Benjamin Franklin School
426 West Main St
Meriden CT, 06450, New Haven County
Phone: 203-235-7997
Ranking: 
(634 out of 765, bottom 17%)*
(634 out of 765, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meriden 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: | 33 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 414 | 500 | 496 | 467 | 458 | 466 | 434 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 14.3% | 63 | 12.6% | 55 | 11.1% | 62 | 13.3% | 61 | 13.3% | 58 | 12.4% | 63 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 14.3% | 67 | 13.4% | 65 | 13.1% | 71 | 15.2% | 60 | 13.1% | 73 | 15.7% | 53 | 12.2% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 15.9% | 66 | 13.2% | 76 | 15.3% | 66 | 14.1% | 76 | 16.6% | 51 | 10.9% | 50 | 11.5% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 16.7% | 84 | 16.8% | 77 | 15.5% | 77 | 16.5% | 54 | 11.8% | 65 | 13.9% | 43 | 9.9% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 20.5% | 75 | 15.0% | 81 | 16.3% | 50 | 10.7% | 63 | 13.8% | 49 | 10.5% | 78 | 18.0% |
| Grade 5: | 76 | 18.4% | 84 | 16.8% | 61 | 12.3% | 57 | 12.2% | 53 | 11.6% | 82 | 17.6% | 73 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 216 | 52.2% | 277 | 55.4% | 278 | 56.0% | 268 | 57.4% | 259 | 56.6% | 249 | 53.4% | 212 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 198 | 47.8% | 223 | 44.6% | 218 | 44.0% | 199 | 42.6% | 191 | 41.7% | 209 | 44.8% | 218 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.6% | 20 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 175 | 42.3% | 225 | 45.0% | 197 | 39.7% | 204 | 43.7% | 178 | 38.9% | 182 | 39.1% | 181 | 41.7% |
| Black: | 51 | 12.3% | 54 | 10.8% | 53 | 10.7% | 54 | 11.6% | 56 | 12.2% | 57 | 12.2% | 55 | 12.7% |
| White: | 159 | 38.4% | 190 | 38.0% | 215 | 43.3% | 188 | 40.3% | 201 | 43.9% | 206 | 44.2% | 182 | 41.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 230 | 55.6% | 290 | 58.0% | 257 | 51.8% | 245 | 52.5% | 204 | 44.5% | 246 | 52.8% | 218 | 50.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 12.3% | 35 | 7.0% | 59 | 11.9% | 39 | 8.4% | 59 | 12.9% | 19 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 13.49 | 15.24 | 14.35 | 14.78 | 13.90 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.8% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.8% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 63.7% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.5% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.6% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 44.6% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 46.8% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 54.2% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 56.4% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 56.6% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 57.7% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 58.2% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.6% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.1% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 75% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.4% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.3% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60.4% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 66% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 73.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.5% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 77.7% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 73.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 75.5% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 54.5% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 49.5% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 52.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 58.3% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56.1% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 60.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 65.5% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.1% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.2% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 76.7% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 75.6% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 74.8% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 75.2% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 60.4% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 70.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 79.7% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 80.9% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.7% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.6% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.3% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 53.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 62.6% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 54.4% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 62.9% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 56.7% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.8% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.9% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 61.4% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 65.9% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 67.3% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 65.6% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 67.7% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.2% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 75.3% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80.3% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 74% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 80.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.5% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.6% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 84% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.7% | 87.7% |
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* Benjamin Franklin School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.