Fantastic elementary school that my daughter attends. Wonderful community involvement and high achievement by students. My daughter loves her school. Diverse economically and culturally with a staff and parent body dedicated to addressing the complex challenges facing public schools today.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Our child completed Kindergarten at Franklin last year and is very excited to start first grade there soon. We had a wonderful teacher and the other K teacher was awarded teacher of the year last year. The parent involvement is excellent and the school is a great community for both parents and kids.
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Posted by a parent on 08/17/09
Our daughter has had a great year in Kindergarten at Franklin. The teachers are first-rate and work hard at providing a curriculum that can appeal to and stimulate kids of a wide range of abilities and interests. It helps that there is a lot of parent involvement in the classroom. Franklin also has a
... Read more strong PTA and a very committed principal. The only drawback is that the limited school size and high popularity of the school combine to make it less than certain to get in. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/08
If you have a child who fits down the middle, you will probably be ok. Teachers range from uninspired to pretty darn good, its the luck of the draw; they've gotten rid of the obviously bad ones. I think social stuff is their biggest weakness, bullying goes unchecked, playground complaints by kids are
... Read more not taken seriously. They just don't seem committed to each and every child being successful; if your's is outside the norm (high or low), they are not as committed to the child experiencing real success-only with having them fit into the system. But there is a lot to be said for a small neighborhood school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/11/06
Frankline Elementary has a solid core of good teachers and good parental involvement. As with most public schools, class discipline efforts can detract from academics. However, most of the students are well-behaved and the learning environment is positive. Advanced students may not get the challanges
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Posted by a parent on 11/29/05
Franklin is a wonderful school. It is quite small which is good and bad. We need to keep enrollment up to stay open and keep the staff we have yet it is a very small school and we love that. Although we have a few small glitches in administrative items and some minor behavior issues it is pretty
... Read more close to great. The staff is so amazing. We almost can't decide who to hope for. Our PTA is mightly. You can never have too much parent participation, yet we get the job done. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/18/05
My daughter started kindergarten here about seven years ago. I transferred her out because they were teaching whole language instead of phonics. I believe now the curriculum is updated and is phonics based. The children in the neighborhood of this school mainly attend private schools, so the student
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Posted by a parent on 09/13/04
Franklin has exceptionally fine leadership in Dr. Clem. She combines the great qualities of nurture balanced by discipline with emplasis on excellence. My boys accidentally fell into being voracious readers by the encouragement and challenge of 'Books and Beyond'. The teachers and support staff are
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Alameda schools — Franklin Elementary School is located at 1433 San Antonio Ave, Alameda CA 94501. 1433 San Antonio Ave is in the 94501 ZIP code in Alameda, CA The school district for Franklin Elementary School is the Alameda Unified School District. Franklin Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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