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Benjamin Franklin School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

426 West Main St., Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 235-7997 · Part of Meriden School District

Meriden’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
357
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Franklin School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Meriden kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Meriden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Benjamin Franklin SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

426 West Main St., Meriden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten56
Grade 159
Grade 260
Grade 366
Grade 451
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
342’20
351’21
354’22
350’23
357’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 27%Black 13%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Franklin School from Meriden families.

Other schools in Meriden School District

The district →
Casimir Pulaski School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C
539 students15:1
Nathan Hale School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C+
485 students15:1
Roger Sherman School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C
457 students14:1
Hanover School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C+
456 students
Israel Putnam School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C+
445 students14:1
John Barry School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meriden
C
418 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Meriden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.