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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

262 Conklin Ave, Binghamton, NY 13903 · (607) 762-8344 · Part of Binghamton City School District

Binghamton’s School Grade D better than 6% of New York school districts

Students
403
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Binghamton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

262 Conklin Ave, Binghamton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten67
Grade 168
Grade 256
Grade 345
Grade 453
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
396’20
391’21
399’22
420’23
403’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Black 28%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 12%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Franklin Elementary School from Binghamton families.

Other schools in Binghamton City School District

The district →

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 New York’s other public schools; Binghamton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.