Benjamin Franklin School (Meriden School District SCH DIST.), Connecticut - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Benjamin Franklin School is a Elementary in Meriden, CT. It currently serves 350 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Meriden School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Meriden School District School District and all schools in Connecticut.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:350
Number of Teachers: 32
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.06

Location Info

Location: 426 West Main St., Meriden, CT 06450
Mailing Address: 426 West Main St., Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: (203)235-7997
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 59
Grade 2 58
Grade 3 48
Grade 4 63
Grade 5 65
Kindergarten 57
Pre-Kindergarten 0
Gender/Sex of Benjamin Franklin School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 174 49.71
Female 174 49.71
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Benjamin Franklin School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.29
Asian 3 0.86
Black or African American 38 10.86
Hispanic/Latino 188 53.71
Two or more races 23 6.57
White 95 27.14
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.57
Asian 1 0.57
Black or African American 19 10.92
Hispanic/Latino 84 48.28
Two or more races 13 7.47
White 56 32.18
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.15
Black or African American 19 10.92
Hispanic/Latino 104 59.77
Two or more races 10 5.75
White 39 22.41

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.70
Black or African American 8 13.56
Hispanic/Latino 34 57.63
Two or more races 4 6.78
White 12 20.34
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.45
Black or African American 7 12.07
Hispanic/Latino 29 50.00
Two or more races 3 5.17
White 16 27.59
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 8 16.67
Hispanic/Latino 23 47.92
Two or more races 5 10.42
White 12 25.00
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 7 11.11
Hispanic/Latino 31 49.21
Two or more races 5 7.94
White 20 31.75
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 3.08
Hispanic/Latino 42 64.61
Two or more races 4 6.15
White 16 24.62
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.75
Black or African American 6 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 29 50.88
Two or more races 2 3.51
White 19 33.33
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