Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch

Regular School · Whiting, IN

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch is a regular school school in Whiting, Indiana, serving grades PK–06 with 258 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

258

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2023-2024)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	160	62%
White	45	17%
Black or African American	40	16%
Two or more races	13	5%
Total enrollment	258	131M / 127F

English Language Learners: 40 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	37.0%	139
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	42.2%	139
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	45

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.24 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

27 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	258	100%

Contact & Location

1000 116th St

Whiting, IN 46394

Phone: (219)659-1241

District

School City of Hammond

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,725

District enrollment: 11,505

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School Elementary
Frank O'Bannon Elementary School Elementary
Joseph Hess Elementary School Elementary
Thomas A Edison Elementary School Elementary
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Elementary
Warren G Harding Elementary School Elementary
Washington Irving Elementary Sch Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 46394) → CensusDepth.com
Indiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Indiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

180432000731

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD