BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD

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Regular School · DALLAS, TX

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATORY ACAD is a regular school school in DALLAS, Texas, serving grades 06–08 with 808 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

808

Teachers (FTE)

49.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	598	74%
Black or African American	142	18%
White	46	6%
Two or more races	13	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Asian	3	0%
Total enrollment	808	421M / 387F

English Language Learners: 542 (67% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	26.0% -10.4pp	36.4%	928
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -9.3pp	41.3%	925
Science Proficiency	23.0%	—	230

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)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

155 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

283

35% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	808	100%

Contact & Location

6920 MEADOW RD

DALLAS, TX 75230

Phone: (972)502-7100

http://www.dallasisd.org/franklin

District

DALLAS ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,838

District enrollment: 141,169

Other Schools in District

ADELFA BOTELLO CALLEJO EL Elementary
ADELLE TURNER EL Elementary
ALBERT C BLACK JR STEAM ACADEMY Elementary
ALEX SANGER PREPARATORY SCHOOL Elementary
ANNE FRANK EL Elementary
ANNIE WEBB BLANTON EL Elementary
ANSON JONES EL Elementary
ARCADIA PARK EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 75230) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

481623006088

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