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Benjamin Franklin Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln, Terre Haute, IN 47807 · (812) 462-4441 · Part of Vigo County School Corporation

Harrison Township’s School Grade C better than 27% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
441
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Franklin Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 33.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Harrison Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Benjamin Franklin Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1600 Dr Iverson C Bell Ln, Terre Haute

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten89
Grade 180
Grade 266
Grade 377
Grade 466
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
331’20
389’21
443’22
409’23
441’24

Up 33.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Two or more races 17%Black 15%Hispanic 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Franklin Elem School from Harrison Township families.

Other schools in Vigo County School Corporation

The district →
Lost Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
A
672 students14:1
Terre Town Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
B−
553 students15:1
Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Terre Haute
C+
452 students14:1
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
A−
440 students16:1
Rio Grande Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Terre Haute
B
408 students12:1
Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riley
A
401 students16:1

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 Indiana’s other public schools; Harrison Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.