Franklin Elementary School

Grades: K-5
Students: 291
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 22:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
32 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
9/10
Test Scores
5/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
6/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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We opted to move out of our home school for several reasons, including low average test scores and large school population. Franklin has been a fantastic fit for our son, now a third grader. The teachers in earlier grades were not the best, in our opinion, but so second and third grade experience ha
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Posted by a parent on 2/7/2016
Good community and diverse student population. Teaching methods are surprisingly traditional for the Bay Area with a strong emphasis (and reliance) on testing. School is bursting and many grades are over enrolled, which means you may be bumped after the first week if you are new and the grade is ove
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Posted by a parent on 12/12/2015
Addressing the ethnicity comments below. Yes, Franklin is pretty white like much of Alameda. Our son half Asian, half Caucasian. I have not personally felt looked down upon as a minority but I am very confidently not white. There are teachers of color and male teachers at the school. I'm not sure we
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Posted by a parent on 10/30/2013
I am very happy with the school overall. All of the things mentioned about staff, PTA, diversity of student body, and overall commitment by everybody involved is very impressive. However, I don't see much diversity in terms of teaching staff and school personnel. Students should see other ethnicitie
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Posted by a parent on 10/29/2013
Our child went here for half of his elementary years. We were not impressed. The pros are great parental involvement (most of these parents have plenty of resources) and some very good teachers. The cons some teachers just teaching to the test, not a very inclusive community and a condescending vibe
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Posted by a parent on 9/28/2013

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Alameda schools - Franklin Elementary School is located at 1433 San Antonio Avenue, Alameda CA 94501. Franklin Elementary School is in the Alameda Unified School District. Franklin Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K-5.

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