Franklin Elementary, Yuba City CA

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Elementary

Franklin Elementary is a small K-8 school in Yuba City with a student body drawn from a diverse mix of backgrounds. The enrollment sits below average for its type, distributed fairly evenly across grades, with a meaningful share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's racial composition is roughly half white, with substantial representation of Hispanic and Asian students, and smaller populations across other groups.

On state assessments, Franklin's proficiency results reveal a school facing academic headwinds, especially in the upper grades. In mathematics, the school shows a decline from lower to higher grades: third graders perform at a roughly competent level, but by sixth grade proficiency drops notably, recovering somewhat in seventh before falling again in eighth. English language arts follows a similar pattern, with fourth graders reaching roughly two-thirds proficiency but middle grades hovering around half. Science proficiency is weaker still, with fifth grade at around four in ten students proficient and eighth grade at one in five. Across tested subjects, Franklin's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Sutter County, a positioning that reflects less dominant strength than a relatively thin competition set in the county. The data available spans only the most recent school year, so no trend over time can be assessed.

The school sits in Yuba City, an agricultural and retail hub in the northern Sacramento Valley with a mix of older residential neighborhoods and newer suburban development. Downtown Plumas Street anchors civic life and serves as the local government seat. Parks, transit, and the county library network are accessible to families, and new residential subdivisions are bringing steady population growth. The local job market centers on healthcare, retail, agriculture, and government employment. Housing in the area, measured by sales price and rental costs in the school's zip code, falls below California's state median, placing it in a more affordable segment of the real estate market relative to the state as a whole.

The school carries no special magnet or charter designation and serves the neighborhood as a traditional public elementary school. A parent or resident considering Franklin might look into the school's support structures and literacy or numeracy interventions, particularly for students entering the middle grades, where the data shows performance declining. The school's setting offers a stable, established community with modest growth pressure and accessible local amenities, neither a developing boom town nor a declining area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 765%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 11 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

This schoolFranklin Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income59%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income74%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income63%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income53%Higher-income70%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income65%48 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income85%42 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income74%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income25%Higher-income57%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income62%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income48%31 pp gap