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Benjamin Franklin Senior High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 2,646 students

820 North Ave 54, Los Angeles CA 90042 (map) | 323-550-2000
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 987
  10th Grade: 698
  11th Grade: 574
  12th Grade: 387

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Benjamin Franklin Senior High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Algebra I

School
5%
  State
23%
  County
20%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 297 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Algebra I

School
12%
  State
13%
  County
10%
  District
6%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 41 students tested - State percentile rank: 47.

Algebra II

School
29%
  State
69%
  County
61%
  District
44%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 28 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Biology

School
20%
  State
58%
  County
46%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 417 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Chemistry

School
3%
  State
47%
  County
29%
  District
18%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 61 students tested - State percentile rank: 4.

English Language Arts

School
35%
  State
55%
  County
48%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 657 students tested - State percentile rank: 22.

English Language Arts

School
33%
  State
18%
  County
15%
  District
10%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 60 students tested - State percentile rank: 86.

Geometry

School
17%
  State
48%
  County
40%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 336 students tested - State percentile rank: 10.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
4%
  State
21%
  County
15%
  District
14%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 218 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

World History

School
9%
  State
49%
  County
38%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
10%
  State
13%
  County
12%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 30 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Algebra II

School
9%
  State
42%
  County
35%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 228 students tested - State percentile rank: 6.

Biology

School
16%
  State
41%
  County
37%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 160 students tested - State percentile rank: 11.

Chemistry

School
29%
  State
46%
  County
35%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 322 students tested - State percentile rank: 24.

English Language Arts

School
40%
  State
48%
  County
44%
  District
36%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 535 students tested - State percentile rank: 45.

Geometry

School
4%
  State
17%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 210 students tested - State percentile rank: 8.

Science

School
35%
  State
18%
  County
13%
  District
13%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 23 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
29%
  State
50%
  County
45%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 535 students tested - State percentile rank: 28.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
42%
  State
76%
  County
73%
  District
57%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 43 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

World History

School
42%
  State
45%
  County
40%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 381 students tested - State percentile rank: 54.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
23%
  State
10%
  County
9%
  District
8%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Algebra II

School
1%
  State
16%
  County
13%
  District
7%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 143 students tested - State percentile rank: 1.

Biology

School
33%
  State
49%
  County
47%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 93 students tested - State percentile rank: 32.

Chemistry

School
18%
  State
29%
  County
23%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 124 students tested - State percentile rank: 30.

Earth Science

School
38%
  State
35%
  County
33%
  District
38%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 63.

English Language Arts

School
39%
  State
45%
  County
44%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 346 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

Physics

School
25%
  State
56%
  County
45%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 55 students tested - State percentile rank: 11.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
21%
  State
50%
  County
47%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 138 students tested - State percentile rank: 14.

U.S. History

School
36%
  State
48%
  County
46%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 357 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

World History

School
22%
  State
17%
  County
14%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 22 students tested - State percentile rank: 62.

Algebra I

School
6%
  State
33%
  County
30%
  District
24%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 340 students tested - State percentile rank: 7.

Algebra I

School
11%
  State
12%
  County
9%
  District
6%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 46 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

Algebra II

School
8%
  State
33%
  County
29%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 399 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Biology

School
21%
  State
49%
  County
43%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 670 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Chemistry

School
23%
  State
38%
  County
29%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 507 students tested - State percentile rank: 28.

Earth Science

School
28%
  State
35%
  County
32%
  District
31%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 41.

Geometry

School
12%
  State
30%
  County
26%
  District
17%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 574 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
3%
  State
20%
  County
14%
  District
13%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 252 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Physics

School
19%
  State
52%
  County
43%
  District
29%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 73 students tested - State percentile rank: 9.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
27%
  State
54%
  County
52%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 184 students tested - State percentile rank: 18.

World History

School
31%
  State
44%
  County
39%
  District
28%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 579 students tested - State percentile rank: 38.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 42
Black: 35
Hispanic: 2368
Asian: 156
Hawaiian: 3
American Indian: 14
Multi-Ethnic: 28

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 63%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 9%

Other Schools Nearby

Highland Park Continuation (0.18 mi.)
928 North Ave 53, Los Angeles CA 90042

Richard Riordan Primary Center (0.32 mi.)
5531 Monte Vista St, Los Angeles CA 90042

Monte Vista Street Elementary School (0.38 mi.)
5423 Monte Vista St, Los Angeles CA 90042

Yorkdale Elementary School (0.45 mi.)
5657 Meridian St, Los Angeles CA 90042

St Ignatius School (0.49 mi.)
6025 Monte Vista St, Los Angeles CA 90042

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $36,064 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $159,300 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 20,695 (Occupied: 94.6% - Stave Avg: 55,582.8%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1957 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 5% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 90042)
*NR - Not reported

18:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(2,646 students - 122 teachers)

Benjamin Franklin Senior High School has 18 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 22:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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