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Jefferson Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

628 Washington Street, Franklin, MA 02038 · (508) 541-2140 · Part of Franklin School District

Franklin Town’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Jefferson Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Franklin Town kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Jefferson ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

628 Washington Street, Franklin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten50
Grade 150
Grade 257
Grade 348
Grade 466
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
328’20
333’21
349’22
333’23
321’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%Asian 6%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jefferson Elementary from Franklin Town families.

Other schools in Franklin School District

The district →
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Franklin
142 students13:1
Helen Keller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A−
560 students13:1
Oak Street Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A−
398 students13:1
J F Kennedy Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
A
341 students14:1
Parmenter
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Franklin
B+
309 students14:1
Horace Mann
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Franklin
B
407 students12:1

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 Massachusetts’s other public schools; Franklin Town’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.