About Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
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Benjamin Franklin Senior High School is located in Los Angeles, CA and is one of 199 high schools in Los Angeles Unified. It is a magnet school that serves 2752 students in grades 9-12.
Magnet schools are public schools that offer a specialized curriculum or educational philosophy, often with a specific focus or theme. Magnet schools promote student diversity because they are open to students outside the normal school district boundaries and often attract high caliber students through competitive programs.
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Benjamin Franklin Senior High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School had an API growth score of 639 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Benjamin Franklin Senior High School's 2009 base score was 604 and the school did meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Benjamin Franklin Senior High School had 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Benjamin Franklin Senior High School's students and teachers.
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
88 %
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Asian
4 %
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Filipino
3 %
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White
2 %
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Black
1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Pacific Islander
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 51%
- Female 49%
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- Population Median Age 33 years
- Median Household Income $36,687
- Average Household Size 2.83 persons
- % of Homes with Kids 32%
- % Owning / % Renting 39% / 61%
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Based on 2000 Census (latest available)
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