Benjamin Franklin Elementary School is located in Whiting, Indiana. This school is a public school with grade levels Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.

There are approximately 337 students at this school. There are 18 teachers. This makes the student to teacher ratio 18 students to 1 teacher. The national average is 15 which means this school has more students in the classroom than most.

There are 55 students in Kindergarten, 45 in Grade 1, 57 in Grade 2, 53 in Grade 3, 69 in Grade 4, 58 in Grade 5 . Fourth Grade has the highest number of enrolled students. In this school there are 170 male students and 167 female students making the male students exceed the number of female students in this school. The student ethnic body is comprised of 182 white students, 0 asian/pacific islander, 142 hispanic, 8 african american students and 5 native american students. More ...

The student economic level is above average. Only 223 students out of the 337 student population receive free or reduced lunch or 66.18% of the students. This school is not a title 1 school. This means this school did not receive any federal assistance. More ...

This school was tested based on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP+). Grades 3,6,8,10 were tested. The scale is based on percent of students perfroming at or above achievement level 1. More...