Schools in Franklin · Elk Grove Unified School District
Franklin’s public schools beat 69% of California districts
The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 69% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
#102Graduation rate49%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 3 pts vs CA 49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 7 pts vs CA 33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 18% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Franklin compares
B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (276)Better than 49%
High confidence. Built on 28,484 tested students and a graduating class of 4,785; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin.
42 schools teach K in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 1st grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 2nd grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 3rd grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 4th grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 5th grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
42 schools teach 6th grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sunrise Elementary, Irene B. West Elementary, Zehnder Ranch Elementary and Mary Tsukamoto Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 7th grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Katherine L. Albiani Middle, Toby Johnson Middle, Edward Harris Jr. Middle and Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle and more.
9 schools teach 8th grade in Franklin’s district. Which one depends on your address: Katherine L. Albiani Middle, Toby Johnson Middle, Edward Harris Jr. Middle and Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle and more.
The path, start to finish
K–642 schoolsDepends on your address
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading51%
State average 48.5%
Math40%
State average 33.4%
Every school in Franklin
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Franklin · in other towns
Sunrise Elementary
A1,235 students24:1Rate it →
Irene B. West Elementary
B+1,063 students24:1Rate it →
Zehnder Ranch Elementary
A1,019 students25:1Rate it →
Mary Tsukamoto Elementary
B−989 students25:1Rate it →
Arthur C. Butler Elementary
B+949 students24:1Rate it →
Arnold Adreani Elementary
A944 students25:1Rate it →
Roy Herburger Elementary
A−937 students25:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary
A−932 students26:1Rate it →
Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary
B888 students25:1Rate it →
Samuel Kennedy Elementary
C−883 students26:1Rate it →
Prairie Elementary
C858 students25:1Rate it →
Carroll Elementary
A−854 students24:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Franklin
There’s no college in Franklin, but 22 are within 30 miles. The closest is California Northstate University in Elk Grove, 2.9 miles away.
California Northstate UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Elk Grove
2.9 mi847 students
Cosumnes River CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sacramento
6.3 mi7,142 students
Sacramento City CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sacramento
12.1 mi8,001 students
California State University-SacramentoUniversity or college · Public · Sacramento
13.4 mi29,083 students
Carrington College-SacramentoUniversity or college · For-profit · Rosemont
13.9 mi991 students
Asher CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Arden-Arcade
15.4 mi589 students
Sacramento Ultrasound InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Sacramento
16 mi104 students
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho CordovaCommunity college · For-profit · Rancho Cordova
18.5 mi226 students
Chamberlain University-CaliforniaUniversity or college · For-profit · Rancho Cordova
18.7 mi654 students
University of California-DavisUniversity or college · Public · Davis
19.6 mi39,356 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Franklin. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 12 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.