5%
Kindergarten 69 9.2%
Grade 1 79 10.6%
Grade 2 83 11.1%
Grade 3 79 10.6%
Grade 4 82 11.0%
Grade 5 80 10.7%
Grade 6 77 10.3%
Grade 7 88 11.8%
Grade 8 91 12.2%
Total 747 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.2% 1.6% 43.7%
Black 94.9% 94.0% 42.9%
Hispanic 2.2% 3.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.7% 92.5% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 83.7% 87.3% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.1% 5.2% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 380,408 4,590,241
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,244.3 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 155,669 1,765,264
Single Parent Households With Children 9.5% 10.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 86.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 40.7% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 13.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.7% 14.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.9% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 14.8%
$15,000 or less 19.6% 13.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,954 $30,506,000 7.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $4,517 $9,214,000 2.3%
Staff $1,504 $3,069,000 0.8%
General Administration $8,074 $16,471,000 4.2%
School Administration $4,634 $9,454,000 2.4%
Operation $7,491 $15,281,000 3.9%
Transportation $687 $1,401,000 0.4%
Other $3,750 $7,651,000 1.9%
Total Support $30,657 $62,541,000 15.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $146,740 $299,349,000 76.3%
Total Expenditures $192,351 $392,396,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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