BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · BUFFALO, NY

BEN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in BUFFALO, New York, serving grades KG–04 with 460 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 04

Enrollment

460

Teachers (FTE)

43.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	270	59%
Hispanic/Latino	58	13%
Black or African American	58	13%
Two or more races	54	12%
Asian	19	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	460	254M / 206F

English Language Learners: 32 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	55.2%	132
Science Proficiency	70-79%	—	55

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)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.8% 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.)	460	100%

Contact & Location

500 PARKHURST BLVD

BUFFALO, NY 14223

Phone: (716)874-8415

http://www.ktufsd.org

District

KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $34,793

District enrollment: 6,269

Other Schools in District

CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High
KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High
KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High
BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 14223) → CensusDepth.com
New York population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New York teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

361623001402

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